Chapter XVII: Letter IV: October 12th, 1787 (4)

I. pp. xvi, 508 Ante-Constitutional History, Journal of Convention,
Martin’s Genuine Information, Yates’ Minutes, Ratifications and
Amendments, Official letters of Delegates, Partizan arguments, and
private letters.

II. pp. xi, 556. Debates in the Conventions of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, (fragmentary), New Hampshire, (fragmentary). New York,
and Pennsylvania (fragmentary.) Account of Maryland and Harrisburg
Conventions.

III. pp. xi, 663. Debates in the Virginia Convention.

IV. pp. xii, 639. Debates in the (first) North Carolina Convention
and in the Legislature and Convention (fragment) of South Carolina,
Opinions on Constitutional questions, 1789-1836.

In 1845 a supplementary volume was added, with the following title:

Debates / on the / adoption of the Federal Constitution, / in the
Convention held at Philadelphia, / in / 1787;/ with a diary of the
debates of / the Congress of the Confederation; / as reported / By
James Madison, / a member, and deputy from Virginia. / Revised and
newly arranged / By Johnathan Elliot. / Complete in one volume.
Vol. V. / Supplementary to Elliot’s Debates. / Published under the
sanction of Congress. / Washington: / Printed for the Editor. / 1845.

8vo. pp. xxii, 641. 31

Elliot’s Debates (especially this edition), in spite of its
imperfections, is the great store house of American constitutional
history. It is almost impossible to exaggerate its importance,
and though Nos. 92 and 99 have rendered the portion relating to
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania of little value, the remaining
contents are only to be found in contemporary publications of greater
or lesser rarity.

In 1858 the plates passed into the hands of J. B. Lippincott & Co.,
who have printed several issues, with change of date only.

The Foederalist. No. I. To the People of the State of New York....[signed] Publius.

32

This is the heading to the first of the series of eighty-five essays,
now known as the _The Federalist_, and was first published October
27, 1787. With occasional breaks in its regularity, it continued to
be published by at least two New York newspapers until August 16,
1788.

Nos. 1-7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 31, 33, 35, 37-8, 55, 65, 71,
and 76 first appeared in _The Independent Journal_. Nos. 8, 12, 16,
18, 20, 22, 27, 29, 30, 32, 56, 64, 70, 72 and 75 first appeared in
_The New York Packet_. Nos. 10 and 36 first appeared in _The Daily
Advertiser_. Nos. 9, 14, 23-5, and 34 appeared simultaneously in two
or more papers. Nos. 77-85 first appeared in the first edition in
book form. The first publication of the remaining essays I have not
been able to find.

Jay wrote Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 64; Madison, Nos. 10, 14, 37 to 48
inclusive; Nos. 18, 19 and 20 are the joint work of Madison and
Hamilton; Nos. 49 to 58, 62 and 63 are claimed by both Madison and
Hamilton; the rest of the numbers are by Hamilton. The authorship
of the 12 numbers claimed by both Madison and Hamilton are fully
discussed by Mr. Lodge in _The Proceedings of the American
Antiquarian Society for 1882_, and Volume ix of _The Works of
Hamilton_; by Mr. Dawson and Mr. J. C. Hamilton in the introductions
to their respective editions of _The Federalist_; by Mr. Rives in his
_History of the Life and Times of James Madison_; by Mr. Bancroft, in
the _History of the Formation of the Constitution_, ii, 236; and in
_The Historical Magazine_, viii, 305.

“He is certainly a judicious and ingenious writer, though not well
calculated for the common people.—_Maclaine to Iredell, March 4,
1788._

“In a series of essays in the New York Gazettes, under title of
_Federalist_, it [the Constitution] has been advocated with great
ability. _Washington to Luzerne_, Feb. 7, 1788.

“The Federalist, as he terms himself, or Publius, puts me in mind
of some of the gentlemen of the long robe when hard pressed, in a
bad cause, with a rich client. They frequently say a good deal,
which does not apply; but yet if it will not convince the judge
and jury, may perhaps, help to make them forget some part of the
evidence—embarass their opponents, and make the audience stare.” _N.
Y. Journal_, Feb. 14, 1788.

“It would be difficult to find a treatise, which, in so small a
compass, contains so much valuable political information, or in which
the true principles of republican government are unfolded with such
precision.” _American Magazine_ for March, 1788.

See also,

A / List of Editions / of / “The Federalist.” / By / Paul Leicester
Ford, / Brooklyn, N. Y., / 1886. 8vo, pp. 25.

_The Federalist. New York._ 1788.

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. / Vol. I. / New York: / Printed and Sold by J. and A. M’Lean, / No. 41, Hanover-Square. / M,DCC,LXXXVIII.

