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The Federalist Papers

85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (under the pen name “Publius”) between October 1787 and August 1788 to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

85 of 85 essays indexed. Public domain — sourced from the Avalon Project at Yale Law School.

No. 1 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 1
No. 10 · MADISON
Federalist No. 10
No. 11 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 11
No. 12 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 12
No. 13 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 13
No. 14 · MADISON
Federalist No. 14
No. 15 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 15
No. 16 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 16
No. 17 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 17
No. 18 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 18
No. 19 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 19
No. 2 · JAY
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No. 20 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 20
No. 21 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 21
No. 22 · HAMILTON
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No. 23 · HAMILTON
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No. 24 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 24
No. 25 · HAMILTON
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No. 26 · HAMILTON
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No. 27 · HAMILTON
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No. 28 · HAMILTON
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No. 29 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 29
No. 3 · JAY
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No. 30 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 30
No. 31 · HAMILTON
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No. 32 · HAMILTON
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No. 33 · HAMILTON
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No. 34 · HAMILTON
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No. 36 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 36
No. 37 · MADISON
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No. 38 · MADISON
Federalist No. 38
No. 39 · MADISON
Federalist No. 39
No. 4 · JAY
Federalist No. 4
No. 40 · MADISON
Federalist No. 40
No. 41 · MADISON
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No. 42 · MADISON
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No. 45 · MADISON
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No. 47 · MADISON
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No. 48 · MADISON
Federalist No. 48
No. 49 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 49
No. 5 · JAY
Federalist No. 5
No. 50 · HAMILTON
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No. 51 · HAMILTON
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No. 52 · HAMILTON
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No. 53 · HAMILTON
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No. 57 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 57
No. 58 · MADISON
Federalist No. 58
No. 59 · HAMILTON
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No. 6 · HAMILTON
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No. 60 · HAMILTON
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No. 61 · HAMILTON
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No. 62 · HAMILTON
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No. 63 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 63
No. 64 · JAY
Federalist No. 64
No. 65 · HAMILTON
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No. 66 · HAMILTON
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No. 67 · HAMILTON
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No. 68 · HAMILTON
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No. 69 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 69
No. 7 · HAMILTON
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No. 70 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 70
No. 71 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 71
No. 72 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 72
No. 73 · HAMILTON
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No. 74 · HAMILTON
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No. 76 · HAMILTON
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No. 77 · HAMILTON
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No. 78 · HAMILTON
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No. 79 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 79
No. 8 · HAMILTON
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No. 80 · HAMILTON
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No. 81 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 81
No. 82 · HAMILTON
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No. 83 · HAMILTON
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No. 84 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 84
No. 85 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 85
No. 9 · HAMILTON
Federalist No. 9

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