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Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802 Public good: being an examination into the claim of Virginia... [land claims]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05213 Author/Creator: Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Book Date: 1792 ca. Pagination: 41 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 12.1 cm Order a Copy

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.

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