2 vols. 12mo, pp. vi, 227-vi, 384. C., P., N., B.A. 33

The first edition in book form. It is difficult to find in uncut
condition, or on thick paper. Ordinary copies were priced by Leon at
$30, and Hawkins’ copy sold for $48.

Reviewed in _The American Magazine_, 1788. 260, 327, 423, 503.

_The Federalist. Paris._ 1792.

Le Fédéraliste, / ou / Collection de quelques Ecrits en faveur de / la Constitution proposée aux États-Unis / de / l’Amérique, par la Convention convoquée / en 1787; / Publiés dans les États-Unis de l’Amérique par / MM. Hamilton, Madisson et Gay, / Citoyens de l’Etat de New York. / Tome Premier. / A Paris, / Chez Buisson, Libraire, rue Hautefeuille, / No. 20. / 1792.

2 vols., 8vo. pp. lii, 366—(4), 511. 34

2 vols., 8vo. pp. (5), xxii-lii, 366—(4), 511. S.

The two variations noted above are identical as to matter and
composition, with the exception of the introduction, which is omitted
in the second.

Translated by Trudaine de la Sablière, who added an Introduction, and
Notes, most of which are merely explanatory of such parts of the
text as would be unintelligible to the French reader.

“Both issues of this first French edition are of the utmost rarity.
I have heard of but one example of the first issue, the imperfect
copy in the library of Harvard College, referred to by Mr. Dawson.
The second is almost equally rare. There is one copy in the New York
State Library (mentioned by Mr. Dawson), another in the library of
Yale College, and a third was sold at auction not long since, in
Boston for twenty-five dollars a volume.” _Mr. Lodge’s Introduction
to The Federalist._

_The Federalist. Paris._ 1795.

Le Fédéraliste, / ou / Collection de quelques Ecrits en faveur / de la Constitution proposée aux États-Unis / de l’Amérique, par la Convention convoquée / en 1788;/ Publiés dans les États-Unis de l’Amérique par / MM. Hamilton, Madisson et Jay./ Citoyens de l’Etat de New York./ Seconde Edition. / Tome Premier, / A Paris, / Chez Buisson, Librarie, rue Hautefeuille, No. 20. / An 3e. de la Republique.

2 vols., 8vo. pp. (5), xxii-lii, 366—(4), 511. 35

A reissue with new titles of the second issue of No. 34.

_The Federalist. New York._ 1799.

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. / Vol. I. / New-York: / Printed and sold by John Tiebout, / No. 358 Pearl-Street. / 1799.

2 vols., 12mo. pp. vi, 227—vi, 384. 36

Of the first edition of _The Federalist_ a few copies remain unsold,
which passed into the hands of John Tiebout, who reissued it with new
titles only.

“It is said that in the year 1799, a new edition of _The Federalist_,
the fifth in book-form, was published by John Tiebout.... The most
diligent search has been made for a copy of that edition, but
without finding it or obtaining any other information concerning
it. It is not in any of the principal public libraries, nor, so far
as can be learned, is a copy of it in any private library in this
part of the country. The newspapers of that period—both Foederal and
Republican—have been carefully examined, with the hope of finding the
Proposals for its publication; personal enquiries have been made of
Mr. Tiebout’s sons, and of several of the older inhabitants of the
city; and those whose intimate knowledge of books entitles them to
the respect of every student have been applied to on the subject; yet
no trace whatever, beyond the single allusion above referred to, has
been obtained from any quarter concerning this or any other edition
of _The Federalist_ from the press of John Tiebout.” _Mr. Dawson’s
Introduction to The Federalist_, lxvii

“Mr. Dawson, after the most exhaustive research, failed to find a
copy, and only heard of one, or what appeared to be one, in the
collection of Mr. Force, while his own volume was passing through the
press, and he was therefore compelled to leave the existence of such
an edition largely a matter of conjecture. This gap is now filled.
There is a copy of this edition, probably unique, for the Force copy
has disappeared, in the Long Island Historical Society.” _Mr. Lodge’s
Introduction to The Federalist._

This copy mentioned by Mr. Lodge is however, imperfect, there being
but one volume.

_The Federalist. New York._ 1802.

The / Federalist, / on the New Constitution. / By Publius. / Written in 1788. / To which is added, / Pacificus, / on the Proclamation of Neutrality. / Written in 1793. / Likewise, / The Federal Constitution, / with all the Amendments. / Revised and Corrected. / In Two Volumes. / Vol. I. / Copy-right secured. / New-York: / Printed and sold by George F. Hopkins, / At Washington’s Head. / 1802.

2 vols., 8vo pp. viii, 317, (I)—v, 351. C., H., N. 37

Mr. Dawson hazards the guess that this edition was edited by William
Coleman, but by Mr. Hopkins statement, he appears in error.

