Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845 Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 50 (September 1, 1792)] and Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 51 (September 5, 1792)]

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GLC#
GLC00281
Type
Newspapers
Date
September 1792
Author/Creator
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Title
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 50 (September 1, 1792)] and Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 51 (September 5, 1792)]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
8 p. : newspaper Height: 45 cm, Width: 29 cm
PDF Download(s)
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Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Two issues of the Columbia Centinel bound together from September 1 and 5 of 1792. Issue 50 contains a letter written by Thomas Paine directed to Henry Dundas, Secretary of State for the Home Department in Great Britain. Paine defends his work Rights of Man. Compares and upholds a representative system of government over a hereditary system. Contains reports regarding the French Revolution, Native Americans in the Northeast, and advertisements of sale. Issue 51 contains the conclusion of Paine's letter to Dundas. Compares poverty in Britain and America. Includes reports on affairs in France and Poland, including older French officers' dismay that men from any social class may obtain commissions. It also contains advertisements of sale for homes, land, and ship rentals. The issues also feature a letter to the editor about smallpox.

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