Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-05
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Govern
nasnt of the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
From ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. lanman,
Author Of the .Dictionary 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 been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence.
making In all, about YIFrEEN THOUSAND PER
soNAL REFERENoEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in tho
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
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular Information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition OF the Government OF
the United States. For greater conveIie ace
or reference. the Book is arranged in two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
ana some idea Of the value and extent of the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ.
OND PART, may be gathered from the SUBJ
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration of Independence.
6igners Of the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Congress.
Sessions OF the Continental Congress-.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress.
Articles OF Confederation.
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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.
OhAplAins to Congress-.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers OF the Civil Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President
The Justices of the Supreme Court.
Clerks OF the Supreme Court.
Marshnls Of the supreme Court.
Justices OF the Circuit, District sud Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court of Claims.
Organization of the Executive Depart
menre.
settlemenu 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
rtes.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Chief Commanders OF the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unitad
States.
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 Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
International Affiliations and Commits.
Ions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
tho United States.
officials Of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date OF Publication,
Index by States OF Federal Congress.