PAINE WRITINGS LEGEND

Major Works

American Revolution

American Politics & Government

Essays

English Affairs

French Revolution

Other

Poetry

Religion

Letters

Recently Discovered

Works Removed

1772

Case of the Excise Officers

To Oliver Goldsmith December 21, 1772

1775

The Magazine in America

The Snowdrop and the Critic

A Dialogue between General Wolfe and General Gage

New Anecdotes of Alexander the Great

Useful and Entertaining Hints

Reflections on the Life and Death of Lord Clive

An Account of the Burning of Bachelors’ Hall

The Death of General Wolfe

To Honorable Benjamin Franklin Esqr. March 4th, 1775

African Slavery in America

Cupid and Hymen

Duelling

Reflections on Titles

The Dream Interpreted

Reflections on Unhappy Marriages

Farmer Short’s Dog Porter: A Tale

An Occasional Letter on the Female Sex

Liberty Tree

A Serious Thought

1776

Common Sense

Epistle to Quakers

The Forester’s Letters

Four Letters on Interesting Subjects

Dialogue between the Ghost of General Montgomery and an American Delegate

To Anonymous August 16, 1776

The Crisis I

1777

The Crisis II

Retreat across the Delaware

To the People

The Crisis III

Candid and Critical Remarks on a Letter Signed Ludlow

To Honorable Benjamin Franklin LL.D. June 20th, 1777

To Richard Henry Lee July 1, 1777

To Honorable Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. July 9th, 1777

To William Bingham July 16, 1777

The Crisis IV

To Timothy Matlack Oct. 30, 1777

1778

The Crisis V

To Henry Laurens April 11, 1778

To the Honorable Benjamin Franklin, Esqr. May 16, 1778

To the Honorable Benjamin Franklin May 16, 1778

To Henry Laurens Spring 1778

To his Excellency George Washington June 5th, 1778

The Crisis VI

To Benjamin Franklin October 24, 1778

The Crisis VII

A Serious Address To The People Of Pennsylvania On The Present Situation Of Their Affairs

To Henry Laurens December 15, 1778

The Affair of Silas Deane

1779

To M. Gerard January 2, 1779

To the Honorable Congress of the United States January 6, 1779

To the Congress of the United States January 7, 1779

To the Congress of the United States January 8, 1779

To the Honorable Henry Laurens January 14, 1779

To the Honorable Henry Laurens January 17, 1779

To Major-General Greene January 31, 1779

To his Excellency George Washington January 31, 1779

To Benjamin Franklin March 4, 1779

Response to *Observations on the American Revolution*

To the Honorable Congress of the United States March 30, 1779

To the Honorable Congress of the United States April 3, 1779

To the Honorable Congress of the United States April 21, 1779

To the Hon. John Jay April 23, 1779

To Hon. John Jay May 20, 1779

To the Continental Congress May 25, 1779

To the Honorable Congress of the United States June 17, 1779

Peace and the Newfoundland Fisheries

To the Honorable Henry Laurens September 14, 1779

To his Excellency Joseph Reed, Esq. Sept. 18th, 1779

To the Supreme Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania September 28th, 1779

To the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania October 11, 1779

To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet

1780

The American Philosophical Society

The Crisis VIII

Emancipation of Slaves

To Blair McClenaghan May, 1780

To the Honorable Joseph Reed June 4, 1780

The Crisis IX

To Major-General Nathanael Greene September 9, 1780

The Crisis Extraordinary

To the Honorable Members of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania November 3rd, 1780.

Public Good

1781

To Benjamin Franklin (May) 1781

To Major-General Nathanael Greene January 10, 1781

To James Hutchinson March 11th, 1781

To Benjamin Franklin May 28, 1781

To his Excellency Thomas McKean [August or September, 1781]

To the Honorable Robert Morris, Esqr. September 20, [1781]

To Colonel [John] Laurens October 4, 1781

To Jonathan Williams, Merchant November 26, 1781

To Honorable Robert Morris November 26, 1781

To his Excellency George Washington November 30, 1781

1782

To Honorable Robert Morris, Esq. January 24, 1782

To Robert Morris February 20, 1782

To Honorable Robert Morris, Esq. March 1782

The Crisis X

To his Excellency George Washington March 17th, 1782

To Honorable Robert Morris March 17th, 1782

The Necessity of Taxation

Response to an Accusation of Bribery

The Crisis XI

A Supernumerary Crisis

To Robert Morris September 6, 1782

To his Excellency George Washington September 7, 1782

Epitaph on General Charles Lee

The Crisis XII

To Robert Morris November 20, 1782

Letter to the Abbe Raynal

To Robert Morris December 7, 1782

Six Letters to Rhode Island

1783

To Robert Morris January 23, 1783

The Crisis XIII

To his Excellency Elias Boudinot June 7th, 1783

To Doctor Benjamin Rush June 13th, 1783

To his Excellency Elias Boudinot June 20th, 1783

To W. Wallace Junior June 30th, 1783

To his Excellency George Washington July 22, 1783

The Address of the Citizens of Philadelphia

To his Excellency George Washington September 21, 1783

Hail Great Republic!

To a Committee of the Continental Congress October, 1783

To his Excellency George Washington October 2, 1783

To George Washington October 13, 1783

To Robert Morris October 14, 1783

To James Duane December 3, 1783

A Supernumerary Crisis II

1784

To General Lewis Morris February 16th, 1784

To His Excellency George Washington April 28, 1784

To Honorable General Irwin, Vice-President November 27th, 1784