Federalist Papers

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 THE FEDERALIST 

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The Federalist Papers were published and sold by John and Andrew M'Lean as a collected work as the “The Federalist: a collection of essays, written in favor of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal convention, September 17, 1787,” New York Printed, 1788.  The work consists of 85   essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution of 1787. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October of 1787 and August 1788. 

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#	Title	Author	Publication	Date
1	General  Introduction	Hamilton	Independent Journal	October 27, 1787
2	Part I: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	Independent Journal	October 31, 1787
3	Part II: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	Independent Journal	November 3, 1787
4	Part III: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	Independent Journal	November 7, 1787
5	Part IV: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence	Jay	Independent Journal	November 10, 1787
6	Part I: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States	Hamilton	Independent Journal	November 14, 1787
7	Part II: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States	Hamilton	Independent Journal	November 15, 1787
8	The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States	Hamilton	NY Packet	November 20, 1787
9	Part I: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection	Hamilton	Independent Journal	November 21, 1787
10	Part II: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection	Madison	NY Packet	November 23, 1787
11	The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy	Hamilton	Independent Journal	November 24, 1787
12	The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue	Hamilton	NY Packet	November 27, 1787
13	Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government	Hamilton	Independent Journal	November 28, 1787
14	Objections to the Proposed Constitution from Extent of Territory Answered	Madison	NY Packet	November 30, 1787
15	Part I: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton	Independent Journal	December 1, 1787
16	Part II: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton	Independent Journal	December 4, 1787
17	Part III: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton	Independent Journal	December 5, 1787
18	Part IV: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton & Madison	Independent Journal	December 7, 1787
19	Part V: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton & Madison	Independent Journal	December 8, 1787
20	Part VI: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union	Hamilton & Madison	NY Packet	December 11, 1787
21	Part I: Other Defects of the Present Confederation	Hamilton	Independent Journal	December 11, 1787
22	Part II: Other Defects of the Present Confederation	Hamilton	NY Packet	December 14, 1787
23	The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union	Hamilton	NY Packet	December 17, 1787
24	Part I: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered	Hamilton	Independent Journal	December 18, 1787
25	Part II: The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered	Hamilton	NY Packet	December 21, 1787
26	Part I: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered	Hamilton	Independent Journal	December 22, 1787
27	Part II: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered	Hamilton	NY Packet	December 25, 1787
28	Part III: The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered	Hamilton	Independent Journal	December 25, 1787
29	Concerning the Militia	Hamilton	Daily Advertiser	January 10, 1788
30	Part I: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	NY Packet	December 28, 1787
31	Part II: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	NY Packet	January 1, 1788
32	Part III: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	Daily Advertiser	January 3, 1788
33	Part IV: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	Daily Advertiser	January 3, 1788
34	Part V: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	NY Packet	January 4, 1788
35	Part VI: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	Independent Journal	January 5, 1788
36	Part VII: Concerning the General Power of Taxation	Hamilton	NY Packet	January 8, 1788
37	Part I: Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government	Madison	Daily Advertiser	January 11, 1788
38	Part II: Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed	Madison	NY Packet	January 15, 1788
39	The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles	Madison	Independent Journal	January 18, 1788
40	The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained	Madison	NY Packet	January 18, 1788
41	General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution	Madison	Independent Journal	January 18, 1788
42	Part I: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered	Madison	NY Packet	January 22, 1788
43	Part II: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered	Madison	Independent Journal	January 23, 1788
44	Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States	Madison	NY Packet	January 25, 1788
45	The Alleged Danger Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered	Madison	Independent Journal	January 26, 1788
46	The Influence of the State and Federal Governments Compared	Madison	NY Packet	January 29, 1788
47	The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts	Madison	NY Packet	February 1, 1788
48	These Departments Should Not Be So Far Separated as to Have No Constitutional Control Over Each Other	Madison	NY Packet	February 1, 1788
49	Method of Guarding Against the Encroachments of Any One Department of Government by Appealing to the People Through a Convention	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 5, 1788
50	Periodic Appeals to the People Considered	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 5, 1788
51	The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 8, 1788
52	Part I: The House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 8, 1788
53	Part II: The House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 12, 1788
54	The Apportionment of Members Among the States	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 12, 1788
55	Part I: The Total Number of the House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 15, 1788
56	Part II: The Total Number of the House of Representatives	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 19, 1788
57	The Alleged Tendency of the Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many Considered in Connection with Representation	Hamilton or Madison	NY Packet	February 19, 1788
58	Objection that the Number of Members Will Not Be Augmented as the Progress of Population Demands Considered	Madison	NY Packet	February 20, 1788
59	Part I: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members	Hamilton	NY Packet	February 22, 1788
60	Part II: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members	Hamilton	NY Packet	February 26, 1788
61	Part III: Concerning the Power of Congress to Regulate the Election of Members	Hamilton	NY Packet	February 26, 1788
62	The Senate	Hamilton or Madison	Independent Journal	February 27, 1788
63	The Senate Continued	Hamilton or Madison	Independent Journal	March 1, 1788
64	The Powers of the Senate	Jay	NY Packet	March 7, 1788
65	The Powers of the Senate Continued	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 7, 1788
66	Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 11, 1788
67	The Executive Department	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 11, 1788
68	The Mode of Electing the President	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 14, 1788
69	The Real Character of the Executive	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 14, 1788
70	The Executive Department Further Considered	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 14, 1788
71	Part I: The Duration in Office of the Executive	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 18, 1788
72	Part II: Duration in Office of the Executive and Re-Eligibility of the Executive Considered	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 21, 1788
73	The Provision for Support of the Executive, and the Veto Power	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 21, 1788
74	The Command of the Military and Naval Forces, and the Pardoning Power of the Executive	Hamilton	NY Packet	March 25, 1788
75	The Treaty Making Power of the Executive	Hamilton	Independent Journal	March 26, 1788
76	The Appointing Power of the Executive	Hamilton	NY Packet	April 1, 1788
77	The Appointing Power Continued and Other Powers of the Executive Considered	Hamilton	NY Packet	April 4, 1788
78	The Judiciary Department	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	May 28, 1788
79	The Judiciary Continued	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	May 28, 1788
80	The Powers of the Judiciary	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	June 21, 1788
81	The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of Judicial Authority	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	June 25, 1788
82	The Judiciary Continued	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	July 2, 1788
83	The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	July 5, 1788,
84	Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	July 16, 1788,
85	Concluding Remarks	Hamilton	McLEAN's Edition, NY	August 13, 1788

