From the original letter at the Library of Congress. New Rochelle (N.Y) Sep 30 '05 Dear Sir I write you this letter entirely on my own account, and I begin it without ceremony. In the year 84 or 5 a motion was made in the legislature of Virginia for making an acknowledgement to me for […]
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From the original pamphlet of 1805. THOMAS PAINE TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA ON THE PROPOSAL FOR CALLING A CONVENTION I resided in the capital of your State (Philadelphia) in the "time that tried men's souls," and all my political writings, during the Revolutionary War, were written in that city, it seems natural for me
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From the original letter at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. N. Rochelle July 31 '05 Citizen I received yours of the 26 Inst. in answer to mine of the 19th. I see that Cheetham has left out the part respecting Hamilton and Mrs. Reynolds but for my own part I wish it had been in.
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Another Callender — THOMAS TURNER OF VIRGINIA — No. I from the American Citizen, July 23 & 24, 1805. Federalism and blackguardism are synonimous terms. A man of Virginia who signs himself Thomas Turner (if any body knows him) has written a letter to some nobody or other in Massachusetts (if any body knows such
To John Fellows July 9, 1805 NEW ROCHELLE, CITIZEN : I inclose you two pieces for Cheetham's paper, which I wish you to give to him yourself. He may publish one No. in one daily paper, and the other number in the next daily paper, and then both in his country paper. There has been
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Philip Foner's introduction: This interesting article on English affairs appeared in the Baltimore Evening Post of July 8, 1805, and has never before been reprinted or even mentioned in any discussion of Paine's writings. It was preceded by an introductory comment by the editor of the Post which went: "The following excellent remarks upon English
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From a scan of the original letter now in private hands. New Rochelle July 2d '05 Citizen In your paper of June 27, in a piece containing remarks on a paragraph in the Norwich Centinel the writer of the remarks speaking of what several of the feds had said, adds The dissemination of these sentiments
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from the 1810 first printing, submitted by Mde. Bonneville for printing, who probably edited the manuscript heavily to soften its anti-Catholic sentiments. IT is always understood that Free-Masons have a secret which they carefully conceal; but from every thing that can be collected from their own accounts of Masonry their real secret is no other
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Of Constitutions, Governments, & Charters. from the American Citizen, June 6, 1805. THE people of Pennsylvania are, at this time, earnestly occupied on the subject of calling a convention to revise their state constitution, and there can be but little doubt that a revision is necessary. It is a constitution, they say, for the emolument
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From the original letter at the TPNHA Collection at Iona College. N. Rochelle April 22, 1805 Citizen I send this by the N. Rochelle boat and have desired the boat man to call on you with it. He is to bring up Bebee and Thomas and I will be obliged to you to see them
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From the original letter at the Library of Congress. New Rochelle (N.Y.) April 20 1805 Dear Sir I wrote you on 1st Janry from N Rochelle mentioning my intention of spending part of the Winter at Washington; but the severity of the Winter and the bad condition of the roads and rivers prevented me and
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From the original letter at the Library of Congress. No. 1 Dear Sir I will first give you an account of my own operations and then pass on to such other matters as may occur. I am settled down on my farm at New Rochelle 20 miles from N York. It is a pleasant and
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