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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. ; [Three 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]
Description8 unnumbered pages, 84 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 Common sense.
Freedom of the press.
United States--Politics and government --1775-1783.
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.
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15088. ^A478749
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 noteFour states noted by Adams, who describes an additional three states as issued with "Additions to Plain truth." Cf. his "Authorship and printing of Plain truth by 'Candidus'". Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 49 (1955) : 230-248.
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 an extract from Cato's [i.e., William Smith's] second letter to the people of Pennsylvania.
References Evans 15088
References Bristol B4189
References Shipton & Mooney 42999
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3345
References Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 208a
References Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 208b
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15088).
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42999).
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

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