The Crisis... Thomas Paine... George Washington letter...

Item # 703515

April 26, 1782

THE SALEM GAZETTE, Mass., April 26, 1782 The entire front page & some of the back page are taken up with an address: "To The People Of America" by Thomas Paine, signed in type: COMMON SENSE. This was Paine's dissertation on the necessity of taxation, the full text of which is available online.
Paine begins by referring to his famous Crisis series, specifically #9, and reprints the beginning of it here: "...Had America pursued her advantages with half the spirit she resisted her misfortunes...".
A fine and notable Thomas Paine essay consuming the entire front page (and more).
As if this were not enough, page 2 has a lengthy letter datelined Williamsburgh, Sept. 26, 1781 signed by: Geo. Washington from Williamsburg, referencing his activity in the Yorktown vicinity. Keep in mind this was written just 3 weeks before Cornwallis would surrender to him there.
A page 3 item references Benedict Arnold, and a page 3 item signed by: J. Adams. Plus even more items concerning the closing moments of the Revolutionary War.
Four pages, great condition.