There were many writers other than John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton who, in 1787 and 1788, argued for the Constitution’s ratification. In a collection central to our understanding of the American founding, Friends of the Constitution brings together forty-nine of the most important of these “other” Federalists’ writings.
573 pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
44
“An Essay on the Means of Promoting Federal Sentiments in the United States” – Nicholas Collin
109
Philo-Publius – William Duer
115
Extract of Letter to Charles Carter – George Washington
127
A Citizen of New York – John Jay
154
Speech – Benjamin Franklin
179
A Countryman – Roger Sherman
183
A Citizen of Philadelphia – Peletiah Webster
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
379
A Citizen of America – Noah Webster
416
A Foreign Spectator – Nicholas Collin
457
One of the People Called Quakers
469
An American Citizen – Tench Coxe
480
A Landholder – Oliver Ellsworth
502
Oration on the Foruth of July – James Wilson
508
Remarks at the Closing of the Federal Convention – Benjamin Franklin
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