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PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,


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THE LIFE. AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMo'
Second Pyesdemt of the United States,
EDITED ms GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
the works of JoHS ADAMS long delayed. will now be
commenced adequate subscription snaa nave
collection the OF Mr.. Adams on Government already
published. but out of print, and selection from
most of manuscripts Which have never
The collection is to be made and edited by tho Hon
Charles Francis Adams, the deposi,ay of all the
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
Quincy Adams; and Is intended the first of great
publications, calculating the History Of the Rise and
Progress of these United sates from the year 1891 in
hs sounss asd the
The maerlns TO, the nrst Of inc Two works are much
Adams during nearly al n. e pre- served
his papers, and among them are found many Of cnrou.
remarkable, 10 in tho eyes of the world win prove
be Diary. commenced by him early as I755, and
public Ts Dy % * 20 greats r
amount Of valuable matter connected with the early move
Congresses Of TIA. i775 and l77s Philadelphia. in
which the writer conspicuous actor There are also
of the debates during portion of that period which,
in the dearh Of all knowledge of them, will be highly val
1t is well known that intention long entertained
NOT
most interesting fragment remains in perfect state and
portion viii be carried on by The editor ID BY The dis.
covery OF an photographed fragment OF John Adams
himself, which viii De woven BODY OF MS Work
The great difficulty will be in the abundance of the
rails to be gathered out OF correspondence carried on oI
half century, well OF unpublished reatises of
various kinds rather bring them all within reason
able limits for purchasers than to come short OF what will
interest the students of the national history
1t is proposed issue the work in ten octave volumes
These will Include the the and feuda law,
tons of which have been long since exhausted and the
dscourses Davila to 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from the unpublished writings OF Mr.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
iha priuatA nam kalV IN
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
All Adams yea ana tns" even ate,
furnished from other quarters On the whole, the pub
the history Of the United States and indeed
Of the times in which Mr. Adams lived that surpssss
the patronage the people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves SO well sustained in
sc Inc other and later part IT, the Lie and WORKS Of the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
mencnx during the autumn Isa9 completed with
in reasonable period consistently with proper attention
the high char designed to DO given to them, and in
l. Works upon government
8. Messages and Public Papers.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l77i to 1901
g. Private Letters from l756 to 1896
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor.
g. Original unpublished Letters oil Franklin. Jay Jefer
OF The sna and
The work will be beautifully Prined in ten Volumes in
the Sn co % tho pce s
limited sumber OF copies will be- struck Oft on large pa
and put up in tho same style OF binding price ~
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
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