# Thomas Paine Historical Association: Educating the world about the life, works, and legacy of Thomas Paine

> The Thomas Paine Historical Associationis the oldest historic association for the Father of the Age of Democratic Revolutions, established in 1884\.

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## Pages
- [The Sherman Copy of the Declaration of Independence — Full](https://thomaspaine.org/the-sherman-copy/full/)
- [More Thomas Paine Images](https://thomaspaine.org/gallery/more-thomas-paine-images/)
- [Thomas Paine Resources](https://thomaspaine.org/resources/)
- [Support the TPHA](https://thomaspaine.org/donations/)
- [Thomas Paine Historical Association](https://thomaspaine.org/)

## Posts
- [The Lewes Railway Project](https://thomaspaine.org/beacon/the-lewes-railway-project/): The Lewes Railway posters were hung in late December 2025, badged as a Thomas Paine Historical Association project with my having recently joined its Board\. 
- [Poison Pens: Turning the Corner from Damnation to Praise](https://thomaspaine.org/beacon/poison-pens-turning-the-corner-from-damnation-to-praise/)
- [Thomas Paine at 250: Insights from a Conference in Lewes, England](https://thomaspaine.org/beacon/thomas-paine-at-250-insights-from-a-conference-in-lewes-england/): The enthusiasm and engagement of younger scholars in Lewes suggests that scholarship about Thomas Paine and exploration of the context and impact of his work will continue to yield new insights well into the future\.
- [From Humble Servant to Friend](https://thomaspaine.org/beacon/from-humble-servant-to-friend/): Like many other writers in 18th\-century England, Thomas Paine used the familiar valediction “Your humble and obedientservant,” or some variation thereof\.
- [The Context of Common Sense: Analyzing Paine’s Words](https://thomaspaine.org/beacon/the-context-of-common-sense-analyzing-paines-words/): Following the language of Common Sense, 96 local and state Declarations ofIndependence were written, repeating the language of Common Sense, leading to the national declaration\.

## Categories
- [Letters](https://thomaspaine.org/category/letters/)
- [Thomas Paine Society UK](https://thomaspaine.org/category/thomas-paine-society-uk/)
- [Historic Newspapers](https://thomaspaine.org/category/historic-newspapers/)
- [Beacon](https://thomaspaine.org/category/beacon/)
- [Resources Essays](https://thomaspaine.org/category/resources-essays/)

## Tags
- [Book Reviews](https://thomaspaine.org/tag/book-reviews/)
- [Thomas Paine and New Rochelle](https://thomaspaine.org/tag/thomas-paine-and-new-rochelle/)
- [Thomas Paine and England](https://thomaspaine.org/tag/england/)
- [Thomas Paine Anniversaries](https://thomaspaine.org/tag/thomas-paine-anniversaries/)
- [Benjamin Franklin](https://thomaspaine.org/tag/benjamin-franklin/)

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