Cato's Letters (Antifederalist)

For other uses, see Cato's Letters (disambiguation).

Cato's Letters were a series of Anti-Federalist letters to the New York Journal in 1787 and 1788 opposing James Madison's views and urging against ratification of the United States Constitution.

It formed part of the Anti-Federalist Papers.[1] Alexander Hamilton published responses to these letters under the pseudonym "Caesar."[2]

Authorship

Many historians identify George Clinton as the author, although this is disputed.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Anti-Federalists and their important role during the Ratification fight – National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  2. ^ "U.S. Senate: George Clinton". www.senate.gov. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  3. ^ Johnson 2008, pp. 301–303.

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