The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-24
PROPOsAIs BY LlTTLE s. nRONyN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
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PROPOSALS BY LITTLE 81 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.
TNHE public will be glad to learn that the publica
/ Il ton of the works of JOHN ADAMS so long de-
| ayed, 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
shed, but now out OF print, and a selection from
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 as well of John Adams as of his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
Az the first Of two great publications, calculating
the history of the rise and progress of these United
States, from the year I76l 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
much more ample than has generally been sup
| posed. John Adams, during nearly all his life,
| scrupulousy preserved his papers, and among
! them 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 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 carly 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 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.
II is well known that an intention was long en-
| tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed was commenced A most interesting
fragment remains in a perfect state, and will be
| prefixed to the present publication. The unexe-
cuted portion will be carried on by the editor aided
! by the discovery of 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 a half century, well as out of UNI
published treatises 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
Constitution, the various editions OF which have
been long since exhausted, and the Discourses
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 be considered most
likely TO promote better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed, after all the valuable contrbu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers
fidently believe that there is work relating to
:.
indeed of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, that
surpasses 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 to be encouraged To go and perfect
the other and latter part of il, 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 1919, and COM
petcd within reasonable period, consistently
atfa Ia htarh cha
signed TO be given them and in the foowingordcr
]. Works upon Government.
>. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
LEGATIONS of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
I. Diary.
5. Private Letters on Public Subjects, IVA 70 1901.
8. Private Letters from 1856 10 1896.
I. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor
:. 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 25 a volume.
A limited number Of copies will be struck of on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price SO volume.
Subscriptions and orders arc respectfully solicit
ed by the propretors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawd ~ Washington st., Boston.
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