The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-23
PROPOSALS by LITTLE q BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,


THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President a the United States.
EDITED by HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
INHE public will be glad 10 learn that the publca-
- ton Of the works OF JOHN ADAMS, 80 long de-
layed, will now be commenced SO soon as an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. III
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of MIR. Adams on Government, already pub
llshed, but now out OF print and selection from
| most voluminous mass of manuscripts which have
never seen the light
The collection is TO be made and edited by the
Hon Charles Francis Adams, the dopositary OF all
the manuscripts well 81 John Adams as OF his
father the late John Quincy Adams and is intended
as the first of great publications, Calculating
the history of the rise progress of these United
States from the year l76l in which the revolution
| airy struggle first began, down TO the year 1913,
| when the younger Adams died
| The materials for the first OF the two works are
much more ample than has generally been sup
posed. John Adams, during nearly all his life,
scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
! them are found many Of curious and singulary
| interesting character. Probably the most remark
able at least in the eyes of the world, will prove to
| be Diary, commenced by him as early as l755,
and carried ON for thirty years. including the largest
portion Of his public career. This Diary Will be
found TO contain great amount of valuable matter
connected with the early movements OF the Revou
| ton in Massachusetts, and to throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings OF the great Con
crosses of l774, l775 and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer conspicuous actor. There
also notes of the debates during portion OF that
period, which, in the dearth Of all knowledge Of
them, will be highly valuable to posterity.
| II Is well known that an intention was long en-
| tcrtained by the Younger Mr.. Adams TO write a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
| executed, was commenced. most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
4 prehxed to the present Publication. The uncxc-
cuted portion will be carried on by the editor, aided
| by the discovery of photographed 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 materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried on for half century, as well as out OF I'M
published treatises of various kinds rather to bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than to short of what will interest the students
| of the national history.
1t Is proposed To issue the work in ten octave vol
| umes These will include the Essay on the Canon
| and Feudal Laws, the Defence of the American
| Constitution, the various editions of which have
| been long since exhausted, and the Discourses on
Davila to all of which illustrations, drawn from
| the unpublished writings of Mr.. Adams, or sup
! piled by the editor from other sources, will be
| added.
Such selections will be made from the Diary and
from the private papers, as may be considered most
| likely to promote a better acquaintance with the
| times in which MIR. Adams lived and acted than Is
yet possessed after all the valuable contribu-
4 tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
fidently believe that there is work relating to
| inc ulStoFy Ol Unltcu oCtteS, anu
indeed of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, that
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
| umes now offered to the patronage of the Ameri-
| can people And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise to be encouraged to go and perfect
the other and latter part of ii, the Life and Works
OF the no less distinguished son, John Quincy
| Adams.
| The works will be brought out from time TO time,
commencing during the autumn of 1919, and COM
| petcd within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed to be given TO them, and in the following
| order:
| l. Works upon Government.
| ,. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
| locations of the Revolution.
! g. Messages and Public Papers.
| L. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 to
| g. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1926.
| T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor
| g. Original unpublished Letters of Franklin,
| Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
| Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots OF
| the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten vol
umes, in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 10 600 pages and put up in cloth, at the
| price of 50 25 volume.
| limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price s. a volume
Subscriptions and orders arc respectfully solicit
cd by the propretors.
LITTLE BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawtf IL Washington ST., Boston.