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]

People / Organizations

• Thomas Paine (Author)

Imprint

[Providence]: Philadelphia, printed: Providence, re-printed and sold by John Carter, at Shakespear's Head, near the Court-House, M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776]

Publication year

1776-1776

ESTC No.

W30445

Grub Street ID

340781

Description

45,[1]p. ; 24 cm. (8vo and 4to)

Note

Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.

"Appendix to Common sense: The necessity of independency."--p. [35]-[46]. Includes Paine's "Address to the people called Quakers." Advertised for sale separately in the Providence gazette for March 2, 1776. Some copies were issued without the Appendix.

Errata statement, p. [46].

Uncontrolled note

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