6324. PAINE (Thomas), Rewards to.—
The Assembly of New York have made Paine,
the author of “Common Sense”, a present of a
farm. Could you prevail on our Assembly to
do something for him? I think their quota of
what ought to be given him would be 2000
guineas, or an inheritance within 100 guineas
a year. It would be peculiarly magnanimous in
them to do it; because it would show that no
particular and smaller passion has suppressed
the grateful impressions which his services have
made on our minds.—
To James Madison.
Ford ed., iii, 499.
(Pa.,
May. 1784)
