Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY.
Biographical Annals of the Civil Govern
ment Of the United States, During tie
First Century Of its existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY chas. Lanman,
Author Of tho Dictionary Of Congress,
"Private life of Daniel Webster" "Red
Book Of Michigan"
RON ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. Lanman,

This valuable work, the only one Of its kind
extant. contains about seven thousand bic
graphical sketches, and eight thousand ad-
ditional names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing OF the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about FrFTxHN rHoUsAND PER-
soNAL REFERENoKs in the volume. 1t en-
braces In its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congo esses, the Fed
sral 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 TIL, growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United states. For greater CONVEX H. Acc
or reference. the Book il arranged in two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea Of the value and xrsnt of thu
OND PART, may be gathered from the SUI
oinsd
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress-
The Declaration Of Independence
Signsrs OF the Declaration.
Delegates 10 the Continental Congress.
Sessions OF the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress.
Articles OF Confederation.
The Constitution OF the United States.
speakers oil the House of kepresen tat ivss.
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,
Mecseral and Popular Votes for President.
HUlitical Parties,
The Justices of tile Supreme Court.
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
4arshals OF the Supreme Court.
Justices OF the Circuit. District snd Tor
ritorial Courts.
The Court of Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
menrs.
ssslA.nens of States and Territories.
Count and Towns of the United States
Area Of the United States.
Origin Of che names OF States and Terrific
rtes.
Length and Cost of American Wars
ehi7i Commanders OF the Army.
Prner.'ss OF Population i'll tue Units9
Dcus,., Of Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representation.
Fay Table Of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF america
The Stats and Territorial Governors.
THIS Seat of the General Government.
Right of Suffrage in the United States.
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents ot the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
INTERNATIONAL Arbitrations and Commits.
Dions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives in
the United States.
oHicials Of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication.
1Adex BY states of Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides its own valy/as a work Of refer.
snoe, the Book fory worthy adjunct to
every published his II the United states.
and will be an ind .,ensible acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form it Is
q royal octave Of about 100 pages, we'll printed
an good paper, and ID sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges for. ST 90
Half Morocco or Calf mar bled edges ~. 5 90
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 %
To be had from Agents and Booksellers
evsrywhor ere, bymail or express prepa aid,
from JAMES ANGLIM Publ isliar
nols-tf 1924 + street. Washington D. @.