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TIVE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
or THE CENTUsY.
Biographical Annals OF the Civil Govern
u.qns Of the United States, During the
First Century of its existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Cisas, Lanman,
Author Of the "Dictionary of Congress-
"private life of Daniel Webster" "Red
Book OF Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one of its kind
extnnt, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand adj
ditionsl names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since tho
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about FIFrEEN THOUSAND PER
BoNAL REFERgNoEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
atiyes, 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, az well rs
ali tho Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular information, gathered from oiiiciEl
sources, calculated to illustrate tile growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater conveiit nee
or reference. tho Book il arranged in two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL. ANNALS,
and seme idea of the value and extent of the
Tabular information which foFIns the SEQ.
OND PART, may be gathered from tho sub
Ioined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to tho Colonial Congress-.
T,he Declaration of Independence.
signers OF the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Oongress.
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 Representatives
Presidents OF the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks OF tho House OF Representatives.
Chaplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers OF the OWL Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President
Political Parties.
The Justices of tho Supreme Court.
Clerks OF the Supreme Court.
Msrshals of the Supreme Codrb.
Justices OF the Circuit. District aii! reI
riLorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments.
sattlamenJ OF States and t ,rritorios.
Counties and Towns OF the United Sistgs.
Area of the United States.
Origin OF the names OF States end Terrific
rios.
Length and Cost OF American Wsre.
Chiet Commanders OF tie Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unitod
States.
Density OF PopuisJIon.
Population and Ratio of Representation
Pay Table OF Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications..
The Newspaper Pross.
Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governo,s.
The Seat of the General Government.
Right of Suffrage in tho United etates
Qualifications of Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Coun1rias.
International Arbitratiors. and Commits.
Ions.
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 Congress-.
General index.
Besides its own value Gs q work of refer
enoe, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
every published history OF the United States.
aud will be an indispensable acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form it
nroyal octave OF about 700 pages, well printed
on good paper, and Ii sold In
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges for ST 90
Hall Morocco or Calf marblei edges -. 8 90
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt ;. 10 90
To be had from Agents and booksellers
eyerywhor ere, bymaii or express prepaid,
from JAMES ANtLlM, Publisher,
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