Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-09-19
the GREAT REFERENCE H00s
OF TIE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals of tie Civil Govern
sssnt of the United States, During the
First Cen fury OF it's existence.
rson ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL souRou
BY Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the Dictionary of Congress.
"Privats life of Daniel Webster. +" Red
Book Ct Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF its kind
extapt. contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand ad-
ditiOnAl names OF persons who have Deen
connected with the Government since the
siRning of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about YIFTEEN THOUSAND PEE
soNAL RETERENCEs in the volume. 1t 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 officers In
all the Departments of tho Nation, as we'll as
ali the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabulsr information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater conveltt nee
or reference. the Book Is arranged in two
parts; the first containing tho
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of the value and extent of the
Tubular information which forms the SEQ
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration of Independence.
6igners of the Declaration.
Dele0atos 10 the Continental Congress.
2 SESSIONS Of the Continental Congress-
Presidents OF the Continental Congress
Articles OF Confederation.
The Constitution of tho United States.
Sessions of the Federal Congress.
eueakers OF the House of Eepresentatiy es
Presidents Of the Senate.
Secretaries Of the Senate.
Clerks Of the House OF Representatives,
OhAplains to Congress.
successive Administrations.
Executive Officers OF the OWL Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for fresiisnt
Political Parties.
The Justices of the Supreme Court
Clerks OF the Supreme Court.
MArshais of the supreme Court.
Justices OF the Circuit. District ami Toll
ritorial Courts.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
mente.
settlement of States and rritcriss.
Counties and Towns OF the United States.
Area of the United States.
origin of the names OF states and Terrific
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Uhicf Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unit
penslty OF Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representation.
PAY Table Of OWL Officers.
Iesding Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Rducstfon In the United States.
OoIonial Governors OF America.
: Ths state and Territorial Governors.
The Seat Of the General Government.
Riaht of Suffrage In the United States.
Qualifications Of Elective Officials.
DipIomAtic Agents Of the United States.
DIPLOMATIC Agents from Foreign Countries.
International Affiliations and Commits
Gous.
Toroign Government Representatives Ia
the United States.
Ofsicials of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication.
Index by states Of Federal Congress.
GENERAL Index.
8ssides its own value as work OF refer.
suSB. the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
svsry published history OF the United States,
mi viii be an indispensable acquisition to
svsrv public and Private Library. In form it Ia
,s,vsi octave OF about TOO pages. well printed
~ cs,od paper, and Ii sold In
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