The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-13
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE & BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING ny SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS

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 depostary Of all
the manuscripts as well of John Adams of his
father the late John Quincy Adams and is intended
the first of two great publications, Calculating
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 are found many OF a curious and singularly
| interesting character. Probably the most remark
abe at least in the eyes of the world win prove to
be Diary, commenced by him as early as 1855,
and carried 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 774, ITS, and l776 at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was 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 posterity.
| 1t is well known that intention was long en-
| tertained by the younger Mr. Adams to write a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
| executed, commenced. most interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
| prefxed 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 materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried on for half century, well as out OF I'M
published treatses 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
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
'nnlf nfinp he riol edit Of
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, may be considered most
likely to promote better acquaintance with the
times IN which MIR. Adams lived and acted than Is
yet possessed even after all the valuable contribu
| tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers
fdently 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 offered to the patronage of the Ameri-
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 no 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 to be given TO them, and in the following
| order:
!. Works upon Government.
2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers
| T. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, I774 TO
g. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1926.
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
| j. 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 81 % volume.
limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price SO volume.
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