Quick Answer. Lanford, Ill. is a fictional town from the television show Roseanne.. In the show, Lanford was meant to be located in Fulton County, although references on the show suggested the town was further northeast, near the towns of Aurora, Elgin and DeKalb. Continue Reading.
All three authors of the Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay) signed their essays Publius for Publius Valerius Publicola, a Roman Consul. 17 people found this useful.
Quick Answer. The Federalist Papers were written in an attempt to get the New York citizens to ratify the United States Constitution in 1787. They were originally published using a pen name, Publius, before being published in 1818 with the author's real names, which were James Madison, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton.