The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-23
pnOpOsALs DY LITTLE II BROWN
ron PUBLISHING BY~suBscRIruoa
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
S.-.nd prsside~f of the Uutffd States,

Sscond Prssde~f Of the United States.
EpuxD BY GRANDSON, CaAxLxs FRAscIs ADAMS
vvrE public will be glad learn that the publication OF
the works of JOHN ADAMS 80 long delayed WIN now be
commenced as soon as an ~ na We
colecon the works oil Mr.. Adams on Government already
nmhli,hcd hui now out of print and selection from a
voluminous OF manuscripts which have
The COLLECTION is to be made and edited by the Hon
scpts rs John Adams Of his father. the late John
Quincy Adams and is intended the first of grea,
Progress. Of these United States. from tho year 7ei in
year isss when the younger Adams died. ''' N $50
The materials for the Rrst Of the works much
Adams dpns n. hs' I
his papers, and among them found many OF curlou.
rsnarksbe a least in The eyes world will prove TO
be Diary, commenced by him eary as 1902 ai car A.
1 pubic aos $ % &
amount Of valuable matter conneeled WIN an ~
good deal Of h upon The 81 iI
which the writer was conspicuous actor There are also
debates during portion oil mat Period Which,
in the dearih of all knowledge oil them, VIII be highly val
II /. we'll known that intention long entertained
This although not entirely executed, was commenced
most interfering fragment remains in perfect state, and
viii prenxcd the publication The nnexeculed
portion will be carried by the editor aided by the dis
oovery of an autobogaphcal fragment OF John Adams
himself, which will DC into the body OF his work
The great difficulty will be in the abundance OF the mate
rails be gathered out of correspondence carried Oh for
half century, well OF unpublished reatses OF
kinds, rather bring them all within
able limits for purchasers than short OF what will
interest the students of the national history
is proposed 10 issue the work in ten octave volumes
the defence of the American constitution, the various edi-
of which have beon long since exhausted and the
discouses on Dayia, 10 all OF which illustrations, drawn
tho unpublished writings OF MIR Adans supplied
by the editor from other sources. will b, added
Such selections will be made from the Diary, and from
the private papers, may be considered most likely TO
promote better scquainance with the times in which
MI Adams lived and acted than yet possessed after
all the valuable contributions which have already been
furnished from other On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there is work relating
OF tho times in which Ms Adams lived that surpass-s in
historical and political value tile volumes now offered to
the patronage oil The American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained ia
this enterprise be encouraged and
feet the other and later part OF IT, the Lie and Works OF the
no less dsng ushed son, John Quincy Adams.
Tho works will be brought Out from time to tme com
mencng during the autumn of 1919, and completed with
the high designed be given them and in
the following order;
1. Works upon government.
2. Political papers, including Controversial Publications
OF the Revolution.
>. Messages and Public Papers
4. Dlary
8. Private Letters Public Subjects, liza to 1901.
4. Prvae Letters from l756 to 1926
T. Life by John Quincy Adams. continued by the editor
g. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin, Jay, Jefe
son, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry Dana, lizard, and 9TH
eminent Patriots OF the Revolution
The work will be beautifully printed volumes, in
the octave form, each volume containing from 500 600
pages and pu. up in CLOTH at the price OF ~ Is volume
limited number OF copies will DO struck OFT on large
per, and put tn; same style OF binding, price 50
volume
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
propris.ors. LITTLE ~ BROWN,
Feb 2t-3tawu liz Washington street, Boston.