The following list of members of the Continental Congress, who signed the Declaration of Independence (although the names are included in the general list of that Congress, from 1774 to 1778), is given separately for the purpose of showing the places and dates of their birth, and the times of their respective deaths, for convenient reference:
| Names of the Signers. | Born at | Delegated From | Died. |
| Adams, John | Braintree, Mass., 19 Oct. 1735 | Massachusetts | 4 July, 1826. |
| Adams, Samuel | Boston, Mass., 27 Sept. 1722 | Massachusetts | 2 Oct. 1803. |
| Bartlett, Josiah | Amesbury, Mass., in Nov. 1729 | New Hampshire | 19 May 1795. |
| Braxton, Carter. | Newington, Va., 10 Sept. 1736 | Virginia | 10 Oct. 1797. |
| Carroll, Chas of Carrollton | Annapolis, Md., 20 Sept. 1737 | Maryland | 14 Nov. 1832. |
| Chase, Samuel | Somerset Co., Md., 17 Apr. 1741 | Maryland | 19 June, 1811. |
| Clark, Abraham | Elizabethtown, N. J., 15 Feb. 1726 | New Jersey | — Sept. 1794. |
| Clymer, George | Philadelphia, Pa., in 1739 | Pennsylvania | 23 Jan. 1813. |
| Ellery, William | Newport, R. I., 22 Dec. 1727 | R. I. & Prov. Pl. | 15 Feb., 1820. |
| Floyd, William | Suffolk Co., N. Y., 17 Dec. 1734 | New York | 4 Aug., 1821. |
| Franklin, Benjamin | Boston, Mass., 17 Jan. 1706 | Pennsylvania | 17 Apr. 1790. |
| Gerry, Elbridge | Marblehead, Mass., 1 July 1744 | Massachusetts | 23 Nov. 1814. |
| Gwinnet, Button | England, in 1732 | Georgia | 27 May, 1777. |
| Hall, Lyman | Connecticut, in 1731 | Georgia | — Feb. 1790. |
| Hancock, John | Braintree, Mass., in 1737 | Massachusetts | 8 Oct. 1793. |
| Harrison, Benjamin | Berkley, Va., —— —— | Virginia | — Apr. 1791. |
| Hart, John | Hopewell, N. J., in 1715 | New Jersey | 1880. |
| Heyward, Thomas, Jr. | St. Luke’s, S. C., in 1746 | S. Carolina | — Mar. 1809. |
| Hewes, Joseph | Kingston, N. J., in 1730 | N. Carolina | 10 Oct. 1779. |
| Hooper, William | Boston, Mass., 17 June, 1742 | N. Carolina | — Oct. 1790. |
| Hopkins, Stephen | Scituate, Mass., 7 Mar., 1707 | R. I. & Prov. Pl. | 13 July, 1785. |
| Huntington, Samuel | Windham, Conn., 3 July 1732 | Connecticut | 5 Jan. 1796. |
| Hopkinson, Francis | Philadelphia, Pa., in 1737 | New Jersey | 9 May, 1790. |
| Jefferson, Thomas | Shadwell, Va., 13 Apr. 1734 | Virginia | 4 July, 1826. |
| Lee, Richard Henry | Stratford, Va., 20 Jan. 1732 | Virginia | 19 June, 1794. |
| Lee, Francis Lightfoot | Stratford, Va., 14 Oct. 1734 | Virginia | — Apr. 1797. |
| Lewis, Francis F | Landaff, Wales, in Mar. 1713 | New York | 30 Dec. 1803. |
| Livingston, Philip | Albany, N. Y., 15 Jan. 1716 | New York | 12 June, 1778. |
| Lynch, Thomas, Jr | St. George’s, S. C., 5 Aug. 1749 | S. Carolina | Lost at sea, 1779. |
| McKean, Thomas | Chester Co., Pa., 19 Mar. 1734 | Delaware | 24 June, 1817. |
| Middleton, Arthur | Middleton Place, S. C., in 1743 | S. Carolina | 1 Jan. 1787. |
| Morris, Lewis | Morrissianna, N. Y., in 1726 | New York | 22 Jan. 1798. |
| Morris, Robert | Lancashire, Eng., Jan. 1733–4 | Pennsylvania | 8 May, 1806. |
| Morton, John | Ridley, Pa., in 1724 | Pennsylvania | — Apr. 1777. |
| Nelson, Thomas, Jr | York, Va., 26 Dec. 1738 | Virginia | 4 Jan. 1789. |
