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

Genre

  • Autographs (Provenance)--DLC

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.
  • -  LAC tnb 2021-05-13 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-08-20 no edits (2 cards)

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 09021562

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

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/.

APA citation style:

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/.

MLA citation style:

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/>.