The essays that Chapman wrote nevertheless show how clever he become and how he could specific deep ideas with eloquence and depth. This makes the collection an important part of American literary and philosophical debate.

A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787, was published in two volumes in 1788 by J. and ...

This edition includes all 85 articles, most of which were originally published in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between 1787 and 1788.

The first 77 of these essays were published serially in the Independent Journal, the New York Packet, and The Daily Advertiser between October 1787 and April 1788.A two-volume compilation of these 77 essays and eight others was published as ...

Seventy-seven of these essays were published serially in the Independent Journal, the New York Packet, and The Daily Advertiser between October 1787 and August 1788.

Written in 1787 and 1788 by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay as a series of newspaper articles to refute criticism of the proposed constitution.

Collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788.