The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-17
PROPOSALS ny LITTLE & BROWN
ron PUBLISHING By SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
Second President Of The United States.

THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President If the United States,
EDITED BY ms GRANDSON, CHARLES rRAscrs ADAMS.
YNHE 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 80 soon as AN ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. II il
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 depositary 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
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,
scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
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 carly as 1856,
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 Revolu-
ton in Massachusetts, and to throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings OF the great Con
crosses OF l774, IT'S, and 776, 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.
1t is well known that an intention was long en-
tertaned by the younger Mr. Adams to write a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, was commenced. A most interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefixed to the present publication. The unexe-
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 materials to be gathered out Of correspondence
carried on for half century, 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
| uInes 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 ;eyen after all the valuable contrbu-
| tions which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
| fsenty believe that there is no work relating tc
the revolutionary history of the United States and
indeed of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, thai
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 as to be encouraged to go and perlec
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 givento them and in thefoowing order
/. Works upon Government.
4 2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
| l locations OF the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
! 4. Diary
5. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 to 1901
| 6. Private Letters from l756 10 1926
I. Life, by John Quincy Adams, Continued by
1 the editor.
s. Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin
Jay, jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry
| Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots o.
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.
A limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper. and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price s volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicit
cd by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 2s--3tawu NJ Washington ST., Boston