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Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America : containing, remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled Common sense. Wherein are shewn, that the scheme of independence is ruinous, delusive, and impracticable: that were the author's asseverations, respecting the power of America, as real as nugatory; reconcilliation with Great Britain, would be exalted policy: and that circumstanced as we are, permanent liberty, and true happiness, can only be obtained by reconciliation with that kingdom. / Written by Candidus. ; [Four lines of quotations].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chalmers, James, 1727?-1806, author.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43000.
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43001.
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43002.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Common sense.
- Paine, Thomas.
- Freedom of the press.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (64, 57-64, 73-96 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, 98-136 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street., MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Attributed to James Chalmers by T.R. Adams. Erroneously attributed to William Smith, George Chalmers, Alexander Hamilton, and others.
- Dedicated to John Dickinson.
- Three states noted by Adams, in addition to the four states without the Additions. Cf. his "Authorship and printing of Plain truth by 'Candidus.'" Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 49 (1955): 230-248. Another state, not mentioned in Adams, has 98-135, [3] p. at end. Pages [137-138] have "The printer to the public ..." and a bookseller's advertisement.
- "The printer to the public: on the freedom of the press."--p. [1-2]. With a bookseller's advertisement, pages [2].
- Includes also a critique of Common sense, signed Rationalis, and Cato's [id est, William Smith's] second letter to the people of Pennsylvania.
- "Additions to Plain truth ... written by the author of Plain truth ..."--[9], 98-136 pages at end, with separate title page, pages [7].
- Bookseller's advertisements, pages 96, 136.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 43000).
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 43001).
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 43002).
- Cited in:
- Bristol B4190
- Bristol B4191
- Bristol B4192
- Shipton and Mooney 43000
- Shipton and Mooney 43001
- Shipton and Mooney 43002
- Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3345
- Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 208c
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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