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LITERARY.
THE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Govern
ment of the United States, During the
First Cen fury Of its existence.
IRON ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. Lanman,
Author OF the 'Dictionary Of Congress-,
.Private life OF raniel 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-
dittonal names of persons who nave Deen
connected with the Government since the
signing OF the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about FrrTEEs THOUSAND PkR-
soHAL REFkRKNcRs 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 Officers in
all the Departments Of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors Of the States and Terrific
tabular Information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater CONVEX it ace
or reference. the Book Is arranged in two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of the value and extent OF the
Tabular information which forms the SEC
OND PART, may be gathered from the sub
oined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
Tho 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 States.
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.
menrs.
| 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
| ries.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Chist Commanders Of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the United
Htates.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio of Repres, tAtiun.
Pay Table of Civil officers
Leading Government Publications
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
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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 ami Commis
sions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives il
the United States.
Officials of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date Of Publication.
Iadex by States of Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides its own valuo as work Of refer
| ence, the Book forms a worthy adjunct II
every published his 1ory OF the United States
and will be an indispensable acquisition Il
every Public and Private Library. In form it i
aroyal octave of about 200 pages, well printe'
on good paper, and il sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for. ST
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges .... 8 o.
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 O
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