The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-24
PROPOSALS BIZ LITTLE s. BROWN
FoR PUBLIsHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS

AMI WOhkS Or JOf1N ADAMS,
Second President t the United States. aal
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS,
TNHE public will be glad to learn that the publica-
IL ton of the works Of JOHN ADAMS, SO long de
aged, will now be commenced so soon as an ade-
luate subscription shall have been obtained. IL is
Intended TO embrace in the proposed collection the
works Of MIR. Adams on Government, already pub
ished, but now out OF print, and selection from
most voluminous mass OF manuscripts which have
neyer the light. ~ u
The collection is to be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depostary of all
The manuscripts as we'll of John Adams as Of his
ather the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
rs the first of two great publications, elucidating
the history of the rise and progress OF these United
States, from the year l76i IN which the revolution
airy struggle first began, down To the year lS4S,
when the younger Adams died fsfs
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,
preserved his papers, and among
them are found many of curious and singularly
interesting character. Probably the most remark
be Diary commenced by him as early as 1855,
and carried on for thirty years. including the largest
portion of his public career. This Diary will be
found 10 contain great amount of valuable matter
with the carly movements OF the Revolu-
tion 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 conspicuous actor. There
hre 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-
tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams TO write
memoir Of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, was 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 an photographed fragment
Of John Adams himself, which will be woven into
the body of his work # sH
The great difficulty will be in the abundance OF
the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried for half century, as well as out Of un
published treases 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. 4W +l4a
II ia 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
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 better acquaintance with the
times in which MIR. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed even after all the valuable contrbu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters On the whole, the publishers con-
f9ently believe that there is no work relating to
the revolutionary history oil the united states, ana
indeed of the times in which Mr. Adams lived, that
SURPRISES in historical and political value the vol
umes offered to the patronage of the Ameri-
can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves we'll sustained in this great
enterprise to be encouraged to 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 do
eigned tobe given 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.
g. Private Letters Public Subjects l774 TO 1901
| 6. Private Letters from l756 to 1926.
7. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor
8. 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
unes, in the octave form, each volume containing
fpm 500 TO GOO pages, and put up in cloth, at tho
| p'ice of So % 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 a volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
el by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawtf ll2 Washington ST., Boston