The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-24
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE d BROWN
PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second Pve,ideuf of the Uutfed States.

SECOND f'Testdsnf Of the Untfed States,
| EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES Francis ADAMS.
THE public win be glad learn that the publication
the works of JonN ADAMS, so long delayed will now
been Obtained. II is intended embrace In the proposes
collection the works OF Mr. Adams on government aread
most volunlnous mass Of manuscripts which have neye
The collection Is to be made and edited by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams the depostary of all the
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late join
Quincy Adams and is intended as the first of grea
Progress Of these United States, from the year I7s, il
s wss s ss 'a to A
The materials for the first OF the two works are muct
Adams. during nearly ali his life, scrupuIoasIy reserved
his papers, and among them ore found many Of curious
remarkable, a, least in tie eyes Of the world win prove
be Diary, commenced by him early l755, and car
public career This Diary viii be found 70 contain great
amount of valuable matter connected with the early move
Of %sn 1 R sd S PHILADELPHIA
~ a"s. aaog poon Of peria
in the dearih Of al knowledge Of them, win be highly val
1t is we'll known that intention long entertained
BY the younger Mr. Adams TO write memoir OF his father
most interesting fragment remains in perfect sate and
viii be peti1ed TO the present publication The unexecuied
covery photographed fragment John Adams
himself which will be woven into the body Of his work.
The great difficulty will be in the abundance OF the
rails be gathered of correspondence carried for
half century we'll of unpublished tfeatises of
various kinds, rather to bring them all within reason
able limits for pure hasers, than short what will
interest the students of the national history.
is proposed to issue the work in ten octave volumes
These will include the essay the and leuda law
the defence Of the American constitutions the various ed
tons of which, have been long exhausted and the
dscourses Davia, to all of which Illustrations, draw
from the unpublished writings of Mr. Adams. 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 likely TO
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than Is possessed alter
furnished from other quarters. On the WHOLE the pub
fishers confidently believe that there is work relating
the revolutionary history of the United States, and indeed
Of tho times in which Mr.. Adams lived, that sufpasses in
historical and political value the volumes offered
the patronage of the American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained in
this great enterprise be encouraged to and
and later OF it, the Lille and Works OF the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time. com
mencng during the OF l349, and completed with
the high designed DO given them, and in
the following orderi
l. Works upon government.
q Political papers, including Controversial Publications
of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers
4. Diary.
8. Private Letters Public Subjects, 1774 to 1901.
8. Private Letters from 1855 to 1926
7. Life, by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor
8. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin. Jay, Jeer-
son, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry Dana, lard and 9TH
eminent Patriots of the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed in volumes, in
the FORM each volume containing from 500 6Ol
pages and put up in cloth, the price OF ~ % volume
limited sumbcr OF copies will be struck off on large pa
and put UP in tbs same style OF binding, price W.
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
proprictors LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb H-3tawtf liz Washington street, Boston.