Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-14
Author of the Dictionary Of Congress, !"
"Private life OF Daniel Webster, "Red
Book of Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one Of its kind
extant, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand ad-
names of persons who have been
connected with tho Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
sosAL REFERENCES in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and State judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive Oincers IN
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very largo amount Oh
tabular information, gathered from Official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater CONVEX !. ace
or reference. the Book is arranged liz twc
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of the value and extent oil the
Tabular Information which forms the SEC.
oined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress-.
The Declaration OF Independence.
Signers of the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Congress.
Sessions of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress-
Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution of the United Sistos.
Sessions OF the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House of Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
Secretaries of the Senate.
Clerks Of the House of Representatives.
ChAplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive officers of the Civil Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President.
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court.
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
Marshals OF the supreme Court.
Justices of the Circuit. District and Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court of Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments.
Settlement of States and rTitories.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area of the United States.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrific.
ries.
Length and Cost of American Wars.
Chief Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the United
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio Of Representation.
Pay Table of Civil officers.
Leading Government Publications.
Tho Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governors.
The Seat of the General Government.
Right of Suffrage in the United states.
Qualifications of Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
International ArbitratiOns and Commits
sions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United States.
Officials of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication.
Index by States of Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides its own value as a work of REFER
ence, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form 1t is
royal octave Of about 100 pages, well printed
on good paper, and is sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for 81 90
half Morocco or Calf marbled edges 49,. 90
Full NJ orocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 90
TO be had from Agents and booksellers
everywhor ere, bymail or express prepaid,
from JAMES ASGLIM, Publisher,
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