. The life and writings of Thomas Paine : containing a biography. upon the footing I havealready mentioned; that is, that the Minister re-claims me conditionally until the opinion of Con-gress can be obtained on the subject of my citi-zenship of America, and that I remain in liberty 133 WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE under the i^rotection of the Minister during thatinterval. (Signed) Thomas Paine. I should have added that as Gouver-neur Morris could not inform Congress of thecause of my arrestation, as he knew it not him-self, it is to be supposed that Congress was notenough acquainted with the
. The life and writings of Thomas Paine : containing a biography. upon the footing I havealready mentioned; that is, that the Minister re-claims me conditionally until the opinion of Con-gress can be obtained on the subject of my citi-zenship of America, and that I remain in liberty 133 WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE under the i^rotection of the Minister during thatinterval. (Signed) Thomas Paine. I should have added that as Gouver-neur Morris could not inform Congress of thecause of my arrestation, as he knew it not him-self, it is to be supposed that Congress was notenough acquainted with the case to give any di-rections respecting me when you came away. T. P. 134 t-^oioA*^ se protectioa uj. int iyiimsici auring that iulJ have add«;-i mid not inform Congress of the r: iuy arrestation, as 1^ \ it not him- smi, . iS to be supposed tha ess was not enougJi acquainted with the < -^?c any di- recticiis respecting nic whfn -ay. DE LISLE SINGING THE MARSEILLAISE Photograinire from the Original Painting 134. ADDENDA 1. Luxembourg 14em Vendemiaire,Old Style October 4, 1794. DEAR Sir: I thank you for your very friend-ly and affectionate letter of the eighteenthof September which I did not receive till thismorning. It has relieved my mind from aload of disquietude. You will easily suppose thatif the information I received had been exact, mysituation was without hope. I had in that caseneither section, department nor country, to re-claim me; but that is not all; I felt a poignancyof grief, in having the least reason to supposethat America had so soon forgotten me who hadnever forgotten her. Mr. Labonadaire, in a note of yesterday, di-rected me to write to the Convention. As I sup-pose this measure has been taken in concert withyou, I have requested him to show you the letter,of which he will make a translation to accompanythe original. (I cannot see what motive can induce themto keep me in prison. It will gratify the Eng- 135 WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE lish Gover
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