The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-09
PROPOSALS. BY LITTLE & BROWN
FOB PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

Second President of the United States,
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
1,HE public will be glad learn that the publication of
the works of JOHN ADAMS, so long delayed will now be
commenced adequate subscription shall have
cnllecon the works Mr. Adams Government already
published, but out OF prin, and selection from
seen the light.
The collection i, to be made and edited by the Hon
scpts well of John Adams Of father the late John
Quincy Adams aud intended as the first of two great
Progress Of these United States from the year 1891 in
which the Vi, first began down to the
The materials for the first Of the two works are much
ample than he, e. ossa yosd
bis papers and among hsnT found many q = slsas
and snEuar a m wo ts mO
be Diary, commenced by him as early as oo and car
sd on for thirty S @ pe oand
of valuable connected with the early move
ments of the Revolution IN and to throw
soa Of FEY i77 R and HIS at Paephs in
notes of the debates DUNG portion period which,
the dearh of all knowledge OF them, VIII be highiy val
IL is well known that intention long entertained
by younger Mr. Adams to write memoir OF ms iahe
,ot n,ere'ting fragment remains in perfect state, and
be pexed to the present publication The unexecued
portion will be carried on BY the editor, aided by the dis
covery of auobiog graphical fragment OF John Adams
himself which will be woven into The body of his work
The great difficulty will he in the abundance OF the mate
as to be gathered of correspondence carried for
well OF unpublished tfeatises OF
various kinds, rather to bring them all within reason,
able limits purchasers, than short OF what will
interest the students of the natoual history.
Ii is proposed the work IN ten octave volumes
These viii include the essay or the canon and endni law,
The defence copsfiinon the various edi
tons of which been long since exhausted, and the
dscourses Davila all of WHICH illustrations drawn
from the unpublished writings OF MI Adams, or supplied
| by the editor from other sources, will be added
Such selections will be made from The Diary and from
The private papers, may be considered most likely TO
promote a better acquaintance with the Tunes In winch
Mr. Adams lived and acted than is yet possessed even after
furnished other quarters On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there Is no work relating to
the revolutionary history of the United States, and indeed
the which Mr.. Adams lived. that surpassrs IN
the patronage American people. And they strongly
hope thai they shall find themselves well sustained in
great be encouraged to go on and per-
feet the other and later part OF the Lie and WORKS OF the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams
The works viii be brought out from time to time, com
mencing during the autumn OF l3i9, and completed with
in reasonable period consistently with proper attention
the high character designed 10 be gwen 10 the anu In
the following ofder'
| |. Works upon government
q Political papers, including Controversial Publications
of the Revolution.
| 3. Messages and Public Papen
4. Diary. 100
g. Private Letters Public Subjects, 177i to 1891.
| 9. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
l. Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by the editor
g. Original published Letters OF Franklin, Jay, Jeter-
son, the Lees, Laurens Gerry, DANA lzard and 9TH
| or eminent Patriots Of the Revolution.
The will be beautifully printed in ten Volumes in
pages and put up in cloth, the price OF w - volume
limited aumber OF copies will be struck OIL on large pa
per- and put up ths same style of binding price S3
volume. - ,
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully s0Ss$ y the
| Feb A-3awtf liz Washington street, Boston.