• The genuine trial of Thomas Paine, for a libel contained in the second part of Rights of man : at Guildhall, London, Dec. 18, 1792, before Lord Kenyon and a special jury : together with the speeches at large of the attorney-general and Mr. Erskine, and authentic copies of Mr. Paine's letters to the attorney-general and others, on the subject of the prosecution / taken in short-hand by E. Hodgson.

Collections:
  • The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
  • The Most Formidable Weapon Against Errors (Lapidus Milberg Exhibit 2025)
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Language:
  • English
Creator:
  • Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
Call number:
  • Lapidus 5.1230
  • Lapidus 5.1232
Extent:
  • [2], 32, *33-*37, 33-109, [1], 2 p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Format:
  • Book
Description:
  • Trial held in the Court of King's Bench.
  • The attorney-general was Sir Archibald Macdonald.
  • Signatures: pi1 a⁴ A-D⁴(-D4) E-O⁴.
  • Publisher's advertisements: p. [1], 2 at end.
  • Princeton copy 1 ReCAP copy is no. 8 of a volume of pamphlets.
Publisher:
  • London, Printed for J. S. Jordan ..., 1792.
Subject:
  • Paine, Thomas 1737-1809—Trials, litigation, etc
  • Trials (Seditious libel)—England—London
  • Paine, Thomas 1737-1809—Rights of man
  • Freedom of the press—Great Britain
  • Seditious libel—Great Britain
Source acquisition:
  • Princeton copy 2 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
  • Princeton copy 3 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
References:
  • ESTC T5894
Created:
  • 1792-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1792
Location:
  • Special Collections Lapidus 5.1230
  • Special Collections Lapidus 5.1232
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/dcwp988z45p
Edm rights:
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Contributor:
  • Macdonald, Archibald, Sir, 1747-1826
  • Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
  • Hodgson, E. (Edward), active 18th century
  • Great Britain. Court of King's Bench
Relation:
  • Multi-title collection including A letter to the Rt. Hon. Lord Grenville, one of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state, &c. in which the present state of the British nation is considered, both positively, and in comparison with the present state of the French nation and 7 other(s).
Author:
  • Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
Provenance:
  • Princeton copy 3 Lapidus copy: Bookplate of Clement K. Shorter.
  • Princeton copy 1 ReCAP copy: Inscribed on title page 'Wm. Saumier. London 28th December 1798.'
Spatial:
  • Great Britain
  • England
Uniform title:
  • Trial of Thomas Paine
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