The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-03
pRoposALs BY LITTLE s. BRowN
ron PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTIONS
THE IIEE ANN VUnnRG or J0HN ADAMs

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THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President VI the United States
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FAANcls ADAMS.
YHE public will be glad to learn that the Publica-
Il ton OF the works Of JOHN ADAMS, so long de
layed, VIII now be commenced 30 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 vouminous mass 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
States, from the year l76l, in which the revolution
| airy struggle first began, down to the year 1913,
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,
scrupulousy preserved his papers, and among
theiA are found many Of a curious and sngularly
interesting character. Probably the most remark
abc at least in the eyes of the world, will prove to
be Diary, commenced by him as carly as 1865,
and carried on for thirty years, including the largest
portion OF his public career. This Diary viii 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
grcsscs of l774, ITS, and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was a conspicuous actor. There
also notes of the debates during portion of that
period, which, in the dcarth Of all knowledge OF
them, will be highly valuable to postcrity.
| 1t is well known that an intention was long en-
tertained by the younger Mr. Adams to write n
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 unexc-
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 of
the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried on for half century, well out Of un-
published trcatses 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
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, 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-
| fsently believe that there is work relating to
the revolutionary history of the United States and
indeed of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, that
surpasses IN historical ana poiltical value the vol
umes now offered to the patronage of the Amer-
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 a reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character dc
signed to be given to them, and in the following
/. Works upon Government.
=. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
| locations OF the Revolution.
| 3. Messages and Public Papers.
| 4. Diary.
5. Private Letters Public Subjects l774 to 1901
! 6. Private Letters from 1856 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
umcs, 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.
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. 29-3tawu liz Washington ST., Boston.