Show THE MESSAGE SAND PAPERS OF THE presidents mom FROM 1789 TO 1897 THE hon W H king has after a great deal of hard bard labor succeeded in securing the above entitled work for us this thi 9 most valuable work consists of eleven volumes containing more than 6 pages it is printed on extraordinary fine book paper with large clear type it is elegantly bound and fine enough to ornament the library of any any first class gentleman it contains very fine steel engravings grav ings of all the presidents president from george washington down to president mckinley and illustrations of the capitol the white house and the signers of the declaration of independence it also contains the declaration of independence and the articles A confederation i and the constitution of th the e united states B but ut its chief value consists of the messages and papers of the presidents which have been collected and compiled by the hon james D richardson a representative from the state of tennessee W who ho was authorized by congress to arrange and complete this great and most valuable work this work is perfectly free from all par partisan comment and if any one desires to ascertain what any of the presidents had to say upon any subject or proposition affecting the interest or welfare of the american people they can very readily do so by referring to his messages and papers the broad ax will ever hold congressman king in grateful remembrance mem brance for presenting it with i this priceless and in inexhaustible exhaustible work |