The Federalist
Subtitle: a collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 : in two volumes.
Contributors: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.; Madison, James, 1751-1836.; Jay, John, 1745-1829.; Madison, James, 1751-1836, former owner.; Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1772-1845, former owner.; Force, Peter, 1790-1868, former owner.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed and sold by John Tiebout ...
Published: 1799
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Subjects: Constitutional history -- United States -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.
Notes: LC has James Madison's copy, with his ms. notes and attributions. Accompanied by an article from the Feb. 17, 1864 issue of the Daily morning chronicle (Washington, D.C. : 1862), entitled "Authorship of 'The Federalist,'" and signed H.W.R., which mentions this copy; ms. corrections in pencil.
Evans 35581
By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
LC copy imperfect: v. 1, p. 1-2, 11-12, 133-134, and v. 2, p. 289-290 mutilated, with some loss of text.
Exchange; Washington Library; 1870.