The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-06
PROPOSALS by LITTLE a. BROWN
For PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS


quate subscription shall have been obtained. II is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works OF MIR. Adams on Government already pub
iished, but now out OF print and selection from a
most volunlnous mass OF manuscripts which have
never seen the light
The collection is TO be made and edited by the
| Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the deposiary of all
| the manuscripts as well of John Adams as of his
father the late John Quincy Adams. and is intended
as the first of two great publications, calculating
the history OF the rise and progress OF these United
States, from the year l76, in which the revolution
airy struggle first began, down to the year lS4S,
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 singularly
interesting character Probably the most remark
able, at least in the eyes of the world, will prove to
be Diary, commenced by him. early as 1856,
and carried 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 Revolu-
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 was a 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.
| IL Is well known that an intention was long
tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
|
| fragment remains ina perfect state, and will be
prefxed to the present publication The uncxe-
cuted portion will be carried on by the editor, aided
| by the discovery of an 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 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 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 MIR. Adams, or sup
piled by the editor from other sources, will be
| added.
from the private papers, may be considered most
| likely to promote a better acquaintance with the
| times in which Mr. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed, after all the valuable contrbu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
fidcnty believe that there is work relating to
the revolutionary history Of the United States and
indeed of the times in which MIR. Adams lived, that
surpasscs in historical and political value the vol
umes now offered TO the patronage of the Amcri-
can people And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise as to be encouraged TO go and perfect
the other and latter part 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
commencing during the autumn of 1919, and com
| pleted within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed tobe given to them and in the foowingorder
| /. Works upon Government.
2 Political papers, including Controversial Pub
/ locations of the Revolution.
! 3. Messages and Public Papers.
| 4. Diary.
pryat c....s On, 70, ,llc C,,l;oc,s a. rsot
| 8. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1926.
! I. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor
| s. Original unpublished Letters of Franklin,
! JAY, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
! Dana, 1zard 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 to GOO pages, and put up in CLOTH at the
| price of So % a volume.
| A limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
| ing, price SO a volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawtf ll2 Washington ST., Boston.
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