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The original publications were signed Publius and the authorship of each is only statistically inferred. So maybe the LOC should only say that Alexander Hamilt
by CalChris 3y ago
The original publications were signed Publius and the authorship of each is only statistically inferred. So maybe the LOC should only say that Alexander Hamilton probably wrote Federalist 1.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoThe linked page says that the print edition of 1818 was the first to identify the authors by name, and it was "with revisions and corrections by Madison". Presumably he could tell them who wrote which essay.
- CalChris 3y agoYes and evidently Hamilton would have disagreed except that he was dead.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoWhy "evidently"?