This collection showcases a broad spectrum of federalist thought and the intricate balance of the nascent American political identity, blending robust legal arguments with compelling political philosophy.

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 ...

The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison is an iconic collection of essays that laid the philosophical groundwork for the United States Constitution.

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles and essays published in The Independent and The New York Packet written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.

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.

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