“Mr. Hopkins informed me to-day that this edition was in the
first instance corrected by John Wells, who compared it with the
original edition, published by McLean [sic] in 1788, and that it
was subsequently revised by my father, at whose casual suggestion
Pacificus was printed with it.” _Memoranda by J. C. Hamilton, Feb. 6,
1847._

From the “prefatory remarks” prefixed to the Washington edition, it
would appear that Mr. Jay also revised in this edition the numbers
contributed by him. See No. 41.

“In the year 1802, Mr. Hopkins, printer, of this city, intending to
publish a new edition of The Federalist, took this opportunity to
apply to Gen. Hamilton, and solicit him to correct and revise the
numbers, and, so far succeeded, as to obtain his consent to assist in
the revisal, provided a gentleman of competent literary talents would
undertake to make the first verbal corrections, for the original idea
was to be strictly adhered to:—He then examined the whole with his
own eye, previous to its being committed to the press, and saw that
it was free from literary blemishes.” William A. Coleman in the _N.Y.
Evening Post_, March 25, 1817.

_The Federalist. New York._ 1810.

The / Federalist, / on the New Constitution; / written in 1788,/ by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Madison. / To which is added, / Pacificus, / on the Proclamation of Neutrality; / written in 1793, / by Mr. Hamilton./ A new edition, with the Names and Portraits of the several Writers. / In Two Volumes. / Vol. I. / New-York: / Published by Williams & Whiting, / at their Theological and Classical Bookstore, / No. 118, Pearl-Street. / Printed by J. Seymour. / 1810.

2 vols., 8vo. pp. iv, 368, 2 portraits—iv, 368, portrait. 38

A separate edition of volumes ii. and iii. of the “_Works of
Hamilton_,” as edited by John Wells, in 1810. It is identical in
matter with No. 37, with the addition of the names of the authors
from “a private memorandum in his (Hamilton’s) own handwriting.”

_The Federalist. Philadelphia_, 1817.

The / Federalist, / on the New Constitution; / written in 1788, / by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Madison, / A New Edition, / with the Names and Portraits of the several Writers. / Philadelphia: / Published by Benjamin Warner, No. 147, Market Street. / William Greer. Printer. Harrisburg. / 1817.

8vo. pp. 477, 3 portraits.

The first single volume edition. It follows the 1810 edition in text.
39

_The Federalist. Philadelphia._ 1818.

The / Federalist, / on the New Constitution; / written in 1788, / by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Madison. / A New Edition, / with the Names and Portraits of the several Writers. / Philadelphia: / Published by Benjamin Warner, No. 147, Market Street, / and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, / and Charleston, South Carolina. / 1818.

8vo, pp, 504, 3 portraits. B. 40

Printed from the same forms as No. 39, with the addition of
an appendix containing the Articles of Confederation and the
Constitution.

_The Federalist. Washington._ 1818.

The / Federalist, / on / the New Constitution, / written in / the Year 1788, / by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay, / with / an Appendix, / Containing / the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius, / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / Also, the / Original Articles of Confederation, / and / the Constitution of the United States, / with the / Amendments made thereto. / A New Edition. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / City of Washington: / Printed and published by Jacob Gideon, Jun. / 1818.

8vo, pp. 671. 41

“The present edition of the Federalist contains all the numbers of
that work, as revised by their authors, and is the only one to which
the remark will apply. Former editions, indeed, it is understood, had
the advantage of a revisal from Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Jay, but the
numbers written by Mr. Madison still remain in the state in which
they originally issued from the press, and contain many inaccuracies.
The publisher of this volume has been so fortunate as to procure from
Mr. Madison the copy of the work which that gentleman had preserved
for himself, with corrections of the papers of which he was the
author, in his own hand.” Prefatory remarks by Jacob Gideon, Jr.

Mr. Madison claims the authorship, in this edition, of Nos. 18, 19
and 20, which Hamilton had given as their joint work; and 49 to 58,
62 and 63, which Mr. Hamilton had claimed for himself. In spite
of the research and study devoted to the dispute, it is to-day
impossible to give the authorship to either with any certainty.

_The Federalist. Washington._ 1821.

The / Federalist, / on / the New Constitution, / Written in / the Year 1788, / by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay, / with / an Appendix, / Containing / the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius, / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / Also, the / Original Articles of Confederation, / and / the Constitution of the United States, / with the / Amendments made thereto. / A New Edition. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / City of Washington: / Printed and published by Jacob Gideon, Jun. / 1821.

8vo. pp. 671. 42

A reissue of No. 41 with new titles only. It is not in Mr. Dawson’s
list of editions.

_The Federalist. Hallowell._ 1826.

