[Finale] alto as tenor?

[Andrew Stiller]

In two American choral works of the 1820s (different composers, 
different cities) I have encountered alto parts that are clearly 
intended to sound an octave lower than written, like the tenors.

Has anybody else ever come across this practice?
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press
http://www.kallistimusic.com/

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