1797

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Pamphlet

Title: Agrarian justice opposed to agrarian law, and the agrarian monopoly...

8vo; Disbound. Howes P21, Gimbel-Yale 112, Evans 32630

GLC00387

1800

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Pamphlet

Title: An Eulogy on the life of General George Washington....

Signed on half title by Paine (?). Evans 38178

GLC00420

July 18, 1780

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Adams

Paine sympathizes with Dr. Adams' loss of his son and attempts to console his friend. Complains of a lack of support for the state from the people. Feels that a good militia will never exist while the people choose their officers. States that he is pleased with the constitution and agrees, with Adams, that there is no better group of framers. He invites Dr. and Mrs. Adams to spend a few days with him in Massachusetts.

GLC01412.39

1786

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Pamphlet

Title: Dissertations on government, the affairs of the bank and paper money

8vo; Howe P18, Sabin 58221, Evans 19880, NUC NP0023152A defense of the infant Bank of the US.

GLC01235

1796

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Pamphlet

Title: Decline and fall of the English system of finance

Printed by John Page and B.F. Bache.

GLC08637

1793

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Book

Title: Common sense [with seven other pamphlets from the 1790s]

Paine, Thomas. COMMON SENSE, bound with seven other tracts by Paine. Altogether eight works (in nine parts, one title consisting of two separately issued parts.) A fine collection bound in a single volume, contemp. sheep rubbed, crudely but neatly rebacked early in sheep; in very good condition throughout. These are all (with the possible exception of #4) reprints but they are early, generally within the first or second year of the original; some are rare according to NUC; the various publishers, Symonds, Williams, Jordan, and Ridgeway, represent (with the notable absence of D.I. Eaton)…

GLC08643

17 September 1783

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Autograph note signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Sends his respects to Knox. through a Mr. Darby , a former pupil of his from England.

GLC02437.02526

1792 ca.

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Book

Title: Public good: being an examination into the claim of Virginia... [land claims]

Full title: "Public good: Being an examination into the claim of Virginia to the vacant Western Territory, and of the right of the United States to the same." Published by Charles R. & George Webster. (Not first edition.) An account of the question of the destiny and ownership of the lands to the west. Paine says the new lands should be a new state and should be admitted immediately to the fledgling U.S.

GLC05213

1794? ca.

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Object

Title: British "Conder" halfpenny token expressing anger against Thomas Paine

Recto: "End of Pain" [sic] with depiction of a figure hanging from a scaffold. Verso: "May the knave of Jacobin clubs never get a trick."

GLC06303

1802/07/08

Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Citoyen Rosch.

Paine describes his travel plans to Citoyen Rosch and asks if there are any Captains willing to exchange work for passage to American.

GLC07912