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Publius Valerius Publicola
[[File:Fed Papers1787 Cover.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Title page of ''The Federalist'' as a book publishing the essays in 1788 (note [[Roman numeral]] at bottom of page, year: MDCCLXXXVIII).<ref>Roman numeral MDCCLXXXVIII totals as MDCC=1700 + LXXX=80 + VIII=8 or 1788.</ref>]]
[[File:Fed Papers1787 Cover.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Title page of ''The Federalist'' as a book publishing the essays in 1788 (note [[Roman numeral]] at bottom of page, year: MDCCLXXXVIII).<ref>Roman numeral MDCCLXXXVIII totals as MDCC=1700 + LXXX=80 + VIII=8 or 1788.</ref>]]
The '''Federalist Papers''' were a series of articles published anonymously in a New York newspaper during 1787-1788 to encourage New York to ratify the [[U.S. Constitution]]. They were also collected as a book titled ''"The Federalist"'' published as 2 volumes in 1788 (''see image'') and reprinted in later years. These articles, 51 by [[Alexander Hamilton]], 29 by [[James Madison]] and 5 by [[John Jay]], are often used today in interpreting the Constitution. All three authors wrote the articles under the pen name "[[Publius]]".
The '''Federalist Papers''' were a series of articles published anonymously in a New York newspaper during 1787-1788 to encourage New York to ratify the [[U.S. Constitution]]. They were also collected as a book titled ''"The Federalist"'' published as 2 volumes in 1788 (''see image'') and reprinted in later years. These articles, 51 by [[Alexander Hamilton]], 29 by [[James Madison]] and 5 by [[John Jay]], are often used today in interpreting the Constitution. All three authors wrote the articles under the pen name "[[Publius]]", a salute to Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola.
A portion of the articles are undated, while the dated ones range from November 20, 1787 to April 4, 1788. Originally, they were numbered with [[Roman numeral]]s but later reprinted with [[Arabic numerals]].
A portion of the articles are undated, while the dated ones range from November 20, 1787 to April 4, 1788. Originally, they were numbered with [[Roman numeral]]s but later reprinted with [[Arabic numerals]].