Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-27
LITERARY.
THE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals of the Civil Govorn'
nasnt of the United States, During the
First Contury of its existence.
RON ORIGINAL AND oFPIoIAL soURol
by Cl1ae. t-annlan,
Author of the "Dictionary of Congress,
"Private life of Daniel Webster" cred
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 been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about F1FTEEN rHousLND PER
soNAL REFEREEcEs in the volume. Ii en-
braces in It's scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served IN the
Continental and Federal Congresses, tho Fed.
eral aud state JudioiSfy, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries. Executive Omcers IN
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount o.
tabular information, gathered from Official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
ana present condition Of the Government Of
the unitad States For creator converts nee
or reference. th4 book is arranged in two
p1Fts; the hTst containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and seme idea OF the value and extent OF the
Tabular information which forms the SEC
OND PART, may he gstheres 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.
Speekera of the House of Representatives
Presidents of the senate.
secretaries of the Senate.
Qlerls OF the House of Representatives.
Ohsplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers OF the OWL Services,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Y0tss for President:
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court,
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
Msrehals OF the supreme Court.
Justices OF the Circuit, District snG Tel
ritorisl Courts.
The Court of Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
meutS.
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
riss.
Length and Cost of American wsrs.
Chiet Commanders of the Army.
Progress of Population in the Un;tac
ssaJes.
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 Statee.
Qualifications of Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries
International Arbitrations and Oommis
iors.
Treaties snd Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives II
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 a work OF refer
| snce, the Book forms a worthy adjunct t,
| every published history of the United States
and will be an indispensable acquisition {,
| every Public and Private Library. In form it 4
| aroyal octave of about 700 pages, we'll printe,
| on good paper, and is sold in
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