Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-14
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
or TKE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals of the Civil Govern
ment OF the United States, During the
First Ceutury OF its existence.
HUN UKIuINAL AND UFFIUIhL sUUhO
BY Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the "Dictonary 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
ditional names OF persons who have beer
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration Of Independence
making In all, about FIFrEEN THOUSAND PER
soNAL REFERENcEs in the volume. It em
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
ativcs, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses. the Fed
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive officers in
all the Departments OF tho Nation, as we'll as
all the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount ol
tabular information, gathered from officia
sources, calculated to illustrate the growtl
and present condition of the Government Ol
the United States. For greater conveI'i. nee
or reference. the Book Ia arranged in two
parts: the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of tho value and extent of ths
Tabular information which forms the SEQ
oND PART, may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration Of Independence.
Signers of the Declaration.
Delegates to tho Continental Congress
Sessions of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress
Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution Of the United States.
Sessions Of the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House OF Representa- ives
Presidents Of the Senate.
secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks OF the House of Representatives.
Ohaplains to Congress.
successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the Civil Seryice.
Presidential Electors
Electoral and Popular Votes tor President
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court
Clerks of tho Supreme Court.
Marshals OF the supreme Court.
Justices OF the Circuit. District and Tar
ritorfal Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
menJs.
Settlement Of States and 4ritories.
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
Ohief Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population In the UuitoG
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio Of Represcpt ration.
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
Bione.
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 q work of refer.
snce, the Book forms q worthy adjunct to
every published history Of the United States.
and will be an indispensable acquisition 70
svery Public and Private Library. In form 1t il
ar0yhl octave Of about 100 pages, well printed
on good paper, and is sold In
Morocco cloth binding. plain edges, fol. ST 90
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges -. 90
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 90
To be had from Agents and BookseIlers
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from JAMES ANGLIM, Publisher,
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