The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-07
PROPOSALS. BY LITTLE a. BROWN
SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President of the United States

! EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON CHARLES Fl ANoIs ADAMS
THE public will be glad learn that the publication
the works of john ADAMS, long delayed, will now b,
commenced soon adequate subscription shall have
oeeh obtained is intended TO embrace IN the proposed
collection the works OF Mr. Adams on Government afead y
published, but out of print and selection from
most youminous mass OF manuscripts which have neve
| The collection is be made and edited by the Hon
cps as @ Of john Adams as Of his se the late john
Quincy Adams and is intended the first of two great
Progress OF hse uasa States o IL e Seal ISL
which the revolutionary 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 supposed John
Adams, during nearly all his lie scrupuousy pre- served
his papers aud among them found many Of curou,
and singulary interesting character Probably the most
be Diary commenced by him early 1905, and
RED on for thirty yeas including the largest portion OF his
of valuable with the early move
menis of the Revolution Massachusetts, and throw
Congresses of l77i l775 and l776 at Philadelphia in
which the writer was conspicuous actor There are also
in the dearh of all knowledge OF them will be highly val
liable to posterity.
is we'll that an intention was long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams to write of mis- father
This, although not entirely executed, commenced.
will be prexed 10 the present publication The uted
portion will be carried by the editor, aided by the dis
covery of an photographed fragment OF John Adams
himself, which will be woven The body of his work
The great difficulty will be in the abundance of the
rails to be gathered of correspondence
half century well of unpublished of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.
1t is proposed to issue the work in octave volumes
These will include the essay the and eudal
the defence OF the American constitution, the various d
tons OF which have been long since exhausted and
dscouses 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from the unpublished writings of Mr.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
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than yet possessed
all the valuable contributions which have already
furnished from other quarters. On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
the revolutionary history Of the United States and indeed
OF the times in which Mr. Adams lived, that passes
historical and political value the volumes offered
the patronage oil the American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained
THIS great enterprise DO encouraged
ect the other and later OF it, the Lille and Works OF the
no less dsing ushed son, John Quincy Adams
The works will be brought from time time
mencng during the autumn of l349 and peed with
in reasonable period, consistently with proper
TO the high character designed TO be given them, and
the following orders
l. Works upon government
z Political papers, including Controversial Publications
of the Revolution.
j. Messages and Public Papers
4. Diary.
8. Private Letters on Public Subjects IVA to 1901
s. Private Letters from l7J6 TO 1926.
T. Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by the editor
D. Original unpubsh Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jetier
the Lees, Laurens, Gerry, Dana lard and 9TH
er eminent Patriots OF the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, volumes
pages, and up in CLOTH the price 81 Is volume
limited number OF copies will be struck OFF large pa
per, and put up in the same style OF binding price So
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
proprietors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 2f-3tawu liz Washington street, Boston.