The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-07
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PROPOSALS BY LITTLE ~ 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 TO learn that the pubica
Il 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. II is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but now out of print, and selection from
most volumnous 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 az well of John Adams as of his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
the first of 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 lS4o,
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 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 early as l755,
and carried for thirty years, including the largest
portion of his public career. This Diary VIII 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 l774, ITS, and l776, nj Philadelphia IN
which the writer 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.
II is well known that an intention was long en-
tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, commenced. A most interesting
otafa and >yill he
prefxed to the present publication: The unexe.
cuted portion will be carried on by the cdltor 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, as well as out OF UNI
published treatses 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.
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
Davila; 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, as may beconsidered most
likely 10 promote better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr. 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 con-
idently 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
SURPRISES in historical and political value the vol
umes now offered to the patronage of the Ameri-
can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained IN this great
enterprise as to be encouraged TO 60 on and perfect
IL. latte he Il tfa and Ia
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 to the high character de
signed to be given to them, and in the following
/. Works upon Government
,. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution
g. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects IVA TO 1901.
3. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
T. 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 10 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price of 50 rs a volume.
A limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper and put up in the same style OF bind
ing, price 81 volume
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
ed by the proprictors LITTLE x BROWN,
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