George Washington to Thomas Paine thanking him for a poem - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02858
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1795
Title	George Washington to Thomas Paine thanking him for a poem
Date	7 September 1795
Author	Washington, George (1732-1799)
Recipient	Paine, Thomas
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	President Washington thanks "Thos Paine - of Boston" (not the famous author of "Common Sense," who was in Paris until 1802) for a poem inscribed to him.
Subjects	President Poetry Literature and Language Arts
People	Washington, George (1732-1799) Paine, Thomas (1737-1809)
Place written	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme	The Presidency; Arts & Literature; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Sir, Since my return to this city, from Mount Vernon, I have been favored with your letter of the 30th. of July with the accompanying Poem, The Invention of Letters. For the honor of Inscribing it to me, and the flattering sentiments [there]in Expressed, I pray you to accept the best thanks of Sir Your Most Obedt Go: Washington Phildelphia 7th. Septr. 1795 Mr. Thos Paine - of Boston [address leaf:] To Mr. Thomas Paine 7th. Sep. 1795 The President of the United States