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The Federalist Papers

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The Federalist Papers were a series of newspaper articles drafted by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, urging ratification of the new Constitution.

Date

October 1787 – August 1788

Full Text

Read the entire collection online at the Yale Law School Avalon Project website.


 
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