Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-03
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.
FaoH ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
By Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the Dictionary of Congress-
"Privats life of Daniel Webster, +" lied
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 Of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing Of the Declaration of Independence,
making In all, about YITTEEN THOUSAND PER-
soNAL REYERENCEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
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 we'll as
ali 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 seme 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.
Higners OF the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Congress.
Sessions OF the Continental Congress-.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress
Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution Of the United States.
Sessions Of tho Federal Congress.
Speakers Of the House Of Representatives.
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.
Hiectorai and Popular Votes for President.
Political Parties.
The Justices Of the Supreme Court.
Clerks Of the supreme Court.
MArBhals OF the supreme Court.
Justices OF the Circuit, District ana Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization of the Executive Depart
ments.
settIement Of States and t rritories.
Counties and Towns of the United States.
Area Of the United States.
Origin of the names OF st1tos and Terrific
rfes.
Length and Cost of American Wars.
Ohisf Commanders OF the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unitod
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio Of Representation.
Pay Table Of OWL Officers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The btnt6 ana IefrlbOrldl dOV6rnOle.
The Seat OF the General Government
Right Of Suffrage in the United Staten.
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries,
International Arbitrations and Commits
Hons.
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 valueas work of REFER
nee, the Book forms a worthy adjunct to
very published history of the United States,
nd will be an Indispensable acquisition to
very Public and Private so Library In form # is
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