IN the spring of 1806 William Carver , a blacksmith and veterinarian , left his home in New York City and traveled north to New Rochelle to visit his old friend Thomas Paine , the thinker whose political tract '' Common Sense '' had inspired the American Revolution 30 years before .
Thomas Paine
New York City
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PERSON
William Carver
LOCATION
New York City
LOCATION
New Rochelle
PERSON
Thomas Paine