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100 1 a| Chalmers, James,d| 1727?-1806.=| ^A457305;

245 10 a| Plain truth :b| 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].;

260 a| Philadelphia :b| Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street,c| MDCCLXXVI. [1776];

300 a| 8 unnumbered pages, 84 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ;c| 8⁰.;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| computerb| c2| rdamedia;

338 a| online resourceb| cr2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Attributed to James Chalmers by T.R. Adams. Erroneously attributed to William Smith, George Chalmers, Alexander Hamilton, and others.;

500 a| Dedicated to John Dickinson.;

500 a| Four 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.;

500 a| "The printer to the public: on the freedom of the press."--p. [1-2]. With a bookseller's advertisement, p. [2].;

500 a| Includes 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.;

500 a| Reproduction of original from the British Library.;

510 4 a| Evans,c| 15088;

510 4 a| Bristol,c| B4189;

510 4 a| Shipton & Mooney,c| 42999;

510 4 a| Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,c| 3345;

510 4 a| Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets,c| 208a;

510 4 a| Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets,c| 208b;

510 4 a| English Short Title Catalog,c| ESTCW28887.;

700 1 a| Smith, William,d| 1727-1803,e| author.=| ^A365199;

700 0 a| Rationalis,e| author.=| ^A480142;

700 1 a| Hamilton, Alexander,d| 1757-1804e| author.=| ^A22026;

700 1 a| Chalmers, George,d| 1742-1825,e| author.=| ^A461782;

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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
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
Description	8 unnumbered pages, 84 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content	Full text online

Other author/creator	Smith, William, 1727-1803, author.
Other author/creator	Rationalis, author.
Other author/creator	Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 author.
Other author/creator	Chalmers, George, 1742-1825, author.
General note	Attributed to James Chalmers by T.R. Adams. Erroneously attributed to William Smith, George Chalmers, Alexander Hamilton, and others.
General note	Dedicated to John Dickinson.
General note	Four 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 note	Includes 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.
General note	Reproduction of original from the British Library.
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
References	English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW28887.
Reproduction note	Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements

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