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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05213 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1792 |
| Title | Public good: being an examination into the claim of Virginia... [land claims] |
| Date | ca. 1792 |
| Author | Paine, Thomas (1725-1802) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Full title: "Public good: Being an examination into the claim of Virginia to the vacant Western Territory, and of the right of the United States to the same." Published by Charles R. & George Webster. (Not first edition.) An account of the question of the destiny and ownership of the lands to the west. Paine says the new lands should be a new state and should be admitted immediately to the fledgling U.S. |
| Subjects | Statehood Westward Expansion Immigration and Migration Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Paine, Thomas (1725-1802) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |