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TIE GREAT gEEEREnGE BOOK
or THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals of the OWL Govern
went Of the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND oFfIOl.t soUnuEs
BY Chao. LanE.ans
Author of the Dictionary of Congress-,
HPriyate life of Daniel Webster" "Hed
Book Of Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF lib klnd
eItant, contains about eeyon Thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand adj
ditional names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence
making In all, about rIFTEEN THOUSAND PEE
soNAL PREFERENCES in the volume. IL EN-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atiyes, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and state Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive Otcers Ii
all the Departments Of the Nation as well a.
sll the Governors OF the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular information, gathered from ofhcia
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition OF the 0oVernl1ent OF
the United States. For creator CONVEX it ace
or rsferenoe. the Book is arranged in tWe
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
aud senie ides of tho valuo and extent OF the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ
OND PART, may be gathered from the sub-
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to tho 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 Representa-, iycs.
Presidents of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks of the House of Representa-
OhaplainB to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the Civil Services,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President.
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court.
Clerks of tho Supreme Court.
Msrshals of the Supreme Courh.
Justices of the Circuit. District sni Ter
ritorial Courts.
Tho Court OF Claims,
Organization OF tie Executive Depart.
menua.
5ettlement of States and T rrltorles.
Counties and Towns OF the United etetpe.
Area of the United States.
Origin Of the nameS OF States and Terrific
ries.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Chist Commanders OF tho Army.
Progress OF Population In the Un,tsd
etstes.
Density OF Popuiauon.
Population and Ratio of Representation,
Pay Table Of Civil officers,
Lending Government Publications.
Tho Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States
Colonial Governors Of America
Inc bLaCo ana territorial GoVornOis.
Tho Seat of the General Government.
Right OF Suffrage in the United Statea
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
International Affiliations ana Oornn,t5.
ions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
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.
ence, the Book forms worthy adjunct to
every published history OF tho United States,
and will be an Indispensable acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form it 10
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OH good paper, and 10 sold in
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