The Federalist Papers
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The Federalist is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym Publius to promote the ratification of the Constituti
Title page of the first collection of The Federalist (1788). This specific volume was a gift from Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's wife, to her sister Angelica
Alexander Hamilton, author of the majority of The Federalist Papers
James Madison, Hamilton's major collaborator, later fourth president of the United States (1809-1817)
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James Madison
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James Madison was a Founding Father and the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Before his presidency, Madison was a statesman and diplomat. Madison was popularly acclaimed as the
The Federalist Papers
…The Federalist is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym Publius to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The papers themselves came…
Virginia historic marker for Birthplace of President James Madison in Port Conway, Virginia
Madison as a student at Princeton, portrait by James Sharples
First page of the original handwritten copy of the U.S. Constitution