The / Federalist, / on the New Constitution, / Written in / the Year 1788, /by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: / With / an Appendix, / Containing / the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius, / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / Also, the / Original Articles of Confederation, / and the / Constitution of the United States, / with the / Amendments made thereto. / A New Edition. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Hallowell, (Me.): / Printed and published by Glazier & Co. / 1826.

8vo. pp. 582. H. 43

A reprint of Gideon’s edition of 1818.

_The Federalist. Philadelphia._ 1826.

The / Federalist, / on the New Constitution, / written in the year / 1788, / by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison and Mr. Jay: / With / an Appendix, / containing / The Letters of Pacificius and Helvidius / on the Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / Also the / Articles of Confederation, / and the / Constitution of the United States, / with the amendments made thereto. / A New Edition. / The numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by himself. / Philadelphia: / Published by McCarty and Davis, / 171 Market-street. / 1826.

8vo. pp. 582. 44

Identical with No. 43, excepting title page. It is not in Sabin’s or
Dawson’s lists, or in Ford’s _List of editions of “The Federalist.”_

_The Federalist. Hallowell._ 1831.

The / Federalist / on / the New Constitution,/ written in the Year 1788, /by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: / With / an Appendix, / Containing / the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius, / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / also, the / Original Articles of Confederation, and the Con-/ stitution of the United States, / with the Amendments made thereto. / A New Edition. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Hallowell: / Printed and published by Glazier, Masters & Co. / 1831.

8vo. pp. 542. 45

Not in Mr. Sabin’s _Dictionary of Books relating to America_, and Mr.
Dawson, who had heard of such an edition, was unable to find a copy.

_The Federalist. Washington._ 1831.

The / Federalist, / on / The New Constitution, / written in / the Year 1788, / by / Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, / With an Appendix, / Containing the Original Articles of Confederation; the / Letter of General Washington, as President of the / Convention, to the President of Congress; the Consti-/ tution of the United States, and the Amendments to / the Constitution. / A New Edition, / with a Table of Contents, / and / a copious Alphabetical Index. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Washington: / Published by Thompson & Homans. / Way & Gideon, Printers. / 1831.

12mo. pp. vii, 3-420. C. 46

The first edition with an index, prepared by Phillip R. Fendall.

_The Federalist. Hallowell._ 1837.

The / Federalist, / on / the New Constitution, / written in the year 1788, / by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: / with / an Appendix, / Containing / the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / also, / the Original Articles of Confederation, and the / Constitution of the United States, / with the Amendments made thereto. / A New Edition. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Hallowell: / Glazier, Masters & Smith. / 1837.

8vo. pp. 500. A., C. 47

_The Federalist. Rio de Janeiro._ 1840.

O Federalista, publicado em inglez por Hamilton, Madison e Jay, cidadãos de Nova-York, e tradizido em portuguez por ... Rio de Janeiro: Typ. Imperial e Const, de J. Villeneuve & Ca. 1840.

3 vols. 8vo. pp. 244—285—246. 48

Title from Mr. Sabin’s _Dictionary of Books relating to America_. It
is unknown to Mr. Dawson, and I have been unable to find a copy. From
the misspelling of Madison’s name, it is apparently a translation of
the Paris edition, No. 34.

_The Federalist. Hallowell._ 1842.

The / Federalist, / on / the New Constitution, / Written in 1788, / by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: / With / an Appendix, / Containing / the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / also, / the Original Articles of Confederation, / and the / Constitution of the United States. / A New Edition. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Hallowell: / Glazier, Masters & Smith. / 1842.

8vo. pp. 484. 49

Reviewed by J. Parker, in the _North American Review_, xciv, 435.

_The Federalist. Washington._ 1845.

The / Federalist, / on / the New Constitution, / Written in / the Year 1788, / by / Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, / With an Appendix, / Containing / the Original Articles of Confederation; the Letter of General Wash-/ ington, as President of the Convention, to the President of Con-/ gress; the Constitution of the United States; the Amend-/ ments to the Constitution; and the Act of Congress in / Relation to the election of President, passed / January 23, 1845. / Sixth Edition, / with / a Copious Alphabetical Index. / The numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Washington: / Printed by J. & G. S. Gideon. / 1845.

8vo. pp. (2), v, (1), 391. 50

Neither in Mr. Dawson’s nor Mr. Sabin’s lists of editions.

_The Federalist. Philadelphia._ 1847.

The / Federalist, / on / the New Constitution, / Written in / the Year 1788, / by / Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. / With an Appendix, / Containing / the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the Proclamation of Neu-/ trality of 1793; the Original Articles of Confederation; the Let-/ ter of General Washington, as President of the Convention, to the President of Congress; the Constitution of the / United States; the Amendments to the Constitution; / and the Acts of Congress in Relation to the Elec-/ tion of President, passed January 23, 1845. / Sixth edition, / with / a Copious Alphabetical Index. / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Philadelphia: / R. Wilson Desilver, 18 South Fourth Street, / 1847.

