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THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

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THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second Prssids~t of the United States
EDITED BY ms GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
public win be glad TO learn that The PuDiiea. n oa
commenced adequate subscription shall have
collection the works Mr. Adams Government already
published but now out of print and selection from a
most yopminou' mass Of manuscripts which have never
The collection is to be- made and edited by the Hon,
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
Quincy Adams and is intended the first of two great
Progress Of these United States, from The year i7sl, in
which tho revolutionary struggle first began. down the
The materials for the first Of the works much
more ample than has generally been supposed. John
his papers. and among them found many curious,
und s,IoHSay interesting chaIas@1 Probably the mos,
be Diary commenced by him early 1865, and
Ha e1 h @ s Of s
amount of valuable matter connected with the early
ments OF the Revolution In Massachusetts, and 10 throw
Congresses Of ma i17S. and HIS at PhIadephis in
notes OF the debates during portion OF that PERIOD which,
IN the dearth OF all knowledge OF them, win be highly val
IT'S we'll known that an intention long entertained
by b, younger Mr. Adams to write memoir of his father
mos, incpstnS fraSmea, remans in perfect state, and
will be prehxed TO the present publication The
eovey 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 mate
rails be gathered OF correspondence carried for
half century, as well as ont Of unpublished eases OF
various kinds rather 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 cavo volumes
These will include the essay the and ieudal law,
the defence Of the American constitutions the various edi
tons of which have been long since and the
dscourses on pavila to all OF which Illustrations drawn
from the unpublished writings of Mr. Adams or supplied
Such selections will be made from the Diary, and from
DC % ise m %os bs
Mr. Adams lived and acted than possessed even after
ss @ osr % the hs
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
OF the times in which Mr. Adams lived surp.sses
historical and political value the volumes now offered 10
hope that they shall find themselves well
10 be encouraged to 80 on and per
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time com
mencing during the OF l39, and completed with
in reasonable PERIOD consistently with proper attention
the high character designed to be given to the and in
l. Works upon government
Political a lea papers including Controversial Publications
8. Messages and Public Papers
s. Private Letters ON Public Subjects, I774 to 1901
s. Private Letters from 1855 to 1876.
s. Original Unpublished Letter. Of franklin, Jay. Jefsr-
son, the Lees Laurens Gerry Dana, lizard, and 9TH
The work will be beautifully printed in ten volumes in
the octave FORM each volume containing from 800 TO 600
limited number OF copies will be- struck Oft on large pa
per, and put tho same style OF binding, price s
volume.
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Notice Of ostabIishment Land once for the
"Wcstern Land District" IN ths State Of Wisconsin,,
TN pursuance OF he second section OF the Congress
entitled IAN act for changing the location of the land Of
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RICHARD M. YOU'VE,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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