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Common sense, addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections
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Common sense, [electronic resource] : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections.
Edition
A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added an appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N.B. The new addition here given increases the work upwards of one third. [Two lines from Thomson]
Published
[Newburyport, Mass.] : Philadelphia printed: Newbury Port, reprinted, by John Mycall, and to be sold at the printing office., [1776]
Physical Description
61, [3] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
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Notes
Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
Advertised in the Essex journal, Newburyport, May 18, 1776.
With a half-title.
Error in paging: p. 50 misnumbered 56.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14961).
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Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 18, 2006
References
Evans, C. American bibliography, 14961
Adams, T.R. American independence, the growth of an idea, 222o
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