The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-14
PROPOSALS ny LITTLE & BROWN
FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTIONS
He LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President eg The United States.
EDITED BY HIS GRAsDsoE, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TIME public will bc glad To learn that the pubca-
j. ton of the works Of JoHs ADAMS, 20 long dc
layed, will now be commenced 90 soon az an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. II IL
intended TO embrace in the proposed collection the
works of MIR. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but out of print, and selection from a
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 dcpositary of al
the manuscripts well of John Adams as OF his
father the late John Quincy Adams and is intended
the first of TWO great publications, Calculating
the history of the rise and progress OF these United
States, from the year l7bl, 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 me,
scrupulously preserved his papers, ana among
thean are found many of curious anu slhguiaiiy
interesting character. Probably the most remark
able, at least in the eyes of the world, VIII prove 10
be Diary, commenced by HIM as early as 1900,
andcarried for thirty years including the largest
found to contain great amount oil valuable mater
connected with the carly movements oil the kevoiu-
ton in Massachusetts, and to throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings of the great Con
crosses of l774, l775 and l716, at Philadelphia, IN
which the writer a conspicuous actor. There
are also Of the debates during portion OF that
III,
them, will be highly valuable 10 posterity.
II is well known that an intention was long en-
tertaiped 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
prefIed 10 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 tho abundance Of
the materials TO be gathered out OF correspondence
carried on for half century well as out of I'M
published treases OF various kinds, rather 10 bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than 10 short of what will interest the students
OF the national history.
Ii is proposed 10 issue the work III ten octave vol
umes These will include the Essay Oh 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 10 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, may be considered most
likely to promote better acquaintance with the
times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than is
yet POSSESSED even after all the valuable contribu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters On the whole, the publishers con-
fIcntly believe that there is no work relating to
the revolutionary history of the United States, and
indeed of the times in which MIR. Adams lived, that
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
umcs now offered 10 the patronage OF the Ameri-
people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise to be encouraged 10 go on and perfect
the other and latter part of it, the Life and Works
of the less distinguished son, John Quincy
Adams.
The works will be broug ht out from time To time,
commencing during the autumn of lS49, and com
pleted within a reasonable period consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed to be given to them, and in the ollowngorder
l. Works upon Government
= Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers.
L. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, TIA to 1901
g. Private Letters from 1856 70 1926.
I. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
$. Original unpublished Letters OF Franklin
Jay, jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry
Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots oil
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
price Of 81 25 a volume.
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 respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE * BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawf liz Washington ST., Boston