Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-07

This valuable work, the only one OF It's kind
extant, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand al
ditional names of persons who have boon
with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence.
making In all. about FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEn-
soNAL REFERENCEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
ativcs, and Senators who have served in the
and Federal Congresses, the Fed
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers To and
from Foreign Countries, Executive officers in
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of the states and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount of
tabular information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate tho growth
the United States. For greater CONVEX il ace
or reference. the Book is arranged in tive
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of the value and extent OF 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.
Tho Constitution of the United States.
Sessions OF the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF tho 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 ami Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court of Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
mentS.
settlement OF States and T rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area OF the United States.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrific
rles.
Length and Cost of American Wars.
Chief Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the UnltoJ
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio 0f Represt NATION.
Pay Table of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications..
The 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 ArDitrations and Commits
Bions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives in
the United States.
Officials OF the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date OF Publication.
Index by States Ut Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides its own value as work of refer
ence, the Book forms worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form it ia
aroyal octave OF about 700 pages, we'll printed
on good paper, and is sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for 81 OG
Halt Morocco or Calf marbled edges -. s ~
Fall Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 OF
To be had from Agents and booksellers
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