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THE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY.
Biographical Annals OF tie Civil Goverr'
us4n. Of the United States, During the
First Cen tury Of its existence.
supM ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL soUIoEa
BY Ct1oS. LanFnar,
Author of the "Dictionary of Congress-
"Private life Of Daniel Webster" 'Ised
Book OF Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF its kind
extant. contains about seven Thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand sd-
ditiOnAl names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEh-
soHAL REFERENCES I'm the volume. 1t EN-.
braces in It's 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
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular Information, gathered from Official
sources, calculated TO illustrate the CROWN
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater conycI il ace
or reference. the Book is arranged in two
parts; the first containing thu
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and SEINE idea of the value and extent OF the
Tabular information which forms tha SEQ.
OND PART. may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial CenGreas
The 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.
Sessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House of representa- iyes
Presidents of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks of tho House of Representatives
ChAplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive officers of the Civil 5uryice.
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes 'oi President.
Political Parties
Tho Justices OF the Supreme Court
Clerks OF the supreme UOurt.
Marshals OF the supreme conrt.
Justices OF the Circuit, District san Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Olaime
Organization Of the Executive Depart,
ments.
settlement of States ana 7 -rtorips
Counties and Towns OF the tM!sod States.
Area OF the United States.
origin OF the names OF states and Terrific
RIGS.
Length and Cost of American Wars
Ohiet Commanders of the Army.
Progre2s OF Population In the Unitas
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio of Representation.
Pay Table of Civil 08icors.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education In the United States.
colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial GOvernois
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.
lions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representative in
tho 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.
ence, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
every published history Of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
svery Public and Private Library. In form it ia
] royal ootavo Of about 700 pages. well printed
On good paper, and 10 sold In
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges. for. ST on
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges "a M
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 90
To be had from Agents and Booksellers
,verywhor ere, bymail or express prepaid.
rom JAMES ANGLIM, Publisher,
nols-tf iA2lF Street. Washington DO.