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Thomas Paine letters and other material
- Title
- Thomas Paine letters and other material, ca. 1779-1808.
- Author
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4569 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Collection includes original and transcribed letters and other material by English-American political theorist Thomas Paine. Original material includes a January 14, 1779, letter to Henry Laurens with an account of "monies rec'd since I have been in America," and a manuscript copy of the poem "Castle in the Air." Transcriptions include the Laurens letter, as well as an 1808 exchange between Paine and London Corresponding Society activist Thomas Hardy.
- Genre/Form
- Poems.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Material was originally received as part of the Ford and Moore collections.
- Publications (note)
- Letters are published in The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4569
- OCLC
- 867569828
- Author
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
- Title
- Thomas Paine letters and other material, ca. 1779-1808.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Publications
- Letters are published in The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine.
- Provenance
- Material was originally received as part of the Ford and Moore collections.
- Occupation
- Political scientists 18th century.
- Added Author
- Hardy, Thomas, 1752-1832.Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792, recipient.Ford collection.Moore collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4569