Volume 19 , Issue 4

The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)

The Federalist Papers were a series of 85 essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution. It was written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. The essays originally appeared anonymously in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788 under the pen name "Publius."

The Federalist Papers were considered one of the most important sources for interpreting and understanding the original intent of the Constitution.

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