The Federalist
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MADISON'S ACCOUNT OF "THE FEDERALIST." The following memorandum complies with Mr. Pauld- ing's request of the i6th instant.1 The papers under the Title of " Federalist " and signature of "publius" were writte...
MorePurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MADISON'S ACCOUNT OF "THE FEDERALIST." The following memorandum complies with Mr. Pauld- ing's request of the i6th instant.1 The papers under the Title of " Federalist " and signature of "publius" were written by A. H. J. M. and J. J. in the latter part of the year 1787- and the former part of the year 1788. The immediate object of them was to vindicate and recommend the new Constitution to the State of N. Y. whose ratification of the instrument, was doubtful as well as important. The undertaking was proposed by A. H. (who had probably consulted with Mr. Jay and others) to J. M. who agreed to take a part in it. The papers were originally addressed to the people of N. Y. under the signature of a "Citizen of N. Y." This was changed for that of " Publius," the first name of Valerius Publicola. A reason for the change was that one of the Writers was not a citizen of that State: another that the publication had diffused itself among most of the other States. The papers were first published at N. Y. in a Newspaper printed by Francis Childs at the rate during great part of the time at least of four numbers a week; and notwithstanding this exertion, they were not compleated till a large proportion of the States had decided on the Constitution. They were edited as soon as possible in two small vols. the preface to the ist vol: drawn up by Mr. H bearing date N. York Mar 1788- In a publication at N. Y. in 1810 entitled 1 Sent by Madison to Paulding with the following letter " Montp", July 23 [1818] ' D Sir I return your copy of Gideon's Edition of the Federalist, with the memorandum requested in your note of the l6th. I shall take a pleasure in adding any other circumstances which you may wish to know, and I may be able to communicate. . ."- Editor. 1 MADISON'S ACCOUNT OF THE ...
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