Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-18
Author of tho "Dictionary of Congress,
'sPrivate 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 adj
ditional names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about FIFIREE THOUSAND PER
soNAL RESERENoEs in tho volume. 1t em-
braces in its scope tho Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers TO ana
from Foreign Countries, Executive Ofhcers In
all the Departments OF the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very largo amount OF
tabular information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of tho Government OF
the United States. For greater conveIi. ace
or reference. the Book is arranged in two
parts; the first containing tho
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of tho value 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 Cengregs.
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.
The Constitution of the United States.
Sessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers of the House of Represent at ives.
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 the Supreme Court.
Justices OF the Circuit, District ano Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court of Claims.
Organization of the Executive Depart.
ments.
Settlement of States and T rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area of the United Statos.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrta
r1eS.
Length and Cost of American Ware.
Chiet Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Initial
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio Of Representation,
Pay Table of Civil officers.
Leading Government Publications
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
Tho State and Territorial Governors
Tho Seat OF tne 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 ArtAtrations and Commis.
sionB.
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 Ce-" sss.
General Index. "a
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