Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-05
TsE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
UFTME CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Govern.
naent Of the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
From ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
BY Chas. Lannan,
Author of the "Dictionary Of Congress-,
"Private life Of Daniel Webster" "Red
Book Of Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF its kind
eXtant, contains about seven Thousand BIO
graphical sketches, and eight Thousand sd
ditional Eames Of persons who have beon
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence,
making In ALL about TrYTEEE THOUSAND PEI
scNAL REFERErozs in the volume. 1t em-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
etiyes, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses. the Fed.
eral and state judiciary, Ministers TO and
from Foreign Countries, Executive 0thcers II
all the Departments of the Nation, as well at
all the Governors OF the states ana Tefrlto-
ries, together with . very large amount OF
tabular Information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition ct the Government OF
the United States. For greater CONVEX. ace
or reference the Book Is arranged IN two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and come idea of tho value and extent of the
Tabular information which forms the SEC-
joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Cengress.
The Declaration of Independence.
HigneIs 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
Chsplains 10 Congress-.
Successive Administrations.
Executive officers OF the Civil Services.
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Totes Ter President.
paIitical partIes,
The Justices OF the Supreme Court,
Clerks OF the Supreme Court.
MsTsllal5 OF the supreme O0ur1.
Justices of the Circuit. District ana rar
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization OF the Exocctiv, ps.sart
nentS.
settleinenJ of States and I rritorics.
Counties kild Towns the united States.
Area of the United States.
Origin of the names o. States and Terrific
ries.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Ohiei Commanders OF the Army,
Progress OF Population in the Unitsd
States.
Density OF population.
Population and Ratio OF Representa- tion.
Pay Table Of Civil Officers.
Loading Government Publications..
The Newspaper Press.
Education In tho United Ststas.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governors.
Tho Seat of the General Government,
Right OF Suffrage in tho United Statoe.
Qualifications of Elective Officials,
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries.
International Affiliations and Commits.
Ions.
Treaties ana 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 value as work OF refer
snce, the Book forms worthy adjunct to
svory published history of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
svery Public and Private Library. In form it is
| royal octave OF about 700 pages, well printed
on good paper, and 10 sold in
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges. for. ST 90
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges 80. 8 90
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt =. 10 OF
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