''The Farmer Refuted'', published in February 1775, was
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795.
Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...
's second published work, a follow-up to his 1774 ''
A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress
''A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress'' was one of Alexander Hamilton's first published works, published in December 1774, while Hamilton was either a 19 or a 17-year-old student at King's College, later renamed Columbia University, in ...
''.
Summary
In ''The Farmer Refuted,''
Alexander Hamilton addresses directly the main person to whom he was writing in opposition with his first work,
Bishop Samuel Seabury. Seabury wrote under the name "A. W. Farmer" (a pen name, and abbreviation for 'a Westchester farmer'). Calling the writing a less than imposed "labyrinth of subtilty,"
Hamilton once again rebuts Seabury's claim that the Congress in
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deserved to be condemned for its conduct.
He also critiques the writings of Seabury stating that the Colonies can exist in their advocacy against Parliament's acts while remaining loyal to the King of Great Britain,
stating that it is only by "occasion" that Parliament's acts give authority to the King, Hamilton asserts his belief that "He is king of America by virtue of a compact between us and the kings of Great Britain."
In popular culture
''The Farmer Refuted'' is addressed in the 2015 Broadway musical ''
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'' by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda (; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, playwright and filmmaker. He is known for creating the Broadway musicals ''Hamilton'' (2015) and ''In the Heights'' (2005), and the soundtracks for the Disney animate ...
in the song "Farmer Refuted",
which is about Hamilton's arguments with Seabury.
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