Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-08-16
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF TIE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the OWL Govern.
uasnt of the United States, During the
First Century Of it's existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND oFFIoIAL SOURCES
Hy Chas. lanmans
Author of the 1Diotionary of Congress-
"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 sd
ditiOnal names of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration of Independence.
making In all. about YfTTEEH THOUSAND PER-
soNAL nEFERKRCEs in the volume. 1t en-.
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
stives, 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 OF
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 tho SEC.
oND PART. may be gathered from the sub
' 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,
Ohaplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers Of the Civil 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 ana Ter
ritOrial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization of tho Executive Depart.
menIs.
gettlemenL OF States and Trrftories.
Counties and Towns Of the United States,
Area Of the United States.
Origin OF the names OF States and Tsrrito
riee.
Length and Cost OF American Wars.
Chief Commanders OF the Army.
Progress Of Population In tha Omitted
States
Dansity OF Popu inrion.
Population and Ratio OF Representation,
Paw Table Of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United Stntes.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governoie
The Seat Of the General Government,
Right of Suffrage in the United States,
Qualifications of Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States,
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countrisa.
International Affiliations and Commits.
g,oaE.
Treaties ana Conventions.
Foreign Government Represon sariyss 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 yalueas q work of rs,.r.
ence, the Book forms . worthy Adjunct 70
every published history Of the United ststes
and will be an Indispensable acquisition 70
0very Public and Private Library. In form it "A
aroyal octave Of about TOO pages, well printed
on good paper, and 10 sold In
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for. st co
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges -. On
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To be had from Agents. and DO oksellafo
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from JAMES ANGLIM, Publisher.
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