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].

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14958.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings. Ancient testimony and principles of the people called Quakers, renewed, with respect to the King and government.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings.

Political science.

Monarchy.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

44 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm (8vo and 4to)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Edition:

The sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

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

Notes:

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].

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14958).

Cited in:

Evans 14958

Bristol B4319

Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 637

Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 222t

OCLC:

152428721