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Plain truth : addressed to the inhabitants of America, containing, remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled Common sense. Wherein are shewn, that the scheme of independence is ruinous, delusive, and impracticable: that were the author's asseverations, respecting the power of America, as real as nugatory; reconcilliation with Great Britain, would be exalted policy: and that circumstanced as we are, permanent liberty, and true happiness, can only be obtained by reconciliation with that kingdom. Written by Candidus. [Four lines of quotations].

Author/creator Chalmers, James, 1727?-1806
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
Description64, 57-64, 73-96 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, 98-136 pages ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 Common sense.
Freedom of the press.
United States--Politics and government --1775-1783.
Other author/creatorSmith, William, 1727-1803 author.
Other author/creatorRationalis, author.
Other author/creatorHamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 author.
Other author/creatorChalmers, George, 1742-1825 author.
Other author/creatorChalmers, George, 1742-1825.
Other author/creatorHamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Other author/creatorRationalis.
Other author/creatorSmith, William, 1727-1803.
Other author/creatorDickinson, John, 1732-1808 dedicatee.
Other author/creatorBell, Robert, 1732?-1784 printer.
General noteAttributed to James Chalmers by T.R. Adams. Erroneously attributed to William Smith, George Chalmers, Alexander Hamilton, and others.
General noteDedicated to John Dickinson.
General noteThree states noted by Adams, in addition to the four states without the Additions. Cf. his "Authorship and printing of Plain truth by 'Candidus."' Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 49 (1955): 230-248. Another state, not mentioned in Adams, has 98-135, [3] p. at end. Pages [137-138] have "The printer to the public .." and a bookseller's advertisement.
General note"The printer to the public: on the freedom of the press."--p. [1-2]. With a bookseller's advertisement, p. [2].
General noteIncludes also a critique of Common sense, signed Rationalis, and Cato's [i.e., William Smith's] second letter to the people of Pennsylvania.
General note"Additions to Plain truth .. written by the author of Plain truth .."--[9], 98-136 p. at end, with separate title page, p. [7].
General noteBookseller's advertisements, p. 96, 136.
General noteReproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References Bristol, B4190
References Bristol, B4191
References Bristol, B4192
References Shipton & Mooney, 43000
References Shipton & Mooney, 43001
References Shipton & Mooney, 43002
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3345
References Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 208c
References English Short Title Catalog, W27653.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

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