Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-06
Author of the Dictionary Of Congress. .
"private life of Daniel Webster, +" Red
Book of Michigan"

This valuable work. the only ono OF Its kind
extant, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand nd.
ditional names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing OF the Declaration of Independence,
making In all. about FIFrEKs THOUSAND PEP
soNAL RErERRHcKs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators vino have served in the
Continental anu Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and state judiciary, Ministers TO anu
from Foreign Countries, Executive Officers in
all the Departments of the Nation, Is well as
all the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount oi
tabular information, gathered from oinciSl
sources. calculated to illustrate til; growth
the United states. For greater conyei is ace
or reference. the Book Is arrana ed iii twc
parts; the irst containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea vi the Value and extent OF IN
Tabular information which forms the sic.
Oined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates To the Colonial congress.
Tie Declaration OF Independence.
Signer, Vi tnv DECLARATION.
Delegates to the Continental Congress.
Sessions OF the Continental Congress.
Presidents oil the Continental congress.
Articles oi Confederation.
The Consultation of tho United States.
Sessions OF tile federal Congress.
Speakers oil 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 aud Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization OF tue Executive Depart
ments.
Settlement of States and Territories.
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 Uaitat
Stagee.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representation,
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 EleCtivs Officials.
Diplomatic Agents OF the United States,
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
International ArbitratiOns and Commits
sions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives 10
the United States.
officials Of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to bate Of publication.
lHdex by States Of Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides its own value As a work Of refer.
snce, the Book forms o worthy adjunct to
every published history Of the Unitod states
and will be an indispensable acquisition Il
every Public and Private Library. In form 1t u
q royal octave Of about 100 pages. we'll PRINTED
On good paper. and Ia sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for 81 o.
Half Morocco or Calf mar blsd edges 80. u
Full Morocco or Calf marDled or gilt :. 10 U
To be- had from Agents and bookseller
eycrywhor ere. Dymail or express prep aid
from JAMES ANGLIM, Publisher,
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