Letters of Centinel.
The Constitution.
Two hundred and twenty-five copies were distributed by the New York
Anti-Federal committee to the local county committees of the State.
The “Letters of Centinel,” were by Samuel Bryan, of Philadelphia,
and appeared originally in _The Independent Gazetteer_ of that
city. The letters were exceedingly personal, and especially severe
on Washington and Franklin, so it is rather amusing to find Bryan
writing to George Clinton in 1790 and requesting that he use his
influence with Washington to obtain for his father a judgeship in the
new government, and using his authorship of the letters as the reason
for Clinton’s furthering his request.
Order of Procession, / In Honor of the Establishment of the
Constitution of the United States. / To parade ... Friday the 4th of
July, 1788. /..... Philadelphia: / Printed by Hall and Sellers.