8vo. pp. (2), v, 392, 102. B. M., 51

The “Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius,” has a separate title-page
and pagination, and is often found as a separate work.

_The Federalist. Washington._ 1847.

The Federalist, on the New Constitution ... Washington: J. & G. S. Gideon 1847.

8vo. pp. 52

Title quoted by Sabin from “Mr. Bartlett’s List.”

_The Federalist. Hallowell._ 1852.

The / Federalist, / on / the New Constitution, / Written in 1788, / by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: / With / an Appendix, / Containing the / Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / Also, / the Original Articles of Confederation, / and the / Constitution of the United States. / New Edition: / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Hallowell: / Masters, Smith, & Company. / 1852.

8vo. pp. 496. 53

_The Federalist. Hallowell._ 1857.

The / Federalist, / on the / New Constitution, / Written in 1788, / by / Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: / With / an Appendix, / Containing Letters of / Pacificus and Helvidius / on the / Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; / Also, / the Original Articles of Confederation, / and the Constitution of the United States. / New Edition: / The Numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by Himself. / Hallowell: / Masters, Smith, & Co. / 1857.

8vo. pp. 496. B. 54

_The Federalist. New York._ 1863.

The Foederalist: / A / Collection of Essays, Written in Favor / of the New Constitution, as / agreed upon by / the Federal Convention, / September 17, 1787. / Reprinted from the Original Text, / with an / Historical Introduction and Notes, / By Henry B. Dawson. / In Two Volumes. /

Vol. I. / New York: / Charles Scribner, 124 Grand Street, / London: Sampson Low, Son & Co. / 1863.

8vo. pp. cxlii, (2), 615, portrait. 55

All ever printed. This volume contains the text of _The Federalist_,
entire, and an Introduction, containing a history of the origin,
original publication, the controversy over the disputed numbers,
and a bibliographical list of editions, all being treated with
great thoroughness. It was Mr. Dawson’s intention to give, in the
second volume, the alterations which had been made in the text of
the various editions, and MSS. notes from copies of the work which
had belonged to the authors and other statesmen. The Introduction
gave offense to the Hamilton and Jay families, and occasioned the
following pamphlets:

Correspondence / between / John Jay and Henry B. Dawson, / and
between / James A. Hamilton and Henry B. Dawson, / concerning / The
Federalist. / New York: / Printed by J. M. Bradstreet & Son./ 1864.

8vo. and 4to. pp. 48, covers. 56

Of the 4to. edition only 25 copies were printed. The title on the
cover reads _Current Fictions tested by Uncurrent Facts_. Mr. Dawson
advertised _Current Fictions No. II._, but it was never printed.

New Plottings in Aid of the Rebel Doctrine of / State Sovereignty.
/ Mr. Jay’s Second Letter / on / Dawson’s Introduction to the
Federalist, / Exposing its Falsification of the History of the
Constitution; its / Libels on Duane, Livingston, Jay and Hamilton;
and / its relation to recent efforts by Traitors at home, and /
Foes abroad, to maintain the Rebel Doctrine of State / Sovereignty,
for the subversion of the Unity of / the Republic and the Supreme
Sovereignty of / the American People / ..... / New York: / A. D. F.
Randolph. / 1864. / 8vo. pp. 54, viii, covers. 57

[Same.] New York: / American News Company, 121 Nassau street. /
London: / Trubner & Company, 60 Paternoster Row. / 1864. / 8vo, pp.
54. vii, covers. 58

[Same.] London: Samson Low ... 1864. 8vo. pp. 50. 59

All three editions were suppressed by Mr. Jay, and the bulk of the
copies burnt. See _Current Fictions_, p. 26.

This edition is reviewed by H. W. Torrey in _The North American
Review_, cxcviii, 586; and by Historicus in _The New York Times_,
Feb. 17, 1864.

_The Federalist. New York._ 1864.

The Foederalist: / A / Collection of Essays, Written in Favor / of the New Constitution, as / agreed upon by / the Foederal Convention, / September 17, 1787. / Reprinted from the Original Text. / With an / Historical Introduction and Notes, / By Henry B. Dawson. / In Two Volumes. / Vol. I. / New York: / Charles Scribner & Co.... / ... 1864.

8vo. pp. cxlii, (2), 615, portrait. 60

_The Federalist. Morrisania._ 1864.

The Foederalist: / A Collection of Essays, written in Favor / of the New Constitution, as agreed / upon by the Foederal Conven-/ tion, September 17, 1787. / Reprinted from the Original Text, / with an / Historical Introduction and Notes / By Henry B. Dawson. / In Two Volumes. / Vol. I. / Morrisania, N.Y.: / 1864.

Royal 8vo. pp. cxlii, (2), 615, portrait. 61

Printed from the same plates as the New York editions of 1863 and
1864. 250 copies printed.

_The Federalist. Philadelphia._ 1865.

The / Federalist: / A Commentary / on the / Constitution of the United States. / A Collection of Essays, / By Alexander Hamilton, / Jay, and Madison. / Also, / The Continentalist, and other Papers, / By Hamilton. / Edited by / John C. Hamilton, / Author of “The History of the Republic of the United States.” / Philadelphia: / J. B. Lippincott & Co. / 1864.

8vo. pp. clxv, (1), 659, vi, portrait. B. A. 62

Many reissues, with a change of date only.

Contains an “Historical Notice,” which is an endeavor to prove
Hamilton the author of the doubtful numbers; in fact, the whole
tendency is to magnify Hamilton’s part of the work, even the names
of the other authors being printed in much smaller type on the title
page.

The alterations in the text made by the different editions is added,
as also the papers signed “Philo-Publius” by William Duer.

Reviewed by Mr. Horace Binney in the following:

A Review of Hamilton’s Edition of the Federalist. Philadelphia: 1864.

8vo. pp. 8. 63

_The Federalist. Philadelphia._ 1865.

The / Federalist: / A Commentary / on the / Constitution of the United States. / A Collection of Essays / By Alexander Hamilton, / Jay, and Madison. / Also, / The Continentalist, and other Papers, / By Hamilton. / Edited by John C. Hamilton, / Author of “The History of the Republic of the United States.” / Vol. I. / Philadelphia: / J. B. Lippincott & Co. / 1865.

2 vols. Rl. 8vo. pp. clxv, (1), 242.—(2), 243-659, vi, portrait. 64

From the same plates as No. 62, but divided into two volumes, and
printed on larger and finer paper. 100 copies only printed.

_The Federalist. New York._ 1876.

University Edition, / The Federalist: / A / Collection of Essays, written in Favor / of the New Constitution, as / agreed upon by / Federal Convention, / September 17, 1787 / Reprinted from the Original Text / under the Editorial Supervision of / Henry B. Dawson. / New York: / Scribner, Armstrong and Co. / 1876.

8vo. pp. lvi, 615. 65

Also issues with no date. A cheap edition from the plates of No. 55,
with the omission of the Introduction, a short Preface taking its
place.

_The Federalist. New York._ 1886.

The Works / of / Alexander Hamilton / Edited by / Henry Cabot Lodge / ... / Vol. IX. / New York & London / G. P. Putnam’s Sons / The Knickerbocker Press / 1886.

8vo. pp. xlv, 598. 66

_Federal Republican. See No. 119._

_Ford_ (_Paul Leicester_).

A List of the Members of the Federal Convention of 1787. By Paul Leicester Ford. Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1888.

67

100 copies privately printed.

“In 1819, when John Quincy Adams, by direction of Congress, edited
and published the Journal of the Federal Convention, he drew up ...
a list of the members.... This list was accepted and republished by
Elliot, ... by Curtis ... and more recently in the Official Programme
of the Constitutional Centenial, and no additions are promised in
the forthcoming memorial of that celebration—Thus this list prepared
in 1819, has become a fixture.... There are, however, several
omissions and by reference to original documents, acts, etc., I have
increased the list to seventy-four. To this I have added, in such
cases as I have been able, the reasons of members for declining the
appointment, and non-attendance of such as failed to be present in
the Convention; the day of arrival of attending members; the absence
of attending members; the date of leaving of those who failed to sign
the Constitution, with their reasons, and the part the non-attending
and non-signing members took in their own States in support or
opposition to the ratification.” _Extract from preface._

_Ford_ (_Paul Leicester_).

Pamphlets / on the / Constitution of the United States / Published during / its discussion by the People / 1787-1788. / Edited / with notes and a bibliography / by / Paul Leicester Ford. / Brooklyn, N. Y.: / 1888.

8vo, pp. 68

Includes reprints of the following pamphlets, and a bibliography
and reference list to the literature relating to the formation and
adoption of the Constitution.

[GERRY (ELBRIDGE)]. Observations on the New Constitution, and on the
Federal and State Conventions. By a Columbian Patriot.

[WEBSTER (NOAH)]. An Examination into the leading principles of the
Federal Constitution. By a Citizen of America.

[JAY (JOHN)]. An Address to the People of the State of New York. By a
Citizen of New York.

[SMITH (MELANCTHON)]. Address to the People of the State of New York.
By a Plebeian.

