The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-06
PROPOSALS by LITTLE a. BROWN
PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS

SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President of the United States,
EDITED GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
THE PUBLIC will be glad learn that the publication of
the works of oHN ADAMS, so long delayed will now be
commenced soon as adequate subscription shall have
been obtained 1t is intended to embrace, in the proposed
collection, the wo ks ofM Adams on Government already
published, but now out OF print and selection from
most volumnous mass OF manuscripts which have never
seen the light
The collection is to be made and edited by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams. the depostary Of all the manu-
scripts well of John Adams of father the late John
Quincy Adams; and is intended as the first OF two great
publications. calculating the History OF the Rise and
Progress of these United States, from the year l76l in
which the revolutionary struggle first began down TO the
year 1878, when The younger Adams died
The materials 70, the nrst OF the works much
Adams during nearly all his lite scrupuously preserved
and singulay interesting character Probably the
remark able al least in the eyes of the world, will to
ed for thirty yeas. including the la Iges portion of his
public This Diary will be found contain great
of the Revolution IN Massachusetts, and throw
good deal OF new Ugh, upon the proceedings OF the great
Congresses of l774, l775 and l776. at Philadelphia, in
which the writer conspicuous There are also
of the debates during portion OF that period which,
in the dear,h of all knowledge OF hem' Will be highly val
1t is well known that intention long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir OF his father
This. although not entirely executed, was commenced A
most intere ting fragment remains in perfect state and
portion will be carried by the editor aided by the dis
covery of an photographed fragment of John Adams
The great difficulty will be in the abundance Of the
rails be gathered ont of correspondence carried for
half century, well out OF unpublished ireatises OF
various kinds, rather TO bring them all within reason
able 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 volumes.
These will include the essay the and icuda law,
the defence OF the American constitution, the various ed
tons of which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses Dava, 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
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promote better acquaintance with the times in which
all valuable contributions which have already been
furnished from other quarters On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there is work relating
the revolutionary history the United Staies and indeed
of the times in which Mr. Adams lived that surpass in
historical and political value the volumes now offered TO
the patronage OF the people. And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves SO well sustained IN
fec, he other and later part OF it, the Lie and Works OF the
no less distinguishes son, John Quincy Adams
mencns during the of 1919, and completed
IN reasonable PERIOD consistently with proper attention
the following orders
l. Works upon government
2. Political papers, including Controversial Publications
8. Messages and Public Papers
g. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 to 1901
6. Private Letters from 1856 to 1876,
8. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin, Jay, Jcer
SON. the Lees Laarens Gerry, Dana, lizard, and 9TH
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten Volumes in
the FORM each volume containing from 500 to GOO
pages and put up in CLOTH at the price OF ~ % volume
limited number OF copies will be struck OFT on large pa
per- and put up in til, same style of binding price 3
volume.
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