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Cookes House, also known as Tom Paine's House, is a historic home located at 438-440 Codorus Street in York, Pennsylvania. It is believed to have been the home of Paine while the Second Continental Congress convened in York from September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778 - Library of Congress

THE WHIG SOCIETY IN AMERICA

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Little has been written about the political party formed after Paine’s return from the battlefield in January 1777, the Whig Society. The Society was perhaps the first revolutionary party in modern history.

Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence

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