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TINE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the OWL Govern.
pasnt of the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
From ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
by Chas. kanman,
"Private life of Daniel Webster" "Red
Book CT Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one of Its kind
extant, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical Sketches. and eight Thousand ad'
ditionAl 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 REvERENcEs 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.
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.
GiGners OF the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Congress.
Sessions of the Continental Congress.
Presidonts OF the Continental Congress.
Articles OIL confederation.
Tho Constitution Of the United States.
Sessions Of the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House Of Representatives
Presidents of the Senate.
eecretaries 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 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.
menrs.
settlemenr of States and 7, rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area OF the United States.
Origin of the names OF States and Terrific
rieB.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Ohief Commanders of the Army.
Progress of Population in the United
Density OF PopuIarion.
Population ana Ratio Of Representation.
Pay Table of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Edncation in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governors.
The Seat Of the General government.
Right Of Suffrage in the United States,
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents Of the Unitcd States,
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries
International Arbitrations and Oommis.
Gions.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United States.
Oficials OF the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date OF Publication.
Index by States Of Federal Congress.
General Index.
Besides its own value as q work of REFER
anoe. the Book forms q worthy adjunct To
svsry published history Of the United States.
md WIN be an Indispensable acquisition to
ivory Public and Private Library. In form it ia
4 ROYAL octave of about TOO pages, well printed
Dn good paper, and IL sold In
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for. st 90
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