The Federalist (New ed)

"The Federalist was the first noteworthy treatise on federal government...a dignifeid and worthy commentary upon the creation of the greatest federal constitution that the world has yet seen, that of the United States." It consists of 85 articles contributed anonymously to New York Journals from the autumn of 1787 to the spring of 1788; their purpose was to persuade the people of New York to ratify the Consitution which had just been drawn up by the convention.

The author of each essay is here named at the head; Jay was responsible for only five of the earliest, Hamilton and Madison for the rest.