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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
[Norwich, Conn.] : Philadelphia: Printed. Norwich: Re-printed and sold by Judah P. Spooner, and by T. Green, in New-London., [1776]
Physical Description
64 p. ; 18 cm. (4to)
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Notes
Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
Advertised in the Connecticut gazette, New London, Apr. 12, 1776.
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. 43119).
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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
Bristol, R.P. Supplement to Charles Evans' American bibliography, B4313
Shipton, C.K. National index of American imprints through 1800, 43119
Trumbull, J.H. List of books printed in Connecticut, 1709-1800, 1214
Johnson, H.A. New London, 1047
Adams, T.R. American independence, the growth of an idea, 222r
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