| Paca, Wm. | Wye-Hill, Md., 31 Oct. 1740 | Maryland | — ——, 1799. |
| Paine, Robert Treat | Boston, Mass., in 1731 | Massachusetts | 11 May, 1804. |
| Penn, John | Caroline Co., Va., 17 May 1741 | N. Carolina | 26 Oct. 1809. |
| Read, George | Cecil Co., Md., in 1734 | Delaware | — ——, 1798. |
| Rodney, Cæsar | Dover, Del., in 1730 | Delaware | — ——, 1783. |
| Ross, George | New Castle, Del., in 1730 | Pennsylvania | — July, 1779. |
| Rush, Benjamin, M. D. | Byberry, Pa., 24 Dec. 1745 | Pennsylvania | 19 Apr. 1813. |
| Rutledge, Edward | Charleston, S. C., in Nov. 1749 | S. Carolina | 23 Jan. 1800. |
| Sherman, Roger | Newton, Mass., 19 Apr. 1721 | Connecticut | 23 July, 1793. |
| Smith, James | ——, Ireland, —— —— | Pennsylvania | 11 July, 1806. |
| Stockton, Richard | Princeton, N. J., 1 Oct. 1730 | New Jersey | 28 Feb. 1781. |
| Stone, Thomas | Charles Co., Md., in 1742 | Maryland | 5 Oct. 1787. |
| Taylor, George | ——, Ireland, in 1716 | Pennsylvania | 23 Feb. 1781. |
| Thornton, Matthew | ——, Ireland, in 1714 | New Hampshire | 24 June, 1803. |
| Walton, George | Frederick Co., Va., in 1740 | Georgia | 2 Feb. 1804. |
| Whipple, Wm. | Kittery, Maine, in 1730 | New Hampshire | 28 Nov. 1785. |
| Williams, Wm | Lebanon, Conn., 8 Apr. 1731 | Connecticut | 2 Aug. 1811. |
| Wilson, James | Scotland, about 1742 | Pennsylvania | 28 Aug. 1798. |
| Witherspoon, John | Yester, Scotland, 5 Feb. 1722 | New Jersey | 15 Nov. 1794. |
| Wolcott, Oliver | Windsor, Conn., 26 Nov. 1726 | Connecticut | 1 Dec. 1797. |
| Wythe, George | Elizabeth City Co., Va., in 1726 | Virginia | 8 June, 1806. |
ANTE-WAR DEBTS OF THE SEVERAL STATES.
Table showing the Debts of the several States before the war (1860–61).
| STATES. | In 1860–61. |
|---|---|
| Maine | $699,500 |
| New Hampshire | 31,669 |
| Vermont | none. |
| Massachusetts | 7,132,627 |
| Rhode Island | none. |
| Connecticut | none. |
| New York | 34,182,976 |
| New Jersey | 104,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 37,964,602 |
| Delaware | none. |
| Maryland | |
| Ohio | 14,250,173 |
| Indiana | 7,770,233 |
| Michigan | 2,388,843 |
| Illinois | 10,277,161 |
| Wisconsin | 100,000 |
| Minnesota | 250,000 |
| Iowa | 200,000 |
| Missouri | 24,734,000 |
| Kansas | 150,000 |
| Kentucky | 4,729,234 |
| California | |
| Oregon | 55,372 |
| Virginia | 33,248,141 |
| North Carolina | 9,129,505 |
| South Carolina | 3,691,574 |
| Georgia | 2,670,750 |
| Florida | 383,000 |
| Alabama | 5,048,000 |
| Mississippi | none. |
| Louisiana | 10,023,903 |
| Texas | |
| Arkansas | 3,092,622 |
| Tennessee | 16,643,666 |
CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT,
Since the adoption of the Federal Constitution, March 1st, 1789.
The following is a list of the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the United States, as well as those who were candidates for each office, since the organization of the Government: (vide pp. 21–25, 62.)
1789—George Washington[[116]] and John Adams, two terms, no opposition.
1797—John Adams, opposed by Thomas Jefferson[[116]] who, having the next highest electoral vote, became Vice-President.