The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-30
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE ~ BROWN
PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

Second President of the United States,
EDITED GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
U,IIE public will be glad that the publication
l. the works of john ADAMS, SO long delayed, will be
been Obtained 1t intended embrace proposed
collection, the works OF Mr. Adams Government already
vouminous mass OF manuscripts which have never
The collection is to be made and edited by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams, the depostary Of all the
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
Quincy Adams; and is intended the first of great
osss Of hsss States irony The year is
year 1873 when the younger Adams died.
The materials for the first Of the two works much
Adams, during nearly ali his e scrupuIonsly pre- served
his papers, and among them are found many OF curious
and singulay interesting character. Probably the
smarkable a. least in The eyes Of the world wi prove to
bs Dsy commsnosd 6y MN as early as TOO ana "a car
public career This Diary will be found contain great
of the Revolution in Massachusetts, and TO throw
good deal OF neW Ugh, upon the OF ,he great
which the writer was conspicuous actor There are also
of the debates during portion OF that period, which,
in the deah of all knowledge of Them, will be highly val
1t is well known that intention long entertained
by the younger MIR. Adams to write memoir OF his father
This, although not entirely executed, commenced.
most interesting fragment remains in perfect state, and
portion will be carried by the editor aided by the dis
covery of photographed fragment of John Adams
The great difficulty will be in the abundance OF the mate
rails be gathered of correspondence carried on for
various kinds, rather to bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers than short OF what will
interest the students Of the national history.
1t is proposed to issue the work in ten octave volumes
These will include the the canon and feuda lazy,
defence Of the American constitutions the edi
tons of which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses Dava, all of which illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings OF Mr. Adams, or supplied
by the editor from other sources, will be added.
Such selections Will be made from the Diary, ana from
The private papers, may be considered most likely to
promote a better acquaintance with the times IN which
Mr Adams lived and acted than yet possesed even alter
all valuable contributions which have already been
furnished from other quarters On the WHOLE the pub
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
of the times in which Mr. Adams lived that surpass-s
historical and political value the volumes now offered to
the patronage the American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained IN
this great be encouraged to 20 on and
feet the other and later part it, the Lie and Works of the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time, com
mencDg during the autumn OF lS49, and completed with
in rea period consistently with proper attention
high designed be given them, and in
the following order;
l. Works upon government
2 Political papers, including Controversial Publications
of the Revolution
3. Messages and Public Papers
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, I774 to 1901.
D. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
T. Life by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor.
s. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin, Jay, Jeter-
son. the Lees Laurens, Gerry, Dana, lizard, and 9TH
eminent Patriots of the Revolution.
The work Will be beautifully printed IN ten Volumes IN
the FORM each volume containing from 800 to 6OO
pages and in cloth, at the price oil w 70 volume
lin ted number OF copies will be struck oil on large
per- and put in tbs satne style oil binding, price %
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
proprietors LIT TIE " BROWN,
Feb 2i-3awn liz Washington street, Boston