The Crisis Extraordinary. from the original pamphlet, at Evans Early American Imprint Collection, University of Michigan. ON THE SUBJECT OF TAXATION IT IS impossible to sit down and think seriously on the affairs of America, but the original principles upon which she resisted, and the glow and ardor which they inspired, will occur like the […]
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From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society. Sept. 9th 1780 — Sir Last spring I mentioned to you a wish I had to take a passage for Europe and endeavor to get privately to England, you pointed out several difficulties in the way respecting my own safety which occasioned me to defer the
To Major-General Nathanael Greene September 9, 1780 Read Post »
THE CRISIS, No. IX. from the Pennsylvania Packet, June 13, 1780. HAD America pursued her advantages with half the spirit that she resisted her misfortunes, she would, before now, have been a conquering and a peaceful people; but lulled in the lap of soft tranquillity, she rested on her hopes, and adversity only has convulsed
From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society. Sunday Morning, June 4th 80 Sir I trouble you with a few thoughts on the present State of affairs. Every difficulty we are now in arises from an Empty Treasury and an exhausted Credit. These removed and the prospect would brighten. While the war was carried
To the Honorable Joseph Reed June 4, 1780 Read Post »
From the original letter at the New-York Historical Society. Sir As few are more interested and none better affected than yourself I write you a few thoughts on the state of our Public Affairs. Charles town is without doubt totally gone, and tho' the fate of America does not depend upon it yet the loss
To Blair McClenaghan May, 1780 Read Post »
THE CRISIS. No. VIII. from the Pennsylvania Packet, February 26, 1780. Addressed to the People of ENGLAND, by the Author of COMMON SENSE. "TRUSTING, (says the king of England in his speech of November last) in the Divine Providence, and in the justice of my cause, I am firmly resolved to prosecute the war with
To the Printer of the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET. from Pennsylvania Packet, October 16, 1779. When passion and mistake give way to candor and benevolence, we sensibly forget the injury in contemplating the effect, and pay a reverence to virtue tho’ provoked into action by a fault. The late unfortunate affair of the fourth inst. will, to
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From the origial 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 no reply. It is to
To the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania October 11, 1779 Read Post »
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
To the Supreme Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania September 28th, 1779 Read Post »
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
To his Excellency Joseph Reed, Esq. Sept. 18th, 1779 Read Post »
