Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-25
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY,.
Biographical Annals of the Civil Govern
ment 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-
ditfOnal names of persons VINO have been
signing Of the Declaration Of Independence.
making In all, about rIrrEEN THousAND PER-
soNAL RxyERKNoEs in the volume. It EN-.
braces In its scope the Delegates, Represent
ativcs, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive O1icers In
all the Departments of the Nation, as well as
all the Governors Of the States and Terrific
Ess With yssS sg1 from o
sources. calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition OF tho Government OF
the United States. For creator converts nca
or reference. the Book Is arranged in two
parts; the hrst containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS.
and seme idea of the value and extent Of the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ.
OND PART, may be gathered from the sub.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress-.
The Declaration of Independence.
Sigpers 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
ChAplains to Congress-.
Successive Administrations.
Executive officers of the Civil Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President.
Political Parties,
The Justices Of the Supreme Court.
Clerks Of the Supreme Court.
Marshals of tho Supreme Opurt.
Justices Of the Circuit. District aud Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court Of Claims.
Organization Of the Executive DEPART
ments.
settlement of States and 7, ,rritcries.
Counties and Towns OF tho United States.
Area Of the United States.
Origin Of the names OF States and Terrific
rios.
Length and Cost Of American Wars.
Chiet Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unitsa
Density of Population.
Population and natio 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 tho United States
Qualifications Of Elective officials.
Diplomatic Agents Of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
international Arbitrations and Commits
Hlons.
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 valuo as a work OF refer.
ence, the Book forms worthy adjunct to
every published history Of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form it is
aroyal octave Of about 100 pages, well printed
on good paper, and 10 sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for. st 90
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges 80. 8 90
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt =. 10 co
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