Title from caption.

Subtitle from vol. t.p. varies slightly: 23rd-31st Congress, "Containing sketches of the debates and proceedings of the Congress"; 32nd-42nd Congress, "Containing the debates and proceedings of the Congress; with an appendix, embracing the laws passed at that session."

Editors: 23rd-30th Congress, Blair and Rives; 31st-38th Congress, 1st session, J.C. Rives; 38th Congress, 2nd session-39th Congress, F. and J. Rives.; 40th-42nd Congress, 3rd session, F. and J. Rives and G.A. Bailey.

Preceded by "The debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States, " 1st Cong.-18th Cong., 1st sess., and by the "Register of Debates in Congress, " 18th Cong., 2d sess.-25th Cong., 1st sess. Continued by "The Congressional record."

29th Congress (Dec. 4, 1845)-30th Congress (Mar. 3, 1849) and 34th Congress (Dec. 12, 1855)-38th Congress (Mar. 11, 1865) called new ser. without volume designation ; v. 21, 31st Congress (Dec. 12, 1849)-v. 31, 33rd Congress (1855) called new ser.

Indexes included in each vol., except for 42nd Congress, 2nd session, the index for which is published separately. Each appendix has its own index.

Vols. for 1833/1835-1871/1873, in 6 v.

Continued by: Congressional record; issued in four eds.: Permanent (red bound), Permanent (microfilm), Biweekly (green bound), and Daily (unbound).

Messages of the President and reports of cabinet officers are included in the appendixes to the close of the 39th Cong., also laws passed at the 2d sess., 32d Cong., to the 3d sess., 42d Cong., and a detailed statement of the appropriations made during each session, 32d Cong., 2d sess.-37th Cong., 1st sess., inclusive. The proceedings of the Senate in the trial of Andrew Johnson, forms a supplement to the 40th Cong., 2d sess.

Lincoln collection has 19 v.: 30th Cong., 1st sess. ; 30th Cong., 1st sess., Appendix ; 30th Cong., 2nd sess. ; 37th Cong., 1st sess. ; 37th Cong., 2nd sess., pts. 1-3 ; 37th Cong., 3rd sess., pts. 1-2 ; 38th Cong., 1st sess., pts. 1-4 ; 38th Cong., 2nd sess., pt. 1 ; 39th Cong., 1st sess., pts. 1-5.

Bound in marbled boards, with leather spine and corners, and gilt-stamped lettering on spine.

Vol. for 30th Cong., 1st sess.: Bookplate: Library Cliosophic Society ; Bears handwritten inscription in pencil on front flyleaf: Contains Lincoln's work and speeches in Congress.

Vol. for 30th Cong., 1st sess., Appendix: Bookplate: Maine Historical Society ; Bears handwritten inscription in ink on bookplate: Hon. E. Wilder Farley, 1875, Duplicate from Bowd. Coll. ; Bears handwritten inscription in pencil on front flyleaf: Contains Lincoln's speeches ; Embossed on t.p.: Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Me.

Vol. for 30th Cong., 2nd sess.: Stamped on spine: Vol. 20 ; Bookplate: Lansing Public School Library ; Bears handwritten inscription in pencil on front flyleaf: Contains Lincoln's work and speeches in Congress, Sherman.

Vol. for 39th Cong., 1st sess., pt. 1: Bears handwritten inscription in pencil on cover p. [2]: Edwin R. Thurman, Sept. 15th, 1884, from Wm. Spence [?], Esq.