Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-24
The GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF the CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Govern
ment Of the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. lanman,
Author Of the Dictionary of Congress-
"Privato life Of Daniel Webster" cred
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 FIrrREN THOUSAND PEE
soNAL REFERENoEs 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 the Nation, as well as
all the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount oi
tabular information. gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater converts ace
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 SEC
OND PART. may be gathered from the sub
joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration Of Independence.
Signers 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 the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House of Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks Of the House of Representatives.
OhAplatns to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive officers Of the Civil Service,
n~.<~a AnVlf IaV
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 and Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court Of Claims.
Organization OF the Executive Depart
menus.
settlement Of States and T rritoriss.
Counties and Towns of the United Stateu.
Area Of the United States.
Origin Of the names OF states and Terrific
rtes.
Length and Cost OF American Wars,
Chief Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population In the UuItso
States.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representa- tiop
Paw Table Of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United Statea.
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 Uni ted States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Oountrie.
International Arbitrations and Commits.
sione.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign aovernmsnt 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 as q work of refer.
ence. the Book forms . worthy adjunct to
every published history OF the United States,
and viii be an Indispensable acquisition 70
every Public and Private Library. In form it u
aroyal octave ef about TOO pages, we'll printed
on good paper. and 10 sold In
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges. for. 81 90
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