The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-15
pnoposALs ny LIrrLE I. BROWN
FoR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTIONS
CHE LIFE AND WORKS OE John ADAM

FoR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTIONS nc
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
Second President tsf he United Sfaiss:
xnIrrn nv MS a ANDsoS CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
TIME public will be glad TO learn that the PuDllGa
Il ton of the works OF JohN adams, % io,S "a
layed, will now be commences SO soon p. % az y. =;
o,iate subscription shall have been obtained. ~ 10
intended Ia embrace in the proposed coectloh the
works of Mr. Adams on Government, already pup
lished but now out of print, and seiecuoh iroil
most voluminous mass OF manuscripts WIN" "'''
never seen the light.
The collection is 10 be made ana cuiteu py inc
Hon Charles Francis Adams, the dePosltary OF an
the manuscripts well of John Adams as oil ms
father the late John Quincy Adams, and Is intended
as the first Of two great publications, elucldatlng
the history of the rise and progress OF these United
States from the year l76l, in which the revolution
airy struggle fret began, down TO the year 1879
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 ms ne,
scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
them found many of curious and slnguiariy
interesting character. Probably the most remark
able, al least in the eyes OF the world VIII prove 70
be Diary, commenced by him as carly as 1922,
and carried for thirty years, inc
portion of his public career ms Diary VIII DC
found to contain great amount OF valuable matter
connected with the carly movements oil the heVoiu-
ton in chusctts, and To throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings OF the great Con
ercsses OF l714 l775, and l776 at Philadelphia, III
which the writer a conspicuous actor. There
are also notes of the debates during portion OF that
period which, in the dcarth OF all knowledge Of
them, will be highly valuable 10 posterity.
Ii is well known that an intention was long en-
tertaincd by the younger MIR. Adams to write a
memoir of Ills father. This, although not entirely
executed, was commenced A most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and VIII be
preiixed to the present publication The unexc-
cucd portion will be carried Oh by the editor aided
10y 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 oi
the materials to be gathered out OF correspondence
carried for half century, as well as out OF un-
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 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, as may be considered most
likely 10 promote better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed even after all the valuable conribu-
lions which have already been furnished from
other qua rters On the whole, the publishers con-
fiscntly believe that there is no work relating to
indeed of the times III which MIR Adams lived, that
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
uInes offered to the patronage of the Amcri-
people And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained IN this great
enterprise 10 be encouraged TO go and perfect
the other and latter part of il, 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 "a reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed to be given them, and in the followngorder
l. Works upon Government.
? Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution
g. Messages and Public Papers.
1. Diary.
s. Private Letters Public Subjects, l774 TO 1901
g. 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, lizard, and other eminent patriots Vi
the Revolution.
The work will be beautifully printed, in ten vol
umes in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 TO COO pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price of 81 25 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 volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawu ll2 Washington ST. Boston