Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-01
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY.
Biographical Annals OF the Civil Govern
asnt Of the United States, During the
First Century OF its existence.
FaoN ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
by Chas. Larman,
Author Of the Dictionary Of Congress-
"PrivAts 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-
ditional names o. persons VINO nave ave. ee zen
signing of the Declaration OF Independence,
making In all, about TIFTEEN TKousAND PER
soNAL RErERxNCEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates. Represent
ativee, 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 growth
and present condition OF the Government OF
the United States. For greater converts nee
or reference the Book is arranged in TWO
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 sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration of Independence.
6tRners of the Declaration.
Delegates TO the Continental Congress-
eessions of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress.
Articles OF Confederation.
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Bessions of the Federal Congress.
Speakers of the House of Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
6ecretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks Of the House of Representative.
Ohaplains 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 and Tel
r1torial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization of the Executive Depart
menrs.
Counties and Towns OF the United states.
Area of the United States.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrific
RES.
Ohief Commanders Of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unttso
states.
Density of Population.
Population amt Ratio Of Representation.
Pay Table of OWL officers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
colonial Governors Of America.
The State and Territorial Governors,
Tho 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 Arbitrations and Commits
Gions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives 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 valuea as work OF refer.
ouco the Book forms worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition TO
avery Public and Private Library. In form it is
4 royal octave Of about 700 pages, well printed
On good paper, and 10 sold in
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