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The two following letters are explanatory of the reasons why the publication of the life of Mr. Paine has been so long delayed, and are so well calculated to excite the candor of the reader toward the work, that no apology is offered for making them a part of the preface.
Epitaph On Thomas Paine To future times this monumental stone Need not be spared to make thy value known. For future times will in each bosom raise An Altar sacred to that worth and praise; And sound with general voice, when envy dies, Thee and thy works with plaudits, to the skies. This Tomb is
To Thomas Clio Rickman March 8, 1803 NEW YORK, MY DEAR FRIEND: Mr. Monroe, who is appointed Minister Extraordinary to France, takes charge of this, to be delivered to Mr. Este, banker, in Paris, to be forwarded to you. I arrived at Baltimore on the 30th October, and you can have no idea of the