[WEBSTER (PELATIAH)]. The Weakness of Brutus exposed: or some remarks
in vindication of the Constitution. By a Citizen of Philadelphia.

[COXE (TENCH)]. An Examination of the Constitution of the United
States of America. By an American Citizen.

WILSON (+James+). Speech on the Federal Constitution, delivered in
Philadelphia.

[DICKINSON (JOHN)]. Letters of Fabius on the Federal Constitution.

[HANSON (ALEXANDER CONTEE)]. Remarks on the Proposed Plan of a
Federal Government. By Aristides.

RANDOLPH (EDMUND). Letter on the Federal Constitution.

[Lee (Richard Henry)]. Observations on the System of Government
proposed by the late Convention. By a Federal Farmer.

MASON (GEORGE). Objections to the Federal Constitution.

[IREDELL (JAMES)]. Observations on George Mason’s Objections to the
Federal Constitution. By Marcus.

[RAMSAY (DAVID)]. An Address to the Freemen of South Carolina on the
Federal Constitution. By Civis.

[_Gerry_ (_Elbridge_)].

Observations / On the new Constitution, and on the Federal / and State Conventions. / By a Columbian Patriot. / ... [Boston: 1788.]

12mo. pp. 19. C., M., B. A. 69

The above title is merely a caption on the first page. It is not
advertised in any Massachusetts paper that I have been able to find,
and was probably printed for Gerry for limited circulation only. It
is reprinted in Ford’s _Pamphlets on the Constitution_, and as below.

[_Gerry_ (_Elbridge._)]

Observations / on the / New Constitution, / and on the / Foederal and State Conventions. / By a Columbian Patriot / ..., Boston Printed, New York Reprinted, / M,DCC.LXXXVIII.

8vo. pp. 22. N., C., S. 70

Printed by Thomas Greenleaf, in the N. Y. Journal, and reprinted,
from the same forms, for the “New York [Anti] Federal Committee,” who
distributed 1630 copies among the county committees in the State.

_Gerry_ (_Elbridge_).

[Observations on the New Constitution. Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1887].

8vo. pp. 23. 71

A few copies separately printed from No. 68.

_Hall, Aaron._

An / Oration, / delivered at the Request / of the / Inhabitants of Keene, June 30, 1788; / To Celebrate the Ratification / of the / Federal Constitution / by the / State of New-Hampshire. / By Aaron Hall, M. A. / Member of the late State Convention. / Keene: State of New-Hampshire: / Printed by James D. Griffith. / M,DCC,LXXXVIII.

8vo. pp. 15. B. A. 72

_Hamilton_ (_Alexander_). _See also Nos. 32-66._

Propositions / of Col. Hamilton, of New York, / In Convention for Establishing a Consti- / tutional Government for the / United States. / Also / a Summary of the Political Opinions of / John Adams, / ... / Pittsfield: Printed by Phineas Allen. 1802.

8vo. pp. 32. N. 73

[_Hanson_ (_Alexander Contee_)].

Remarks / on the / Proposed Plan / of a / Federal Government, / Addressed to the Citizens of the / United States of America, / and Particularly to the People of / Maryland, / By Aristides. / ... / ... / ... / ... / ... / Annapolis; / Printed by Frederick Green, / Printer to the State.

8vo. pp. 42. N., P. H. S., M. 74

Reprinted in Ford’s _Pamphlets on the Constitution_.

_Hanson_ (_Alexander Contee_).

[Remarks on the Proposed Plan of a Federal Government. Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1888].

8vo. pp. 39. 75

A few copies separately printed from No. 68.

_Hitchcock_ (_Enos_).

An / Oration: / delivered July 4, 1788, / at the request of the Inhabitants / of the / Town of Providence, / in / celebration / of the / Anniversary / of / American Independence, / and of / the accession of nine States / to the / Federal Constitution. / By Enos Hitchcock, A. M. / Providence: / Printed by Bennett Wheeler.

8vo. pp. 24. 76

[_Hopkinson_ (_Francis_)].

Account / of the / Grand Federal / Procession, / Philadelphia, July 4, 1788. / To which is added, / a / Letter / on the / same Subject. / ... / [Philadelphia:] M. Carey, Printer. [1788.]

8vo. pp. (2), 22. 77

Appeared originally in Carey’s _American Museum_, iv, 57, and the
same forms were used to print this edition. Only the “Account” and
Wilson’s speech are reprinted in Hopkinson’s _Miscellaneous Essays_,
ii, 349, showing that the “Letter” is not by him.

[_Hopkinson_ (_Francis_)].

Account / of the / Grand Federal / Procession, / Philadelphia, July 4, 1788. / ... / To which is added, / Mr. Wilson’s [Sic] Oration, / and a / Letter / on the / Subject of the Procession. / [Philadelphia: M. Carey. 1788.]

