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245 10 a| To the public :b| In the course of a few days I shall lay before you some very interesting facts and materials, by which you will be able to distinguish between those who serve you and those who seek to deceive you.;

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500 a| Rebuttal to a letter signed "Plain Truth" (Rev. William Smith) published in the Dec. 21, 1778, issue of the Pennsylvania packet. Both concern the controversy over the conduct of Silas Deane, the American commissioner to France, who was charged with extorting money from Congress to pay for supplies which were actually intended as gifts from the French government. Cf. Fosner, Philip S. The complete writings of Thomas Paine, 1945, v. 2, p. 96-188.;

500 a| Signed and dated: Thomas paine, secretary for foreign affairs, and author of all writings under the signature of Common Sense. Philadelphia, December 28, 1778.;

500 a| Followed by a poem criticizing Paine's role in the Deane affair, entitled: By the Goddess of Plain Truth, a manifesto and proclamation. Signed and dated: Dec. 26th, 1778. Truth. By the Goddess's command, Retaliatio, secretary.;

500 a| Ascribed to the press of Benjamin Towne by Bristol and Hildeburn; however, John Dunlap's role as the printer of essays on both sides of the controversy is discussed in the text, and both letter and poem are identical in content and typography with those published in a single column in the December 29, 1778, issue of Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet.;

500 a| Text in two columns.;

510 4 a| Bristolc| B4758;

510 4 a| Shipton & Mooneyc| 43522;

510 4 a| Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,c| 3765;

530 a| Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.;

600 10 a| Smith, William,d| 1727-1803.=| ^A365199;

600 10 a| Paine, Thomas,d| 1737-1809.=| ^A39756;

600 10 a| Deane, Silas,d| 1737-1789.=| ^A78742;

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To the public : In the course of a few days I shall lay before you some very interesting facts and materials, by which you will be able to distinguish between those who serve you and those who seek to deceive you.

Author/creator	Paine, Thomas
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	[Philadelphia] : [Printed by John Dunlap], [1778]
Description	1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
Supplemental Content	Evans Digital Edition
Subjects	Smith, William, 1727-1803. Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Deane, Silas, 1737-1789. Dunlap, John, 1747-1812.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43522. ^A478749
General note	Rebuttal to a letter signed "Plain Truth" (Rev. William Smith) published in the Dec. 21, 1778, issue of the Pennsylvania packet. Both concern the controversy over the conduct of Silas Deane, the American commissioner to France, who was charged with extorting money from Congress to pay for supplies which were actually intended as gifts from the French government. Cf. Fosner, Philip S. The complete writings of Thomas Paine, 1945, v. 2, p. 96-188.
General note	Signed and dated: Thomas paine, secretary for foreign affairs, and author of all writings under the signature of Common Sense. Philadelphia, December 28, 1778.
General note	Followed by a poem criticizing Paine's role in the Deane affair, entitled: By the Goddess of Plain Truth, a manifesto and proclamation. Signed and dated: Dec. 26th, 1778. Truth. By the Goddess's command, Retaliatio, secretary.
General note	Ascribed to the press of Benjamin Towne by Bristol and Hildeburn; however, John Dunlap's role as the printer of essays on both sides of the controversy is discussed in the text, and both letter and poem are identical in content and typography with those published in a single column in the December 29, 1778, issue of Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet.
General note	Text in two columns.
References	Bristol B4758
References	Shipton & Mooney 43522
References	Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3765
Other forms	Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction note	Electronic 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. 43522).
Genre/form	Broadsides.
Genre/form	Poems 1778.

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