who wrote the majority of the eighty-five essays in the federalist?
The Federalist Papers were a series of eighty-five essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, the essays originally appeared anonymously in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788 under the pen name Publius.. The Federalist Papers are considered one of the most important sources for interpreting and understanding the original intent of the Constitution.