The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-10
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE i BROWN

PROPOSALS BY LITTLE ~ BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of The United States.
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TINE public will be glad to learn that the publca-
l. 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 IL is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams OH Government, already pub
lished, but now out of print, and selection from
most voluminous 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 well of John Adams as OF his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
as 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 singulary
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 TIA, 1775 and l776 at Philadelphia, in
! which the writer a conspicuous actor There
also notes of the debates during portion of that
period, which, in the dearth of all knowledge of
! them, will be highly valuable to poserity.
1t is well known that intention was long en-
tertained by the younger MIR. Adams to write
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-
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 on for half century well as out OF I'M
published treatises 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 MIR. 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 a better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed, after all the valuable contribu
/ tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters On the whole, the publishers con-
hdently believe that there Is no work relating 10
the revolutionary history of the United States, and
indeed of the times in which Mr. Adams lived, that
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
umes now offered to the patronage of the Ameri-
I people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise to be encouraged TO go on and perfect
the other and latter part Of it, the Life and Works
of the less distinguished son, John Quincy
Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time
commencing during the autumn of lS49, and com
] MI with in palI Ia
with proper attention TO the high character de
signed 10 be given them and in the following
|. Works upon Government,
! 2 Political papers, including Controversial Pub
/ locations OF the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
I. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, INA to 1901.
6. Private Letters from 1856 10 1926.
I I. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor
: Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin,
Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurcns, Gerry,
Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots Of
the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, IN ten vol
unes in the octave FORM each volume containing
from 500 TO GOO pages and put up in cloth, at the
price of - 20 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 a volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicit
! cd by the proprictors. LITTLE * BROWN,
/ Aug. 29-3tawtf ll2 Washington st., Boston
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