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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. [Two lines from Thomson].

Title
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. [Two lines from Thomson].
Author
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Publication
Newport [R.I.] : Printed and sold by Solomon Southwick, M,DCC,LXX,VI. [1776]

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  • Southwick, Solomon, 1731-1797
  • Gale (Firm)
Description
[4],16,31,[1]p.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings
  • Monarchy
  • Political science
  • United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783
Note
  • Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
  • Advertised in the Newport Mercury for April 8, 1776. This consists of the sheets of "Thoughts on the present state of American affairs: extracted from a pamphlet, lately published in Philadelphia, entitled Common sense .." (31, [1] p.; Alden 641, q.v.) with the title page lef blank, preceded by the text of the first half of Common sense supplied in the 16 preliminary pages.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Bristol
  • Shipton & Mooney
  • Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets
  • Alden, J.E. Rhode Island
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642790357
  • W32281
Author
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Title
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. [Two lines from Thomson].
Imprint
Newport [R.I.] : Printed and sold by Solomon Southwick, M,DCC,LXX,VI. [1776]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
Bristol, B4308
Shipton & Mooney, 43118
Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 222p
Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 639
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, W32281.
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Place of Publication
United States Rhode Island Newport.
Added Author
Southwick, Solomon, 1731-1797, printer.
Gale (Firm)
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