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All told, 55 delegates participated in some way in the Constitutional Convention, but some left early and others (including Elbridge Gerry and George Mason) refused to sign it.  When the Constitution was fully written, only 39 delegates signed it on September 17, 1787, which is honored annually as "Constitution Day."

All told, 55 delegates participated in some way in the Constitutional Convention, but some left early and others (including Elbridge Gerry and George Mason) refused to sign it.  When the Constitution was fully written, only 39 delegates signed it on September 17, 1787, which is honored annually as "Constitution Day."

== The Federalist Papers ==

== The ''Federalist Papers'' ==

The ''Federalist Papers'' were a series of articles published anonymously under the pen name "Publius" in an influential New York City paper in order to urge that large State to ratify the U.S. Constitution in late 1787 through April 4, 1788.  Today we know that 51 of these articles were written by Alexander Hamilton and 29 were written by James Madison, two of the most important delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and 5 were written by John Jay, a future Supreme Court Justice.

The ''Federalist Papers'' were a series of articles published anonymously under the pen name "Publius" in an influential New York City paper in order to urge that large State to ratify the U.S. Constitution in late 1787 through April 4, 1788.  Today we know that 51 of these articles were written by Alexander Hamilton and 29 were written by James Madison, two of the most important delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and 5 were written by John Jay, a future Supreme Court Justice.