Common sense : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects : I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America; with some miscellaneous reflections
- Creator
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
- Form
- books
- Date
- 1776
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. -- Ancient testimony and principles of the people called Quakers renewed, with respect to the king and government, and touching the commotions now prevailing in these and other parts of America
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
- Politics and government
- Political science -- Early works to 1800
- Political science
- Monarchy -- Early works to 1800
- Monarchy
- Geographic Subject
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- United States
- Collection
- Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 56 pages ; 20 cm (4to)
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: Printed. Norwich: Re-printed and sold by Judah P. Spooner, and by T. Green, in New-London
- Related Place
- United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Notes
- Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴.
- Published anonymously. By Thomas Paine.
- Culture Class Collection copy has the inscription "Gershom Breed's Book 1776" in brown ink on t.p.
- Culture Class Collection copy was the gift of Mrs. Alfred Stengel.
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, AC7 P1657 776cj
- Provenance
- Breed, Gershom (inscription) (Culture Class Collection)
- Stengel, Alfred, Mrs. (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Resource Type
- Text
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