The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-25
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE q BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second pre,f@r~f of fhI ftnt,.d syc,es

| Csce~d FTepadewf OF hk UnAed St0tfsS
EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHAKEKs FRANois ADAMS
TNHE public will be glad learn that the publication
the works OF JOHN ADAMS, long delayed, will b.
commenced soon an adequate subscr shall hayt
bees Obtained 1t is Intended embrace in the proposed
collection, the works OF Mr. Adams on Government AREA )
published. bit out of print and selection from
most voiuminous mass OF manuscripts which have
seen tho light
Charles Francis Adams the depostary of all the manu-
scripts well Of John Adams Of his father late John
Quincy Adams and is intended the hrsi Of TWO great
Progress. Of these United States o% The year i issl !"
s' wssS s @ to the
The maerias for the hrst OF the two Works are much
Adams during nearly ali his iio scrupuonsy pre- served
his papers, and among them are found many Of curious
remarkable a, in e eyes Of tho WORLD WI prove to
be Diary commented by him early 1883, and
viii & 70
amount Of valuable matter connected with the early
censrs..es Of l174. i,7S. and ina Philadelphia In
OF the debates during portion of period which,
in the dearth of oil knowledge Of tem viii be highly val
Ii well known that intention long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir of his father
most interesting fragment remains in perfect state, and
viii be presed to the present publication The ued
portion will be carried by the editor aided by the dis
covery of an au,obographca 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
rails to be gathered of correspondence carried
half century, well OF unpublished treatises
various kinds, rather to bring them all within
able limits for purchasers than short OF what will
interest the students of the national history.
1t Is proposed to issue the work volumes
These will include the essay the and eudal law
the defence OF the American constitution the various ed
tons of which have been long since exhausted and the
dscourses Davila all OF which illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings OF Mr.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
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than Is possessed after
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 the times in which Mr. Adams lived that
historical and political vhlde the VOLUMES offered to
the patronage OF the Americ people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves we'll sustained
this great enterprise be encouraged and
feet the other and later part OF it, the bile and Works oil
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams
The works will be brought oi from time to time,
mencing during the autumn of l3i9 and completed with
reasonable period, consistently with proper
the high character designed be given them, and in
the follow ing order:
l. Works upon government.
2 Political papers, including Controversial Publications
oftbe Revolution
g.. Messages and Public Papers
4. Diary
5. Private Letters Public Subjects, IVA to 1901
6. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
]. Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by the editor
g. Original unpub shed Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jeiier
son, the Lees Laurens Gerry, Dana, lzard and 9TH
The work will be beautifully printed in ten volumes, in
the octave FORM each volume containing from 500 600
pages and CLOTH at the price OF ~ Is volume
limited number OF copies will be struck OFT large pa
per, and put in the style oil binding price SO
volume
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
proprieors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 24-atawf liz Washington street, Boston