The Congressional Evolution of the United States of America 


Continental Congress of the United Colonies Presidents 

Sept. 5, 1774 to July 1, 1776

Peyton Randolph	September 5, 1774	October 22, 1774
Henry Middleton	October 22, 1774	October 26, 1774
Peyton Randolph	May 20, 1775	May 24, 1775
John Hancock	May 25, 1775	July 1, 1776

Commander-in-Chief United Colonies & States of America

George Washington: June 15, 1775 - December 23, 1783

Continental Congress of the United States Presidents 
July 2, 1776 to February 28, 1781

John Hancock	July 2, 1776	October 29, 1777
Henry Laurens	November 1, 1777	December 9, 1778
John Jay	December 10, 1778	September 28, 1779
Samuel Huntington	September 29, 1779	February 28, 1781

Presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled
March 1, 1781 to March 3, 1789

Samuel Huntington	March 1, 1781	July 6, 1781
Samuel Johnston	July 10, 1781	Declined Office
Thomas McKean	July 10, 1781	November 4, 1781
John Hanson	November 5, 1781	November 3, 1782
Elias Boudinot	November 4, 1782	November 2, 1783
Thomas Mifflin	November 3, 1783	June 3, 1784
Richard Henry Lee	November 30, 1784	November 22, 1785
John Hancock	November 23, 1785	June 5, 1786
Nathaniel Gorham	June 6, 1786	February 1, 1787
Arthur St. Clair	February 2, 1787	January 21, 1788
Cyrus Griffin	January 22, 1788	January 21, 1789

Presidents of the United States of America

D-Democratic Party, F-Federalist Party, I-Independent, R-Republican Party, R* Republican Party of Jefferson & W-Whig Party 

