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rejoicing in those liberal principles that have been a 

 consolation to me almost through life. 



Before my friend Grant publishes another work, I 

 wish him to be better acquainted with history, and that 

 those he employs would write the truth and nothing but 

 the truth. 



I was surprised to find Grant attended the Theatre, 

 knowing that he had been turned out of Church twice : 

 once for shaking hands with T. Paine, and once for an 

 other offence : how many infidels he shook hands with 

 at the Theatre he does not inform us. 



When I first read the life of Grant Thorburn, I made 

 this remark and wrote it on the cover of his book ; I 

 have read this life of Grant Thorburn, I presume a great 

 part of which it is composed has no more connection 

 with his life than mine, or the Pope of Rome, to wit, the 

 corresponding letters between ThomasPaine and myself, 

 and those letters I have cut out of his book ; these letters 

 were first printed by Cheetham without my consent for 

 base purposes.after he became a toryand a hypocritical 

 turncoat, like Grant Thourburn, who has now re-print- 

 ed them for the same purpose : they were written by 

 Paine and me in anger. Mr.Paine had boarded with me 

 without any regular agreement, and we quarelled about 

 the bill, what has happened a thousand times to other 

 people; he wrote angrily and I angrily replied. But 

 the affair was amicably settled by Walter Morton and 

 John Fellows the latter is still living 1 think some things 

 Paine said of me were not in earnest, and I answered in 

 anger ; the letters should have been burnt: but Cheet- 

 harn said many things of Paine that were not true, after 



