Philadelphia, PA
Benjamin Franklin is buried here, as well as Dr. Benjamin Rush, George Ross, and Joseph Hewes — all signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Christ Church Burial Ground
Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.
Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution (2003)