The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-05
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE Il BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President of the United States,

EDITED GRANDSON, CHARLES Francis ADAMS
THE public will be glad to learn that the publication of
commenced adequate subscription shall have
been obtained 1t intended embrace in the proposed
collection, the works OF Mr. Adams Government aea y
published but now out of print and selection from a
most vouminous mass of manuscripts which have never
seen the light
The collection is to be made and edited by the Hon.
Charles Fnncis Adams the deposary of all the manu-
we'll of John Adams of his father the late John
Quincy Adams and is intended as the first Of two grea,
OF sss Gasa s% Of s ss RE
which the revolutionary struggle first began down to the
year lS4s, when the younger Adams died.
The materials for the first Of the works much
more ample than has generally been supposed John
his and them are onnd Of
and slnguiary interesting character Probably the most
be Diary, commenced by him early 1885, and
RED on Tor thirty years including the largest portion OF his
of valuable connected with the early
of the Revolution Massachusetts, and to throw
Congresses IVA, IT'S, and I776. Philadelphia, in
which the writer was conspicuous actor There are also
of the debates during portion of that period which
dearh of ell knowledge of them, will be highly val
liable to postery.
1t is well known tina, intention was long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams write memoir of his father
This, although entirely executed, commenced
will be prexed present publication The ued
portion will be carried by the editor aided by the dis
covery of an photographed fragment OF John Adams
himself, which will be into the body of his work
The great difficulty will be in the abundance of the mate
be gathered of correspondence carried for
half century, well out OF unpublished ,reatises of
various kinds, rather TO bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers than short OF what will
interest the students OF the national history
Ii proposed TO issue the work in ten octave volumes
These will include the essay the and euda law,
the defence OF the American constitution the various ed
OF which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses Dava, TO all of which illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings OF Mr. Adams or supplied
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
better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than possessed after
all valuable contributions which have already been
fishers confidently believe there work relating
the revolutionary history OF the United States and indeed
the times which Mr. Adams lived that surpass-s
historical and political value the volumes now offered to
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained in
this enterprise be encouraged 10 and
feet other and later OF it, the Lille and Works OF the
40 less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time, CON-
menciDg during the autumn oil ISf9 and completed with
reasonable PERIOD consistently with proper attention
the high character designed to be given TO them, and ia
the following order;
I. Works upon government.
Political papers including Controversial Publications
OF the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers
s Private Letters Public Subjects, l77i to 1901.
q. Pnvsir Letters from 1855 to Is2S.
Z Lile by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor
sou, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry DANA lard and 9TH
eminent Patriots OF the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed in ten volumes, in
the iorm each volume containing from 300 600
limited samber of copies will be struck off large pa
per, aud put up ths same style OF binding, price 33
volume
subscriptions and orders repeatedly solicited by the
propt iefors. LITTLE " BROWN,
FEB sa-s,swu liz Washington street, Boston.
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