Common sense
Subtitle: 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 ...
Contributors: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The fourth edition.
Publisher: Printed by F. Bailey ...
Published: 1776
Place of publication: Lancaster
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings; Political science -- Early works to 1800; Monarchy -- Early works to 1800; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: LC copy has inscriptions: "Hugh McClure his Book" and "Sam McClure".
Evans 14960
ESTC W32277
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-H⁴.
"A new edition with several additions in the body of the work to which is added an appendix, together with an address to the people called Quakers".
Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
"Introduction" dated: Philadelphia, February 14, 1776.