George Washington (I)	Jefferson Davis (D)*	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
(1789-1797)		(1933-1945)
	Andrew Johnson (R)
John Adams (F)	(1865-1869)	Harry S. Truman (D)
(1797-1801)		(1945-1953)
	Ulysses S. Grant (R)
Thomas Jefferson (R*)	(1869-1877)	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
(1801-1809)		(1953-1961)
	Rutherford B. Hayes R
James Madison (R*)	(1877-1881)	John F. Kennedy (D)
(1809-1817)		(1961-1963)
	James A. Garfield (R)
James Monroe (R*)	(1881 - 1881)	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
(1817-1825)		(1963-1969)
	Chester Arthur (R)
John Quincy Adams (R*)	(1881-1885)	Richard M. Nixon (R)
(1825-1829)		(1969-1974)
	Grover Cleveland (D)
Andrew Jackson (D)	(1885-1889)	Gerald R. Ford (R)
(1829-1837)		(1973-1974)
	Benjamin Harrison (R)
Martin Van Buren (D)	(1889-1893)	James E. Carter, Jr. (D)
(1837-1841)		(1977-1981)
	Grover Cleveland (D)
William H. Harrison (W)	(1893-1897)	Ronald W. Reagan (R)
(1841-1841)		(1981-1989)
	William McKinley (R)
John Tyler (W)	(1897-1901)	George H. W. Bush (R)
(1841-1845)		(1989-1993)
	Theodore Roosevelt (R)
James K. Polk (D)	(1901-1909)	William J. Clinton (D)
(1845-1849)		(1993-2001)
	William H. Taft (R)
Zachary Taylor (W)	(1909-1913)	George W. Bush (R)
(1849-1850)		(2001-2009)
	Wilson Woodrow (D)
Millard Fillmore (W)	(1913-1921)	Barack H. Obama (D)
(1850-1853)		(2009-2017)
	Warren G. Harding ®
Franklin Pierce (D)	(1921-1923)	Donald J. Trump (R)
(1853-1857)		(20017-Present)
	Calvin Coolidge (R)
James Buchanan (D)	(1923-1929)	*Confederate States  of America
(1857-1861)
	Herbert C. Hoover (R)
Abraham Lincoln (R)	(1929-1933)
(1861-1865)

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United Colonies and States First Ladies

1774-1788

United Colonies Continental Congress	President	18th Century Term	Age
Elizabeth "Betty" Harrison Randolph (1745-1783)	Peyton Randolph	09/05/74 – 10/22/74	29
Mary Williams Middleton (1741- 1761) Deceased	Henry Middleton	10/22–26/74	n/a
Elizabeth "Betty" Harrison Randolph (1745–1783)	Peyton Randolph	05/20/ 75 - 05/24/75	30
Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott (1747-1830)	John Hancock	05/25/75 – 07/01/76	28
United States Continental Congress	President	Term	Age
Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott (1747-1830)	John Hancock	07/02/76 – 10/29/77	29
Eleanor Ball Laurens (1731- 1770) Deceased	Henry Laurens	11/01/77 – 12/09/78	n/a
Sarah Livingston Jay (1756-1802)	John Jay	12/ 10/78 – 09/28/78	21
Martha Huntington (1738/39–1794)	Samuel Huntington	09/29/79 – 02/28/81	41
United States in Congress Assembled	President	Term	Age
Martha Huntington (1738/39–1794)	Samuel Huntington	03/01/81 – 07/06/81	42
Sarah Armitage McKean  (1756-1820)	Thomas McKean	07/10/81 – 11/04/81	25
Jane Contee Hanson (1726-1812)	John Hanson	11/05/81 - 11/03/82	55
Hannah Stockton Boudinot (1736-1808)	Elias Boudinot	11/03/82 - 11/02/83	46
Sarah Morris Mifflin (1747-1790)	Thomas Mifflin	11/03/83 - 11/02/84	36
Anne Gaskins Pinkard Lee (1738-1796)	Richard Henry Lee	11/20/84 - 11/19/85	46
Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott (1747-1830)	John Hancock	11/23/85 – 06/06/86	38
Rebecca Call Gorham (1744-1812)	Nathaniel Gorham	06/06/86 - 02/01/87	42
Phoebe Bayard St. Clair (1743-1818)	Arthur St. Clair	02/02/87 - 01/21/88	43
Christina Stuart Griffin (1751-1807)	Cyrus Griffin	01/22/88 - 01/29/89	36

