The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-31
Our Historians.

New York literary journal endeavors to
give us an idea Of what the historical writers OF
our country are doing. 1t certainly lays before
us a long list, from which we select the few who
have attained reputation
Mr.. Bancroft is diligently engaged on the
ninth volume OF his History OF the United
Statessn but there is very little prospect of It's
early publication. The important events which
crowded the period extending from the Declara-
tion of Independence until the French treaty,
form the suti ieCts of the volume.
Mr. Pierre NJ. Irving, the respectedsnephew
OF the bIographer OF Washington, Is engaged In
preparing for the press a collection OF the in
edited works OF his distinguished uncle in
cuding his pieces in ''TheAnaectic Magazine" F."
OF which, for a tune, he was the editor. The
collection will probably extend to two or three
octave volumes
Mr.. Benson j Losing, of Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, is traversmg the Southern States for the pur-
pose of collecting materials, pictorial and lite
rary, for his forthcoming "tledBook OF the
Rebellion" the hrst volume OF which is passing
through the press of Mr.. AlvOrd, of New York. We
have heard nothing lately of his "Field-Book of
the War of 1872" which, it was understood, was
completed more than year since for Messrs.
Harper Brother.
Mr.. Frank Moore, of New York, seems to be
as actively engaged as OF old on his "RcOellion
Record"-that pOnderous repository of docu-
men,s relating to the late war of secession. He
is also engaged We believe, in the preparation
for the press OF some other volumes on The same
subject, but Of more popular character, for
one of the great publishing houses in Hartford
Hon. Richard rockingham, of Charles
town, Mass, is said to be engaged on his long
suspended history OF thar town. We suspect,
however, that he is preparing for the press that
series OF lectures on the nationality OF the United
States which he recently delivered before the
Lowell Institute of Boston. He is said also, to
be ARRANGING for the issue of a laIge-paper
edition OF his Life and Times of General War.
rem" as well as one Ofhis Siege Of Boston,
Mr. Horace Greeley is sDaring as much time
as possible lrlm the Tribune for he completion
of his work on the late war. His WOrking-room
! is in the Bible House, New York. in the midst
OF the great libraries, and he appears to be
deyoting several hours daily to this undertaking.
| Professor George w. Greene of East Green
wich, R, l., is employed on biography OF his
| grandfather, General Nathaniel Greene, of the
! army of the Revolution. 1t will probably
occupy two volumes octave.
Mr.. william Swinton of Brooklyn, New
York the historian OF "The Amy OF the Poto
mac" is about to commence a work on ''The
Twelve Principal Battles of the War" ano
we have right to expect volume OF great
merit "
Mr.. Henry T. Tuckerman, of New York
| having succeeded in finding two enterprisinG
publishers for his last two volumes, has beer
encouraged to renew his labors on the lite
rary remains OF the late Doctor John W
Francis.
Hon. Charles w. Uoham, OF Salem, Massa
chusetts, continues his labors on most elabo
rate and complete history of witchcratt, will
particular reference to the well-known excite
mCnt at Salem.
MIR. Henry B. Dawson, of Morrisania, N. Y.
since his withdrawal from the Gazette has beeI
engaged, as far as his continued poor health ha
permitted, in drawing to close several small
works which had fingered in the press, and II
preparing for the immediate reissue of his ''Bat
ties OF the United States" in the most SUMPTION
style of modern Typography.
The venerable Samuel G. Drake, of Boston
has just completed new editions OF Caef's ant
Mather's works on the Salem witch delusion, TO