Friends Of The Constitution: Writings of the “Other” Federalists

Preface

Editor’s Note

Introduction: “The ‘Other’ Federalist Papers: A Preliminary Sketch” – Herbert J. Storing

1

Address to the People of the United States” – Benjamin Rush

12

Circular to the States – George Washington

16

A Pennsylvania Farmer

I9

Monitor

27

Common Sense

31

Philodemos

36

A Federalist

44

“An Essay on the Means of Promoting Federal Sentiments in the United States” – Nicholas Collin

67

Fabius – John Dickinson

76

Speech – James Wilson

88

A Freeman – Tench Coxe

102

Speech – James Wilson

109

Philo-Publius – William Duer

I13

State Soldier

115

Extract of Letter to Charles Carter – George Washington

127

A Citizen of New York – John Jay

154

Speech – Benjamin Franklin

164

Socius

167

America – Noah Webster

179

A Countryman – Roger Sherman

183

A Citizen of Philadelphia – Peletiah Webster

194

Speech – Fisher Ames

202

Speech – James Wilson

227

Fabius – John Dickinson

231

Speech – James Wilson

236

Alfredus – Samuel Tenney

247

An American Citizen – Tench Coxe

260

A Citizen of New Haven – Roger Sherman

274

Remarks on the New Plan of Government – Hugh Williamson

282

Essay to the People of Connecticut

286

Letters – Oliver Ellsworth

316

One of Four Thousand

325

The Letters – Caesar

338

Essays – Atticus

341

The Essay – Cato

348

A Democratic Federalist

361

Convention

378

State Soldier

379

A Citizen of America – Noah Webster

416

A Foreign Spectator – Nicholas Collin

427

Crito – Stephen Hopkins

440

Civis – David Ramsey

457

One of the People Called Quakers

469

An American Citizen – Tench Coxe

477

Elihu

480

A Landholder – Oliver Ellsworth

487

Fabius – John Dickinson

502

Oration on the Foruth of July – James Wilson

508

Remarks at the Closing of the Federal Convention – Benjamin Franklin

518

Epilogue