The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-14
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE 4 BROWN


THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President IF the United States.
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
VNiE public will be glad to learn that the publca
Il ton of the works of JOHN ADAMS SO long de-
layed, will now be commenced so soon as an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained 1t Is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams ON Government, already pub
lished, but now out OF print, and selection from
most Soluminous mass of manuscripts which have
| never the light.
| The collection is to be made and edited by the
Hon Charles Francis Adams, the depositary of all
| the manuscripts well of John Adams Of his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
rs the first of two great publications, Calculating
the history OF the rise and progress OF these United
States from the year l76l, 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 are
| much more ample than has generally been sup
posed. John Adams, during nearly all his life,
| scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
| them found many of a curious and singularly
| interesting character. Probably the most remark
able at least in the eyes of the world, will prove to
be Diary, commenced by him early as 1855,
and carried on for thirty years. including the largest
| portion of his public career. This Diary will be
found to contain great amount 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 174 FITS, and 1776, at Philadelphia, in
| which the writer was conspicuous actor. There
are also notes of the debates during portion of that
| period, which, in the dearth 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 a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
| executed, was commenced most interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefixed to the present publication The unexe,
cued 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.
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the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried on for half century, well as out of UNI
published treatses of various kinds rather to bring
! them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than to come 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 Feudal Laws, the Defence Of the American
| Constitution the various 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 contribu-
| tons which have already, been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
fdenty believe, that there is no work relating to
the revolutionary history of the United States and
indeed of the times in which MIR. Adams lived that
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
umes offered 10 the patronage Of the Ameri-
| can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise TO be encouraged to go and perfect
the other and latter part of it, the Life and Works
of the no less distinguished son, John Quincy
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The works will be brought out from time to time,
| commencing during the autumn of lS49, and COM
pletcd within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention 10 the high character de
signed TO be given TO them and in the olowngordcr:
| l. Works upon Government.
| >. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
| LEGATIONS Of the Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers.
g. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 TO 1901.
| o. Private Letters from 1855 10 1926.
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor.
g. Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin,
| Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
| Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots OF
| the Revolution.
The work will he beautifully printed, in ten vol
umcs, in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 10 COO pages, and put up in cloth, at the
| price Of y 2 25 a volume.
/ limited number Of copies will BE- struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price 81 volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
| ed by the proprctors LITTLE & BROWN,
| Aug. 29--3tawn ll2 Washington ST., Boston.
| sTATEsMAN's MANUAL,