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Long and stormy debates occurred in the state conventions; and it was not until the twenty-first of June, 1788, that New Hampshire, the ninth state in order, ratified the constitution. It then became the organic law of the republic. The Congress, when testimonials of ratification were received from a sufficient number of states, appointed the first Wednesday of January, 1789, for the people of the United States to choose electors of a president in accordance with the provisions of the constitution; the first Wednesday in February following for the electors to meet and make a choice; and the first Wednesday in March ensuing for the new government to meet for organization in the city of New York.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FB7Jwoi-q9IC&pg=PA77 Washington and the American Republic], by [[Benson John Lossing]]</ref>
Long and stormy debates occurred in the state conventions; and it was not until the twenty-first of June, 1788, that New Hampshire, the ninth state in order, ratified the constitution. It then became the organic law of the republic. The Congress, when testimonials of ratification were received from a sufficient number of states, appointed the first Wednesday of January, 1789, for the people of the United States to choose electors of a president in accordance with the provisions of the constitution; the first Wednesday in February following for the electors to meet and make a choice; and the first Wednesday in March ensuing for the new government to meet for organization in the city of New York.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FB7Jwoi-q9IC&pg=PA77 Washington and the American Republic], by [[Benson John Lossing]]</ref>
==Authors==
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[[File:alexhamilton.jpg|center|180px|thumb|]]
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Alexander Hamilton is the principal author of the ''Federalist'', having authored 51 of the papers.
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James Madison, pictured to the left, authored 29 of the ''Federalist''.
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John Jay, pictured to the left, wrote 4 out of the first 5 essays.
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==Influences==
==Influences==