Book/Printed Material The federalist : a collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 : in two volumes.


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Title
The federalist : a collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 : in two volumes.
Contributor Names
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Madison, James, 1751-1836.
Jay, John, 1745-1829.
Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811, former owner.
Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler, 1757-1854, former owner.
Church, Angelica Schuyler, 1756-1815, former owner.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, former owner.
Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
New-York : Printed and sold by J. and A. M'Lean ..., MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
Subject Headings
-  United States.--Constitution
-  New York (State)--New York
Notes
-  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
-  First complete edition. cf. The Federalist ... [ed.] by Henry B. Dawson. New York, 1863. Introduction: p. xxiii, lv-lxiii.
-  Vol. 1: vi, 227, [1] p.; v. 2: vi, 384 p.
-  Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 3021
-  Evans, C. American bibliography, 21127
-  English Short Title Catalogue, W5416
-  LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Vol. 2, leaf C3 torn across text.
-  LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's, with his initials at signatures I and T in both volumes. With Jefferson's attributions of all the essays to John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. Formerly belonged to Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth), with her signature in both volumes; and passed onto her sister Angelica Church (cf. inscription in volume 1.) With the Library of Congress's 1815 bookplates.
Medium
2 v. ; 17 cm (12mo)
Call Number/Physical Location
JK154 1788
JK154 1788 Copy 2 2 v. in 1.
JK154 1788 Copy 4 2 v. in 1. Gift of the Trustees of Peabody Library, July 18, 1935. From the library of Samuel Chase, with his signature.
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Jefferson.21562v1.1
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Jefferson.21562v2.1
Library of Congress Control Number
09021562
Online Format
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Description
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. First complete edition. cf. The Federalist ... [ed.] by Henry B. Dawson. New York, 1863. Introduction: p. xxiii, lv-lxiii. Vol. 1: vi, 227, [1] p.; v. 2: vi, 384 p. Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 3021 Evans, C. American bibliography, 21127 English Short Title Catalogue, W5416 LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Vol. 2, leaf C3 torn across text. LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's, with his initials at signatures I and T in both volumes. With Jefferson's attributions of all the essays to John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. Formerly belonged to Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth), with her signature in both volumes; and passed onto her sister Angelica Church (cf. inscription in volume 1.) With the Library of Congress's 1815 bookplates.
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Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, John Jay, Samuel Chase, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler Church, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Library Collection, American Imprint Collection, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. The federalist: a collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention,: in two volumes. [New-York: Printed and sold by J. and A. M'Lean ..., MDCCLXXXVIII, 1788] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/09021562/.

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Hamilton, A., Madison, J., Jay, J., Chase, S., Hamilton, E. S., Church, A. S. [...] John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1788) The federalist: a collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention,: in two volumes. [New-York: Printed and sold by J. and A. M'Lean ..., MDCCLXXXVIII] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/09021562/.

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Hamilton, Alexander, et al. The federalist: a collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention,: in two volumes. [New-York: Printed and sold by J. and A. M'Lean ..., MDCCLXXXVIII, 1788] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/09021562/>.