The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-01
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE 4 BROWN

FoR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States
EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TIME public will be glad 10 learn that the pubica-
i ton of the works Of JoHN ADAMS, so long de
layed will now be commenced so soon as AN AIDE
quate subscription shall have been obtained IL Is
intended 10 embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
Ished, but now out of print, and selection from a
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
the first of two great publications, elucldathS
the history OF the rise and progress OF these I'eo
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 NE,
scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
them are found many OF a curious ana slhguiarly
interesting character Probably inc mos. remark
able least in the eyes OF the world VIII prove To
be Diary, commenced by him as early as 1855,
andcarred 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 Revolt
ton in Massachusetts,, and TO throw good deal of
new light upon the proceedings of the great Con
crosses of TIA, l775 and l176, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was conspicuous actor. There
are also notes of the debates during portion OF that
period, which, i'll the dearth OF all knowledge OF
them, will be highly valuable TO posterity
II is well known that an intention was long en-
tertained by the younger MIR. Adams TO write a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, commenced. A most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefxed 10 the present publication. The unexe-
cued portion will be carried on by the editor aided
by the discovery of an photographed fragment
ha int
the body of his work.
The great difficulty will be in the abundance o.
the materials be gathered out of correspondence
carried for half century, as well as out OF un-
published treatises of various kinds rather 10 bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than 10 come short of what will interest the students
of the national history.
II is proposed TO issue the work in ten octave vol
umes. These viii 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
Davia; to all of which illustrations, drawn from
the unpublished writings of Mr.. 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 a better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than Il
vet possessed, after all the valuable contribu-
lions which have already been furnished from
other quarters On the whole, the publishers con
fdently believe that there is no work relating tc
the revolutionary history of the United States anc
indeed of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, thai
SURPRISES in historical and political value the vol
umes now offered 10 the patronage OF the Ameri
can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained IN this grea
enterprise TO be encouraged 10 go on and perfec
the other and latter part of it, the Life and Work
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
plcted within a reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention 10 the high character de
signed TO be given 10 them, and in the following
order:
l. Works upon Government.
= Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers,
T. Diary.
5. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 Il
g. Private Letters from 1855 to 1926.
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
: Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin
Jaw Jefferson the Lees, LAurens, Gerry
Dana lizard, and other eminent patriots o
the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten vol
umes in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price Of 50 25 a volume.
A limited number Of copies will be struck OF OF
large paper, and put up IN the same style ~ mnn
ing, price SO a volume.
Subscriptions and orders arc respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors.
LITTLE & BROWN,
Waziinctan Il Ro5tDu.