Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-09-20
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF TINE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals OF the Civil Govern.
psnt Of the United States, During the
First Century OF its existence.
vRoM ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. Lanman,
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 aeVen 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 FIETEEN THOUSAND PER-
gosAL REFERENoEs in the volume. IL EN-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atfvos, and Senz tors 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 we'll 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 conveli. nee
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 tho SEC.
OND PART. may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress,
The Declaration of Independence.
Bigners 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
Ohaplains to Congress-.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the Civil Service,
Presidential Electors
Electoral and Popular Votes for Presl1cnt,
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court.
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
Marshals OF the supreme Court
Justices of tho Circuit, District and Ter
ritorial Courts.
The COURT OF Claims.
Organization Of the Executive Depart.
ments.
settlement of States and 4, rrltories.
Counties and Towns of the United Ststes.
Area of the United States,
Origin OF the names OF States and Terrific
ries.
Length and Cost OF American Ware.
Chicf Commanders of the Army.
Progress or Population in the UnitoJ
States.
Density Of Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representation,
PAY Table Of Civil oticers.
Lending Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
VH0 bLAt9 HilQ 1871 OOfoIuUlss
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 Aroitrations and Oommis.
Dlons.
treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United states.
Of1icinls OF tho Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication.
Index by States of Federal Congress-.
General Index.
Besides its own value as work of refer
snca- the Book forms q worthy adjunct to
avery published history of the United States,
md viii be an indispensable acquisition to
svcry public and Private Library. In form it ia
I RIVAL octave of about 700 pages, well printed
81 geod paper, and is sold In
MOROCCO cloth binding, plain edges, for. st 90
Fsif MOROCCO or CALF marbled edges 80. 90
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