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The Federalist Papers October 27, 1787, saw the publication of the first in a series of essays writtien by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay urging the ratification of the Constitution. Written under the name "Publius," the eighty-five essays appeared mainly in New York newspapers and were later compiled in book form as The Federalist. They remain a brillant explanation of the prin…