The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-20
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE ~ BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States.
EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TIME public will be glad to learn that the pubca-
i ton of the works of JOHN ADAMS, so long de-
layed, will now be commenced so soon an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. IL Is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr. Adams on Government, already pub
lishcd, but now out of print, and selection from
most volumnous mass of manuscripts which have
never seen the light.
The collection is to be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depositary OF all
the manuscripts as well of John Adams as OF his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
the first of two great publications, calculating
the history Of the rise and progress OF these United
States, from the year l76 in which the revolution
airy struggle first began, down TO the year lS4S,
when the younger Adams died.
The materials for the first of the two works
| much ample than has generally been sup
I, posed John Adams, during nearly all his life,
scrupuously preserved his papers, and among
| them are found many of u curious and singularly
| interesting character Probably the most remark
able at least in the eyes OF the world VIII prove to
be Diary, commenced by him as early as l755,
and carried for thirty years including the largest
! portion of his public career. This Diary will be
! found to contain greatamount of valuable matter
connected with the early movements OF the Revolu-
ton in Massachusetts, and to throw good deal OF
| new light upon the proceedings of the great Con
crosses of l774 ITS, and l776 at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was conspicuous actor There
also notes of the debates during portion of that
period, which, in the darth OF all knowledge OF
| them will be highly valuable to posterity.
| 1t is well known that an intention was long en-
| tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
| executed, was commenced. A most interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefxeG To the present publication. The unexe-
cuted portion will be carried on by the editor, aided
by the discovery of photographed fragment
of John Adams himself, which will be woven into
the body Of his work.
| The great difficulty will be in the abundance of
the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried for half century, as well as out OF I'M
published treatises of various kinds rather to bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than to short of what will interest the students
OF the national history
1t is proposed to issue the work in ten octave vol
umes. These will include the Essay on the Canon
and Feudai Laws, the Defence of the American
Constitution, the variouI editions of which have
been long since exhausted, and the Discourses on
Davila; to all of which Illustrations, drawn from
the unpublished writings OF Mr.. Adams, or sup
piled by the editor from other sources, will be
added.
Such selections will be made from the Diary, and
from the private papers, as may be considered most
likely to promote better acquaintance with the
times in which MIR Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed even after all the valuable contrbu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
fdenty believe that there is work relating to
o.
indeed of the times in which MIR. Adams lived, that
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
umes now offered the patronage OF the Ameri-
can people And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise 10 be encouraged to go and perfect
the other and latter part of II, the Life and Works
J of the no less distinguished son, John Quincy
Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time,
commencing during the autumn of lS49, and COM
pleted within a reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention TO the high character dc
signed To- be given to them, and in the following
order:
|. Works upon Government.
,. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations OF the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
Z. Diary
5. Private Letters on Public Subjects, TIA 70
q. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1926
Z. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
s. Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin,
Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots of
the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten vol
umcs, in the &c tayo FORM each volume containing
from 500 10 600 pages and put up in cloth, at the
price of g. % a volume.
limited number of copies will be- struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style OF bind
ing, price SO volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicit
ed by the prop1etors -
Aug. 29-3tawf ll2 Washington ST., Boston.
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