The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-01
PROPOSALS. ~ LITTLE a BROWN
FoR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
The LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Sxcassd Preside.f II lie ILsLlsd SlafSa.

Second Pveslds~t Of the Umitsd States,
EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
NHE public will be glad to that the publication of
the works Of JOHN ADAMS, so long delayed, Will now be
a. a to IN the
collection, the works of Mr. Adams Government already
published. bu. now out OF Print and selection from a
The COLLECTION is to be made and edited by the Hon
scripts well of John Adams Of his father the late John
and !, intended q. the first Of wo
Progress. Of these United States. from the year i7Sl in
sh s .s.0 =. @
The materials fos the nrst OF tho two works much
than nS, been supposed John
his papers; and among them arc found many Of curious
and .lnSIlary interesting character, Probably the mos.
at least In the eyes OF the word VIII to
be Diary commenced by him early l7SS and car
on o thirty including the portion Of hi,
amount of vauRbe matter connected with the early
ments of the Revolution in Massachusetts, and throw
Of M and s s' Psssas ps
which me writer was conspicuous actor There are also
in the dearth Of all fnOwsdss Of them, viii be highly val
uabe to posterity.
9y the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir OF his father
This. although entirely executed, was commenced
will be prexed 70 the present publication The
portion will be carried by the editor aided by the dis
himself which viii 5e WOVEN into The body Of his work
The great difficulty will be in the abundance of the mate
q
half century well as out Of unpublished reatses Of
various kinds rather to bring them all within reason,
aldo limits for hasers, than short OF what will
interest the students Of the national history.
10 proposed to issue the work in octave volumes
These will include the essay the and ieuda law
the defsnos Of the American constitution the various ed
tons OF which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses Davila TO all Of which illustrations, drawn
from the unpublished writings Of M Adams, or supplied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 likely
promote better acquan!ance with the times in which
Adams lived and acted than is possessed after
ali the valuable contributions which have already been
furnished from other quarters On the WHOLE the pub
fishers confidently believe that there work relating
evolutionary history OF the United States and indeed
of the times in which Mr. Adams lived that surpasses
the patronage OF the American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained in
hs enterprise 10 be encouraged to and
feet the other and later OF it, the Life and Works Of the
no less distinguished son, John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time. com.
mencing during the autumn of lS49, and completed with
in reasonable PERIOD consistently with proper attention
the high character designed be given them, and
the following order:
l. Works upon government.
Political papers, including Controversial Publications
OF The Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers
s. Private Letters Public Subjects, l774 to 1901.
g. Private Letters from 1855 to 1926.
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams continued by the editor
Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin, Jay, Jetfer-
son, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry Dana Izard and 9th
eminent Patriots OF the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed in ten volumes, In
pages and in CLOTH at the price OF 81 rs volume
limited Number OF copies will be struck OFT on large
per, and put the same style OF binding price 81
| volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by thu
proprietors. LITTLE " BROWN,
Feb 2l-3awr liz Washington street, Boston.