Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-26
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF The CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Govern
msnt Of the United States. During the
First Century Of its existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCE
BY Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the nDictionary 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-
ditt0nAl names Of persons who have been
connected with tho Government since the
aianing Of the Declaration of Independence.
making In all, about TTrEKn THOUSAND PER
sonAL REYEREHcKs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates. Represent
Atives, 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 ~
all the Governors of the states and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular Information. gathered from ofncial
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.
0ND PART, may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration Of Independence,
6iGners of the Declaration.
Delegates TO 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 Represen ives.
Presidents Of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks OF the House OF Representatives
ChAplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers of the OWL Service,
Presidential ElaCtnra
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 snd Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court Of Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments.
settlement OF States and Il rritories.
Counties and Towns Of the United States.
Area OF the United States.
Origin Of the names OF States and Terrific
riee.
Length and Cost OF American Wars,
Ohisf Commanders Of the Army.
Progress Of Population In the United
States.
Density Of Population.
Population aud Ratio OF Representation.
Fay Table Of OWL Officers.
Leading Government Publications,
The Newspaper Press.
Education In the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governols
Ne Seat of the General Government
Qua Of Suffrage in the United states.
Dtplotntions OF Elective Officials, |
Acknowledgements Of the United States.
Internati0naiants from Foreign Countries
dons. hitrAtions and Oommis.
Treaties and Conve..
Foreign Government IS.
tho United States. ~esentAtives In
Officials Of the Centennial Exh.
Additional Facts to Date of Pubfihon.
lndex BY States Of Federal Congress.n~
General Index. ~
Besides its own value ss a work OF rasar-
nce. the Book forms a worthy adjunct In
very published history OF the United States
nd Will be an indispensable acquisitjon 70
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