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

Newport [R.I.]: Printed and sold by Solomon Southwick, M,DCC,LXX,VI. [1776]

Publication year

1776-1776

ESTC No.

W32281

Grub Street ID

342761

Description

[4],16,31,[1]p. ; 8⁰

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.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B? C?; ?[A]? ?B-D? (?[A]1 blank, ?D4 verso blank). - GIMBEL AND BRISTOL REPORT THAT LEAF [A]1 OF 2ND SEQUENCE IS BLANK. - READEX NOTE: The first [4], 16 p. only are filmed as 43118. The entire item, together with Large additions to Common sense (Alden 640) is filmed as 14965