The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-19
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE 4 BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President of The United Stafes

SECOND President Of the United STATES.
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TIME public will be glad to learn that the publica-
Il ton of the works of john ADAMS, SO long de-
layed, will now be commenced ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained II is
intended 10 embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but now out of print, and selection from
most vouminous mass of manuscripts which have
never seen the light.
The collection is TO be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depository of all
the manuscripts we'll 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 1913,
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,
scrupulousy preserved his papers, and among
them are 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 carly as 1885,
and carried for thirty years, including 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, l775 and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was n 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 intention long en-
tertained by the younger MIR. Adams TO write
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, commenced. A most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
pretixed to the present publication. The unexe-
cuted portion will be carried by the editor aided
by the discovery of an 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 out of I'M
published treatises of various kinds rather to bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than to short of what will interest the students
of the national history.
II 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 Dscourses on
Dava TO all Of which illustrations, drawn from
the unpublished writings of Mr. Adams, 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 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-
faently believe that there is no work relating to
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 Amcri-
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 less distinguished son, John Quincy
Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time,
commencing during the autumn of lS49 and com
pleted within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed be given them and in the following ORDER
|. Works upon Government.
2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
5. Private Letters on Public Subjects TIA to 1901
6. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
I. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor
s. Original unpublished Letters of franklin
Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots of
the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten vol,
umes, in the octave FORM each volume containing
from 500 to 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price of 50 IS 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 are respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawtf ll2 Washington ST., Boston.
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