The Federalist, or the Federalist Papers, was a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
Bibliographic notesThe essays in The Federalist were first published in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788. They first appeared in book form in a 2-volume set published in 1788. The Constitution was ratified by 11 states in 1788, and went into effect the following year.
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The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (HTML at loc.gov)
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- The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 (2 volumes; New York: J. and A. M'Lean, 1788), by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John JayThe first book edition, with revisions and corrections by Hamilton.
- The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in 1788 (new editions, with an appendix and Madison's revisions of his papers; Hallowell, ME: Masters, Smith and Co, 1857), by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
- The Federalist, a Commentary on the Constitution of the United States: A Collection of Essays by Alexander Hamilton, Jay and Madison; Also The Continentalist and Other Papers, by Hamilton (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1864), by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, ed. by John C. Hamilton (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Federalist, a Commentary on the Constitution of the United States: A Collection of Essays by Alexander Hamilton, Jay and Madison; Also The Continentalist and Other Papers, by Hamilton (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1871), by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, ed. by John C. Hamilton (page images at HathiTrust)
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- The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States (New York: Tudor Pub. Co., 1947), by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, contrib. by Edward Gaylord Bourne (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- The Federalist, Edited With Introduction and Notes (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, c1961), by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, ed. by Jacob Ernest Cooke (page images at HathiTrust)
- Le Fédéraliste, ou Collection de Quelques Écrits en Faveur de la Constitution Proposée aux États-Unis de l'Amérique, par la Convention Convoquée en 1787 (Federalist Papers translated into French in 2 volumes; Paris: Buisson, 1792), by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
- Le Fédéraliste (Commentaire de la Constitution des États-Unis), Recueil d'Articles Écrits en Faveur de la Nouvelle Constitution Telle qu'Elle à Été Adoptée par la Convention Fédérale le 17 Septembre 1787 (new French edition; Paris: V. Giard et E. Brière, 1902), by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, trans. by Gaston Jèze, contrib. by A. Esmein
- The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (Gutenberg text)
- O Federalista (Federalist Papers translated into Portuguese in 3 volumes; Rio de Janeiro: J. Villeneuve e Comp., 1840), by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (PDF files in Brazil)
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