Author name: Thomas Paine

Images above and transcript below from the original letter at the American Philosophical Society Philadelphia Oct. 11th, 1779 Honble. Sirs Some few days ago I presented a letter to this Honble Board stating the inconveniences which I lay under from an attention to public interest in preference to my own, to which I have received […]

From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society To the Honorable The Supreme Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania Honble. Sirs Tho’ it has always been my disposition to render Service rather than to request it, yet the line of duty in which I have acted for four years past without profit or

From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society Market Street Sept. 18th, 1779 Sir I had the honor this morning of receiving by the hands of your Servant your favor of a printed copy respecting Govr. Johnstone’s offer, but the suddenness with which the bearer returned and my not understanding his message till I

From the original letter now in private hands Philadelphia Sept. 14th, 1779 Dear Sir It was my intention to have communicated to you the substance of this letter last Sunday had I not been prevented by a return of my fever; perhaps finding myself unwell, and feeling, as well as apprehending, inconveniences, have produced in

From the original letter at the Library of Congress Philadelphia June 17th 1779 Honble. Sirs On the 25th ult. I addressed a Letter to this Honble House (being my second on the same subject) requesting copies of Mr. Deane’s Narrative and subsequent Letters to Congress so far as they relate to me, which request has

May 25th, 1779 PHILADELPHIA, HONORABLE SIRS: On the 20th inst. I applied to Congress for such parts of Mr. Deane’s Narrative and subsequent letters as refer to me personally or to the Publication signed Common Sense of which I am the author to which request I have received no answer. I have strong reasons to

From the original letter at the Library of Congress Philadelphia May 20th, 1779 Honble Sirs Understanding that Mr. Deane has mentioned or alluded to me, in his narrative, and likewise in several of his letters to this Honble (House), I request that I may be admitted to a per(usal) of the originals, or furnished with

From the original letter at the Library of Congress Philadelphia April 23rd, 1779 Honorable Sirs On enquiry yesterday of Mr. Thomson your Secretary I find that no answer is given to any of my letters. I am unable to account for the seeming inattention of Congress in Collecting information at this particular time, from whatever

From the original letter at the Library of Congress Philadelphia April 21st, 1779 Honorable Sirs Congress having resolved to publish their Journals weekly, beginning with the first of Janry 1779 and as the proceedings respecting me form a considerable part of the first business in the Journals, and as the publication thereof is intended to

From the original letter at the Library of Congress Philadelphia April 3rd, 1779 Honorable Sirs On the 19th and 30th ult. I applied to Congress for copies of all papers and proceedings respecting me from Jany 2d to Jany 16 To which I have received no direct answer. I am told that on the reading

From the original letter at the Library of Congress To the Honorable Congress of the United States Philadelphia March 30th, 1779 Honorable Sirs On the 19th Inst I applied by letter to this honorable House, requesting a copy of their proceedings respecting me from Jany 2d to Jany 16th, the day on which the papers