List of pseudonyms used in the American constitutional debates

List of pseudonyms used in the American constitutional debates

During the debates over the design and ratification of the United States Constitution, in 1787 and 1788, a large number of writers in the popular press used pseudonyms. This list shows some of the more important identities and the probable real authors (where known); question marks indicates attributions that should be regarded with greater caution and skepticism.

References

* "The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution". Vols. XIII-XVI. Ed. John P. Kaminski and Gaspare J. Saladino. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1981. (Appears in notes as "DHRC")
* Main, Jackson Turner. "The Antifederalists: Critics of the Constitution, 1781-1788". Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. 1961.

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