The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-04
PROPOSALS by LITTLE 4 BROWN
ron Pus LISTING SUBSCRIPTIONS
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS

SUBSCRIPTIONS
| THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
| Second President Of the United States.
| EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
THE public will be glad TO learn that the pubca-
4 ton Of the works Of Joys ADAMS, 30 long de-
layed, will now be commenced so soon as an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. II ID
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 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
the history of the rise and progress OF these United
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 early as 1865,
and carried 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, ITS, and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer 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-
tertained by the younger Mr. Adams TO write a
executed, commenced. most interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
| prefxed to the present publication. The unexc-
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.
| The great difficulty will be in the abundance OF
the materials to be gathered out Of correspondence
carried ON for half century as well as out of un-
published treaises 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 editer 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 Mr. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed, after all the valuable contribu-
| tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
|
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
unes offered to the patronage of the Ameri-
can people. And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well 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 de
signed TO given to them, and in the foowingorder
| i. Works upon Government
| 2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
| locations Of the Revolution.
| 3. Messages and Public Papers.
| 4. Diary.
s. Private Letters Public Subjects, l774 to 1901
| 8. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1926.
| Z. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor.
| g. 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 to 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price of So 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 respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE < BROWN,
| Aup 2Q-3tawtf 40 Washincton at BOSTON