Constitution of 1787 First Ladies	President	Term	Age
Martha Washington	George Washington	April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797	57
Abigail Adams	John Adams	March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801	52
Martha Wayles Jefferson Deceased	Thomas Jefferson	September 6, 1782  (Aged 33)	n/a
Dolley Madison	James Madison	March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817	40
Elizabeth Monroe	James Monroe	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825	48
Louisa Adams	John Quincy Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829	50
Rachel Jackson Deceased	Andrew Jackson	December 22, 1828 (aged 61)	n/a
Hannah Van Buren Deceased	Martin Van Buren	February 5, 1819 (aged 35)	n/a
Anna Harrison	William H. Harrison	March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841	65
Letitia Tyler	John Tyler	April 4, 1841 – September 10, 1842	50
Julia Tyler	John Tyler	June 26, 1844 – March 4, 1845	23
Sarah Polk	James K. Polk	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849	41
Margaret Taylor	Zachary Taylor	March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850	60
Abigail Fillmore	Millard Fillmore	July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853	52
Jane Means Pierce	Franklin Pierce	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857	46
Lifelong Bachelor	James Buchanan	n/a	n/a
Mary Todd Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln	March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865	42
Varina Davis*	Jefferson Davis*	February 22, 1862 – May 10, 1865
Eliza McCardle Johnson	Andrew Johnson	April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869	54
Julia Boggs Dent Grant	Ulysses S. Grant	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877	43
Lucy Ware Webb Hayes	Rutherford B. Hayes	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881	45
Lucretia  Rudolph Garfield	James A. Garfield	March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881	48
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur	Chester Arthur	January 12, 1880 (Aged 43)	n/a
Frances Folsom Cleveland	Grover Cleveland	June 2, 1886 – March 4, 1889	21
Caroline  Scott Harrison	Benjamin Harrison	March 4, 1889 – October 25, 1892	56
Frances Folsom Cleveland	Grover Cleveland	June 2, 1886 – March 4, 1889	28
Ida Saxton McKinley	William McKinley	March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901	49
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt	Theodore Roosevelt	September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909	40
Helen Louise Herron Taft	William H. Taft	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913	47
Ellen Axson Wilson	Woodrow Wilson	March 4, 1913 – August 6, 1914	52
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson	Woodrow Wilson	December 18, 1915 – March 4, 1921	43
Florence Mabel King Harding	Warren G. Harding	March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923	60
Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge	Calvin Coolidge	August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929	44
Lou Henry Hoover	Herbert C. Hoover	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933	54
Eleanor Roosevelt	Franklin D. Roosevelt	March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945	48
Elizabeth Virginia  "Bess" Truman	Harry S. Truman	April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953	60
Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower	Dwight D. Eisenhower	January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961	56
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy	John F. Kennedy	January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963	31
Claudia Alta Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson	Lyndon B. Johnson	November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969	50
Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan Nixon	Richard M. Nixon	January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974	56
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Ford	Gerald R. Ford	August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977	56
Eleanor Rosalynn Carter	James Earl Carter, Jr.	January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981	49
Nancy Davis Reagan	Ronald Wilson Reagan	January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989	59
Barbara Pierce Bush	George H. W. Bush	January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993	63
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton	William Jefferson Clinton	January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001	45
Laura  Lane Welch Bush	George W. Bush	January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009	54
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama	Barack H. Obama	January 20, 2009 to date	45

Capitals of the United Colonies and States of America

Philadelphia	Sept. 5, 1774 to Oct. 24, 1774	City Tavern & Carpenter’s Hall
Philadelphia	May 10, 1775 to Dec. 12, 1776	Pennsylvania State House
Baltimore	Dec. 20, 1776 to Feb. 27, 1777	Henry Fite’s House
Philadelphia	March 4, 1777 to Sept. 18, 1777	Pennsylvania State House
Lancaster	September 27, 1777	Lancaster  Court House
York	Sept. 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778	York-town Court House
Philadelphia	July 2, 1778 to June 21, 1783	College Hall - PA State House
Princeton	June 30, 1783 to Nov. 4, 1783	Prospect House - Nassau Hall
Annapolis	Nov. 26, 1783 to Aug. 19, 1784	Maryland, State House
Trenton	Nov. 1, 1784 to Dec. 24, 1784	French Arms Tavern
New York City	Jan. 11, 1785 to Nov. 13, 1788	New York City Hall
New York City	October 6, 1788 to March 3,1789	Walter Livingston House
New York City	March 3,1789 to August 12, 1790	Federal Hall
Philadelphia	Dec. 6,1790 to May 14, 1800	Congress Hall
Washington DC	November 17,1800 to Present	Two US Capitol Buildings

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