geographical, political, and historical; with comparative views of other countries

made under instructions from the Secretary of the treasury of the United States, in the autumn of the year 1839

with an alphabetical analysis; the declaration of independence; the prominent political acts of George Washington; electoral votes for all the presidents and vice-presidents; the high authorities and civil officers of government, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1847; chronological narrative of the several states; and other interesting matter; with a descriptive account of the state papers, public documents, and other sources of political and statistical information at the seat of government

choix de lectures de géographie accompagnées de résumés, d'analyses, de notices historiques, de notes explicatives et bibliographiques