Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-26
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Govern
-asnt Ut the United States, During the
First Century OF its existence.
g3on ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
by Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the Dictionary Of Congress-
Book Of Michigan"
rsox ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES

This valuable work, the only one OF Its kind
oxtant, contains about seven Thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand ad-
dittOnAl names OF persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration OF Independence,
making In all, about FIFTEEN THOUSAND PER
sonAL aETERKNoEs in the volume. II en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
Atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed
orAl and state Judiciary, Ministers to anu
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. gathereu from official
sources, calculator to illustrate tn, growth
and present condition of the Government of
the United states. For greater CONVEX IL nee
parts: the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea OF the value and extent OF the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ
OND PART. may be gathered from the CUB
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates TO the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration of Independence.
Bigners OF the Declaration.
Delegates 10 tho Continental Congress.
Sessions OF the Continental Congress-.
Presidents of the Continental Congress-
Articles OF Confederation.
The Constitution of the United Statss.
Sessions Of the Federal Congress.
Speakers oil the House OF Representatives
Presidents OF the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks VI the House OF Representatives.
0haplains 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.
Harshals oil the supreme Oourr.
Justices OF the Circuit. District ana T.i
ritortal Courts.
The Court Of Claims.
Organization OF the Executive DEPART
ments.
settlsment OF States and T rritori.s.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area of the United States.
Origin Of the names OF States and Territa
Ylee.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Ohtsf Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the uu.ts,
6tAuo6.
Density OF Population.
Population and Ratio Of Representa- ton.
Pay Table Of Civil Officers.
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.
Blight OF Suffrage In the United States
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents OF the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries, |
International Arbitratlons and Oonniis- |
Hons.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United States.
Onicials Of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date Of Publication.
Index by States OF Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides it's own value as work OF refer
moo, the Book forms q worthy adjunct To
very published history OF the United states.
md viii be an Indispensable acquisition to
very Public anu Private Library In form il Ia
royal octave Of about TOO pages, well printed
q good paper, and ID sold In
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