The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-27
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE & BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING by SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Secoud py,es;denf If me Iyaifed Slyfsx

i ton of the works Of JoHS ADAMS, 50 long de-
layed, will now be commenced 80 soon as an ade
quatc subscription shall have been obtained. II is
Intended TO embrace in the proposed collection the
| works OF Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
hshed, but now out of print, and selection from a
most voluminous mass Of manuscripts which have
| never seen the light.
The collection is 10 be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams the depositary of all
the manuscripts as well of John Adams as of his
iather the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
as the irst OF two great publications, calculating
the history OF the rise and progress OF these United
States from the year l76l 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,
them are found many of a 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 as early as 1855,
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 proceedingsof the great Con-
gresses OF l774, IT'S, and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was conspicuous actor. There
are 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
1t Is well known that an intention was long
tertained by the younger Mr. Adams to write a
executed, was commenced. A most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
| prehxed TO the present publication. The unexc-
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.
| The great difficulty will be in the abundance of
the materials to be gathered out Of correspondence
carried for half century, well out of I'M
published treatises of various kinds rather bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers
than to short of what will interest the students
| of the national history.
II is proposed 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 Mr.. Adams, sup
piled by the editor from other sources, will be
added.
Such selections viii be made from the Diary and
from the private papers, may be considered most
likely to promote better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed, after all the valuable conribu-
| tions which have already been furnished from
| other quarters. On the whole, the publishers
hdently 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
umcs 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 10 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 lS49, and com
pleted within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed to given to them, and in the following
]. Works upon Government
2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations Of the Revolution.
8. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, I774 to 1901.
g. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1926.
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
s. 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 to 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
A limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price SO volume.
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