Assemblies, colonial, provincial, and State: role of, in independence movement, _see_ Independence movement and British-colonial clash; signers serve in, _see specific signers_. _See also individual colonies/States._
Assembly Room (Independence Hall, Pa.), _219–221_
Attorneys and attorneys-general, _see_ Legal practice, legal education, and jurisprudence
Augusta, Ga., 67, 141, 142, 161, 173, 175, 176
Augusta (Ga.) Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 176
Authors, _see_ Books, pamphlets, essays, and tracts; Literature and literary figures; _and particular authors_
_Autobiography_, of Benjamin Franklin, 58
Baltimore, Md., 45, 46, 50, 124, 183, 184, 185, 187, 217, 263
Bank of the United States, First and Second, 218, 224, 226
Banks and banking, governmental and private, 46, 108, 147, 218, 224, 226. _See also_ Commerce, trade, and manufacturing; Currency and money; Speculators and speculation.
Bartlett, Josiah (signer), career of and sites associated with, 31, _39–41_, _199–201_
Bartlett, Mrs. Josiah, wife of signer, 40
Berkeley (Harrison’s Landing) (estate), Va., 70, 71, _239–240_
Bill of Rights, U.S., _see under_ United States Constitution
Birthplaces of signers, _see specific signers_
Bonaparte, Joseph, Napoleon’s brother, 204
Books, pamphlets, essays, and tracts: favor or oppose U.S. Constitution, 94, 125; on astronomy, 130; on monetary theory, 130; on religion, 149; signers write, 33, 35, 55–56, 58, 86, 87, 94, 125, 126, 130, 145, 146, 149, 150; support Revolutionary cause, 9, 11, 12, 15, 33, 35, 86, 87, 145, 146, 150. _See also_ Libraries; Literature and literary figures; _and particular works_.
Borden, Joseph, father-in-law of signer, 204
Bordentown (N.J.) Chamber of Commerce, 205
Borland, Leonard Vassall, and Adams National Historic Site, 194
Boston and Boston Harbor, Mass., 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 33–34, 36, 37–39, 53–54, 59–60, 68, 69, 77, 93, 115, 116, 120, 143, 193, 199. _See also entries immediately following._
Boston (Mass.) Latin School, 36, 68, 77, 115
“Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man or Tarring and Feathering,” (The) (cartoon), reproduced, 6
Boudinot, Elias, brother-in-law of signer, 207
Boyhood homes of signers, _see specific signers_
Braxton, Carter (signer), career of and sites associated with, 29, _41–42_, 70, 71, 135, _240–242_