United States House of Representatives, 48, 50–51, 54, 131, 195. _See also_ United States Congress.

United States Judiciary, 29, 45, 46, 114, 145, 148, 213, 218, 219, 221

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United States Navy, 264. _See also_ Continental Navy.

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United States Presidents and Presidency, and John and John Quincy Adams, 29, 30, 33, 35, 193, 194, 195, 218, 222; and Mrs. John Adams, 34; and signers, 29, 30, 85, 89, 239; dignity of, 171; electors for, 54, 84, 128, 142; inaugurations and inaugural addresses of, 239, 267; official residence of, _see_ White House; unofficial residence of, 222. _See also specific Presidents._

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United States Secretary of State, _see_ United States Department of State

United States Secretary of the Interior, _see_ United States Department of the Interior

United States Secretary of the Treasury, _see_ United States Treasury Department

United States Senate, 40, 44, 62, 92, 94, 106, 108, 118, 119, 131, 142. _See also_ United States Congress.

United States Supreme Court, _see_ United States Judiciary

United States Treasury Department, 106, 108, 152

United States Vice Presidents, 29, 33, 35, 59, 61, 85, 88, 193, 195, 196, 228

United States War for Independence, _see_ War for Independence

Universities, _see_ Colleges and universities

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 124, 134, 145, 149

University of Pennsylvania, 82, 113, 126, 228

University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 228

University of the State of Pennsylvania, 126

Urbanization, and historic preservation, 159

Vassall, Maj. Leonard, and Adams National Historic Site, 194

Vassall-Adams House, Mass., _see_ Adams National Historic Site

Verse, _see_ Literature and literary figures

Vice Presidents, U.S., _see_ United States Vice Presidents

Villages, _see_ Cities, towns, and villages

Virginia (colony and State), history of and historic sites in, 7, 9, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 41–42, 70–71, 74, 75, 85–94, 110–112, 117, 135, 136, 141, 154–156, 160, 239–256, 263. _See also entries immediately following._

Virginia House of Burgesses, 38, 41–42, 70, 86, 91, 92, 93, 111, 155

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 88, 90

Vocations of signers, compared, 31. _See also individual signers._

Walton, George (signer), career of and sites associated with, 31, 50, 64, 65, 66, 138, _140–142_, 161, _173–176_