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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 asseve

64, 57-64, 73-96, [9], 98-136 p. ; 21 cm. (8vo) · Plain truth and the Additions are attributed to James Chalmers by Adams and Evans · Sometimes erroneously attributed to William Smith, George Chalmers, Alexander Hamilton, and others. Cf. ESTC · Plain truth first printed by R. Bell, in Philadelphia, 1776 with pagination: [8], 84 p · According to Gimbel, this is the "second edition, variant a" of Plain truth · Additions to Plain truth also printed separately (Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 209) by R. Bell on April 17, 1776. Cf. Adams · Several states of individual gatherings of Plain truth noted by Adams, in addition to the four states without the Additions. Cf. his "Authorship and printing of Plain truth by 'Candidus."' Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 49 (1955): 230-248. Another state, not mentioned in Adams, has 98-135, [3] p. at end. Pages [137-138] have "The printer to the public ..." and a bookseller's advertisement · "Plain truth; containing, remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled Common sense": p. [9]-64, 57-64, 73-74, 1st-3rd counts · "The following publication by Rationalis, is printed in this size, for the convenience of those gentlemen, who choose to bind it w

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