The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-13
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE 4 BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF John ADAM,

PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States.
EDITED HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TINE public will be glad to learn that the publica-
Il ton of the works of JOHN ADAMS, so long de
layed, will now be commenced SO soon as an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. IL Is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
lished 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 depostary Of all
the manuscripts well of John Adams as of his
father the late John Quincy Adams and is intended
the first of two great publications, Calculating
the history of the rise and progress OF these United
airy struggle first began, down to the year lS4s,
when the younger Adams died.
The materials for the first of the two works
much more ample than has generally been sup
posed John Adams, during nearly all his life,
scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
them found many of curious and singularly
interesting character. Probably the most remark
able least in the eyes Of the world will prove to
| be Diary, commenced by him early as 1855,
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
|
| period, which, in the dearth OF all knowledge Of
them, will be highly valuable to posterity.
1t is well known that an intention was long en-
| ertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write
memoir of his father This, although not entirely
| executed, commenced. most interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefxed to the present publication. The unexe-
cuted portion will be carried by the editor, aided
! by the discovery of photographed fragment
of John Adams himself, which will be woven into
the body of his work.
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the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried for half century, well as out of UNI
published treatses 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
Davia; 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, may be considered most
| likely TO promote better acquaintance with the
| times in which MIR. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed after all the valuable contribu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters On the whole the publishers con-
! fidently 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
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 on 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 lS49, and COM
! pleted within reasonable period, consistently
| with proper attention TO the high character de
signed To be given them and in the following order
| !. Works upon Government.
| ?. Political papers including Controversial Pub
locations OF the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, IVA to 1901.
6. Private Letters from 1856 10 1926
! Z. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
\. Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin,
Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
Dana, lzard 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 600 pages, and put up in CLOTH at the
price of s. % a volume.
limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing price SO volume.
Subscriptions and order. arc respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawf ll2 Washington st., Boston.
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