The authorship of the report appears to be entirely Hall 's .
Briggs may have contributed to it , and was a signatory to Hall 's publication of the report in the National Intelligencer , a major political journal .
Although the authorship of the report appears to be entirely Hall 's , Briggs may have contributed to it , and was a signatory to Hall 's publication of the report in the National Intelligencer , a major political journal .