The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-30
PROPOSALS. by LITTLE 4 BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
Nscoad Presidenf of The UnItsd Statts,


THE public will be glad to learn lhsi tne % @
the works OF JOHN ADAMS 30 "s Union shall have
been obtained 1t is intended to embrace, IN e PROPOSED
collection the works Of m1 aqn, a"d sse,ion from
most voIumnous OF manuscripts which haIe never
IT, cosotion is TO be made and edited by the Hon.
Charles Francis Adams, The deposi.ary OF all she manu-
Quincy Adams and is intended the first of two grea,
publications, calculating the History Of the Rise and
which the revolutionary struggle frs, began down the
year 1875, when tho Younger Adams died
more ample than ma. generally been supposed. John
Adams. during nearly all his c, scrupulously pre- served
a ans p snpsay a a chssc Probably the mos,
remarkable at least in the eyes Of the world will prove to
RED on for thirty yeats. ncudns The xss, his
public This Diary will be found to contain great
mens Of the Revolution Massachusetts, and to throw
good der. Of Ign and he % S
Ss ws1 @ There also
of the debates during portion Of that period which,
in the dearth Of all knowledge of them, will be highly val
Ii is we'll known that an intention long entertained
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inere ting fragment remains IN perfect state and
% Ss carried on By the sdo aided by the dis
covey Of photographed fragment OF John Adams
which will be Ss % Saa Of i ls
rails be gathered OF carried on
hu century, well as out oil unpublished treaScs Oh
various kinds rather bring them all within
able limits for purchasers than short OF what will
interest the students of the national history.
1t proposed the work octave volumes.
These will include the essay the canon and eudal law,
the defence OF the American constitutions the various ed
Of which have been long since exhausted, and the
discourses Davila all of which Illustrations drawn
the unpublished writings OF Mr.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 TO
promote n better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than yet possessed even after
furnished other On the whole, the pub
fishers confidently believe that there is work relating to
the revolutionary history Of the United States and indeed
of the times in which Mr. Adams lived that in
historical and political value the volumes now offered 10
the patronage OF the American people. And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained in
hs great enterprise be encouraged and per-
feet he other later part Of it, the Lille and Works OF the
no less distingu ished son, John Quincy Adams
The works will be brought out from time to time, COM
mencing during the autumn OF lo9 and completed with
to the high character designed lie given e and in
the following order;
l. Works upon government.
2 Political papers, including Controversial Publications
ofihe Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers.
g. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 to 1901.
g. Private Letters from l756 to lSo6.
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor.
Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jeher-
son, the Lees, Laurens. Gerry, DANA lizard, and 9TH
er eminent Patriots of the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, Volumes in
the octave form, each volume containing from 500 6OO
pages and put up in CLOTH at the price OF 81 % volume
limited number oil copies will be struck off large pa
per, and put up the same style OF binding, price -
Subscriptions ana orders respectfully solicited by the
proprielors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 24-3tawn ll2 Washington street, Boston.