The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-12
PROPOSALS. BY LITTLE e BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

| Second Pyssdsmt of the United States,
| EDITED By HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
THE public will be glad learn that the publication OF
the works of JOHN ADAMS so long delayed will be
as soon adequate subscription shall have
collection, the works OF Mr. Adams Government already
published, but OF print, and selection from
most yo1m,nous mass OF manuscripts which have never
The collection is be made and edited by the Hon.
scripts well Of John Adams his father the late John
Quincy Adams and is intended the first of great
Posre.s Of hess Wa states. o the year 1851 in
which ,hs revolutionary struggle first began, down the
The materials for the hrst Of The two works are much
more ample than ha, generally been supposed John
his papers, and among them found many Of curious
and sinSalary interesting charae.e5 Probably the most
bea Diary commenced by him early 1888, and car
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amount of vauable matter connected with the early
mens Of the Revolution in Massachusetts and 70 throw
Congresses of 774 I775 and l776 Philadelphia, in
notes Of the debates during portion that period which
in The dearth of all knowledge OF them will be highly val
is we'll known that intention long entertained
by the younger Mr. Adams to write memoir of his father
most ntere'ing fragment remains in perfect state, and
WIN be pehxed to the present publication The
eovery 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 mate
rails be gathered correspondence carried
half century, well of unpublished treatises of
various kinds, rather to bring them all within
able limits for purchasers than to come OF what will
interest the students of the national history
1t is proposed to issue the work in octave volumes
These will include the the and eudal law
the defence OF the American constitutions the various ed
tons OF which have been long since exhausted and the
discourses Dava, 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from the unpublished writings of Mr.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
The private papers. as may be considered most likely to
promote better acquaintance with the times in which
Mr. Adams lived and acted than possessed after
all the valuable contributions which have already been
furnished from other quarters. On the whole, the pub
shers confidently believe that there work
the revolutionary history OF the United States and indeed
of the times in which Mr. Adams lived, that SURPRISES
the patronage OF the American people And they strongly
hope that they shall find themselves well sustained
this great enterprise be encouraged and per-
feet the other and later part of it, the Lille and Works OF
no less distinguished son. John Quincy Adams.
The works will be brought out from time 10 tme
mencing during the autumn of l3i9 and peted with
in reasonable period, consistently with proper attention
to the high character designed be given them
the following order;
l. Works upon government
q Political papers, including Controversial Publications
Of the Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers
s Private Letters Public Subjects l774 to 1901.
8. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926
T. Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by the editor.
Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin Jay, Jeile
son, the Lees, Laurens Gerry, Dana, Lard, and 9TH
er eminent Patriots of the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in volumes, in
the octave form, each volume containing from 500 GOO
pages and up in cloth, the price OF 81 Is volume
limited humber OF copies will be struck oil large
per- and put up in thu same style Of binding, price SO
volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicited by the
proprlctors LITTLE " BROWN
Feb 2-3awu liz Washington street. Boston.