Thanks for that Chris, I'm not sure how I missed it? Did you see the 'Baltimore' reference in The Times article?
There's quite a few inaccuracies with their Museums of Liverpool version, assuming The Times is correct of course?
Their quote “Here are the bones of the late Thomas Paine!” differs. The Times offers "There, gentlemen, are the mortal remains of the immortal Thomas Paine."
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Also the date of arrival of the
Hercules on Tuesday, 23rd Nov. 1819. It actually arrived on Sunday, 21st Nov. 1819 but was not allowed to come a shore until after the quarantined period. He was set ashore on the 23rd. The inspection at the Custom House was on the 24th, not 23rd as they say. And finally, the inscription on the coffin name place was incomplete, not "Thomas Paine, aged 74, died 8th June 1809" as they suggest. It was "------ Pain,---- 180 , aged 74 years".
How long do you think we'll have to wait until there's a
sighting of Tom Paine's ghost at John Lewis?
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