Letters of Centinel is a series of letters written by

Samuel Bryan Samuel Bryan (September 30, 1759 in Philadelphia October 6, 1821 in Chester County, Pennsylvania) was a resident of Pennsylvania and Anti-Federalist author, who wrote during the Confederation Period. Historians generally ascribe to him the let ...

important in the Anti-Federalist movement and American political thought.

Centinel

"Centinel" was an alias used to write a series of 18 articles that were printed in the ''

Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1 ...

'' and the ''

Philadelphia Freeman's Journal Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1 ...

'' between October 5, 1787, and April 9, 1788. It is generally accepted by historians that the majority of these articles were written by

. However, some may have been written by his father

George Bryan George Bryan (1731January 27, 1791) was an Irish/American Pennsylvania businessman, and politician of the Revolutionary era. He served as the first vice-president of Pennsylvania (analogous to lieutenant governor) and its second president (g ...

and by Eleazer Oswald of the ''Independent Gazetteer''.Quote
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Letters (message) United States documents Ratification of the United States Constitution Works published under a pseudonym 1787 documents 1788 documents American political philosophy literature Anti-Federalist Papers {{US-stub