The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-17
Ia ny Lt1rLE & BROWN
rRLlsHINe BY SUBSCRIPTIONS
I'D WORKS OF JOHN ADAHS'
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,~nsoS CHA RLEs FRANCIS ADAMS
TIME public will be glad to learn thal 'iie 80. aa
t;op az The works of JONI ADAMS SO iohg oe-
Iiou al, "a -, he commenced so soon as an ade-
oiate subscription shall have been oota,heu: ~ .
intended 10 embrace in the proposed cones .i'e
works of Mr. Adams ON Government, aIeau{ P aD
$500 -, nov, out of print, and selection from
most yolumnous mass of manuscripts which nave
never the Ignt t;.ol ~, ,bo
a. cbsrIea Francis Adams, the depositary OF all
~ nanuscripts as well of John Adams az OF ms
father the late John Quincy Adams and Is intended
as the first OF two great publications., eiucl1a.hs
the history Of the rise and progress oil these oteu
states from the year l76l, in which the revoluuon
ary struggle first began, down TO the year 1919,
when the Younger Adams died.
The materials for the tirst oil the TWO works ar
mach more ample than has generally been sup
posed. John Adams, during nearly all his ne,
scrupulously preserved his papers ana among
them are found many OF curious ana sihgumriy
int resting character Probably the most remark
able AT least in the eyes of the world, Will prove TO
be n Diary commenced by him as early as lT5o,
and carried for thirty years, including the largest
portion Of his public career ms Dlary VIII DC
found to contain great amount OF valuable matter
connected with the early movements oil the kevoiu-
ton in Massachusetts,, and to throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings OF the great Con
crosses of TIA, l775 and l776, at Philadelphia, IN
which the writer conspicuous actor. There
are also notes of the debates during portion oi that
period, which, in the dearth OF all knowledge oil
them, will be highly valuable to posterity
tertained by the Younger Mr. Adams to write a
memoir Of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, was commenced. most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prehxed 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 great difficulty will be in the abundance o.
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 shoIi of what will interest the students
of the national history.
1t is proposed issue the work in ten octave vol
umes These viii 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, sup
Piled by the editor from other sources, will b.
added.
Such selections vii! be made from the Diary, anc
from the private papers, as may be considered mos
likely to promote a better acquaintance with tn,
times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than j,
yet possessed even after all the valuable contribu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con
hsently believe that there is work relating {,
the revolutionary history of the United States, anC
indeed of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, tina
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
umes offered TO the patronage of the Amcri
can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this grea
enterprise as to be encouraged to go and perfec
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
peted within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention 10 the high character de
signed be given them and in the following
/. Works upon Government
?. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary
s. Private Letters Public Subjects, l774 to sol
6. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued b,
the editor.
:. Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin
Jay, jefferson, the Lees, Laurcns, 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 to 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at tn
price of 81 25 volume
A limited number of copies will be struck off OF
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price SO volume.
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawtf ll2 Washington ST.. Boston