The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-02
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE Il BROWN
PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second Presidemt of the United States,

SECOND fTesiden OF the OnHed Sfdes,
EDITED HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
THE public will be glad learn that the publication of
i the works of JOHN ADAMS so long delayed, will now be
commenced quate subscription shall have
been obtained 1t intended to embrace in the proposed
collection, the works OF Mr. Adams Government already
most vqnminous mass Of manuscripts which have never
| The collection is be made and edited by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams, the deposary OF all the manu-
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
Publications, calculating the History ' Of the Rise and
Progress of these United States, from the year l7el in
year lsis whsp the younger Adams died.
The materials for the first Of the two works are much
more ample than has generally been supposed John
Adams, during nearly ali his lie scrnpulod'y served
his papers, and among them found many Of acurious
and singulary interesting character Probably the most
remarkable at lie st in the eyes of the world, will prove
be Diary commenced by nim as early as 755 and car
public career THIS Diary will be found contain great
mens of the Revolution Massachusetts, and throw
good deal of new light upon the proceedings Of the great
which the writer conspicuous There arc also
of the debates during portion that PERIOD which,
in the dearth of all knowledge OF them, Will be highly val
liable to poslerity.
1t is well known that intention long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir oil his father
This although not entirely executed, commenced
most ntere ting fragment remains in perfect state and
portion will be carried by editor, aided by the dis
covey 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 mate
rails be gathered of coespondence carried on for
Y,
various kinds, rather bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers than to come short OF what will
interest the students OF the national history.
1t is proposed issue the work in ten octave volumes
These will include the the canon and eudal law
tons of which have been long since exhausted and the
dscour-es DaviIa, 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from the unpublished writings OF Mr.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 TO
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and aced than is possessed even after
tho anubp
furnished from other quarters. On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there is no work relating TO
the times in which Mr. Adams lived. that surpasscs in
historical and political value the volumes now offered to
hope they SHALL find themselves SO well sustained in
sc Inc other and later part OF it, the Lie and Works Of the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
mencing during the autumn of 1919, and completed with
in reasonable period consistently with proper attention
the following order'
3 Political papers, including Controversial Publications
3. Messages and Public Papers
5. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 to 1901
6. Private. Letters from 1855 to 1926
s. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin, Jay Jerer-
son, the Lees, Laurens Gerry Dana, Izard and 9th
er eminent Patriots OF the Revolution
The work will be beautifully printed in Ten volumes in
the form, each volume containing from 500 10 600
limited number copies will be struck off on large pa
per- and put up tn, same style of bindings price $3
volume
p,ons and orders respectfully solicited by the
propricors. LITTLE BROWN,
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Prices reasonable and variation with those persons
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many letters he thinks proper to say that he cannot aena
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