8vo. pp. (2), 22. 78

An / Impartial / Address, / to the / Citizens / of the / City and County of Albany: / or, the / 35 Anti-Federal Objections / refuted. / By the Federal Committee / of the City of Albany. / Printed by Charles R. Webster, at / his Free Press, No. 36, State-street, near / the English Church, Albany.

12vo. pp. 28 S. 79

Interesting Documents, / Containing: / An Account of the Federal Procession, &c. July 23, 1788. / Sketch of the Proceedings of the Convention of the State of New York, which adopted the Constitution 2 days after the Procession. / The Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between Thirteen United States, as propounded by the Congress of the United States, 17th Nov. 1777, and approved by this State; Feb. 6, 1778. / The Constitution of the U. S. with all its Amendments. / The Constitution of the State of New-York, with its Amendments. / The Declaration of Independence, New York. / Published by John S. Murphy, Southwick & Pilsner, Print. 9 Wall St. 1819.

12vo. pp. 128 N. 80

_Introduction. See No. 105._

_Iredell_ (_James._) _See also No. 24._

Answers to Mr. Mason’s Objections to the New Constitution, recommended by the late Convention at Philadelphia. By Marcus. [Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1888.]

8vo. pp. 38. 81

Printed in Ford’s _Pamphlets on the Constitution_, from which a
few copies were separately printed as above. The original tract is
described in No. 24.

[_Jackson_ (_Jonathan_)].

Thoughts / upon the / Political Situation / of the / United States of America, / in which that of / Massachusetts / Is more particularly considered. / With some / Observations on the Constitution / for a / Federal Government. / Addressed to the People of the Union. / By a Native of Boston. / ... / ... / ... / Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, / by Isaiah Thomas, MDCCLXXXVIII.

8vo. pp. 209. M., B. A., S. 82

Signed at end “Civis.” The authorship of this pamphlet is also
frequently given to G. R. Minot, but both Sabin and Cushing give it
as above. Reviewed in _The American Magazine_, 744 and 804.

[_Jay_ (_John_)]. _See also Nos. 32-66._

An / Address / to the / People / of the / State of New-York / On the Subject of the Constitution, / Agreed upon at Philadelphia, / the 17th of September, 1787. / New-York: / Printed by Samuel London, Printer to the State.

4to. pp. 19. N., B. A., C. S. 83

Reprinted in Ford’s _Pamphlets on the Constitution_.

_Jay_ (_John_).

An Address to the People of the State of New York, on the Subject of the Constitution. [Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1887.]

8vo. pp. 20. 84

A few copies separately printed from No. 68.

Journal, / Acts and Proceedings, / of the Convention, / assembled at Philadelphia, Monday, May 14, and dis-/ solved Monday, September 17, 1787, / which formed / The Constitution of the United States, / Published under the direction of the President of the United States, conformably to a / Resolution of Congress of March 27, 1818. / Boston: / Printed and Published by Thomas B. Wait. / 1819.

8vo. pp. 510. N., P., B., H. 85

Edited by John Quincy Adams. Reviewed in the _Southern Review_, ii,
432, and in Taylor’s _New Views of the Constitution_. _Washington_:
1823. See also No. 28.

[_Lee_ (_Richard Henry_)].

Observations / leading to a fair examination / of the / System of Government, / proposed by the late / Convention; / and to several essential and necessary / alterations in it. / In a number of / Letters / from the / Federal Farmer to the Republican. / Printed in the Year M,DCC,LXXVII.

8vo. pp. 40. A. A. S. 86

The _Letters of a Federal Farmer_, was, to the Anti-Federalists, what
_The Federalist_ was to the supporters of the Constitution. Reprinted
in Ford’s _Pamphlets on the Constitution_.

[_Lee_ (_Richard Henry_)].

Observations / leading to a fair examination / of the / System of Government, / proposed by the late / Convention; / and to several essential and neces-/ sary alterations in it. / In a number of / Letters / from the / Federal Farmer to the Republican. / Printed [in New York, by Thomas Greenleaf] in the Year M,DCC,LXXXVII.

8vo. pp. 40. B. A., H., A. A. S., N., C. 87

[_Lee_ (_Richard Henry_)].

Observations / leading to a fair examination / of the / System of Government; / proposed by the late / Convention; / and to several essential and necessary / alterations in it. / In a number of / Letters / from the / Federal Farmer to the Republican. / Reprinted [in New York by Thomas Greenleaf] by order of a Society of Gentlemen. / M.DCC.LXXXVII.

8vo. pp. 40. A. A. S. 88

_Lee_ (_Richard Henry_).

Observations leading to a fair examination of the System of Government, Proposed by the late Convention. [Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1888.]

8vo. pp. (2), 47. 89

A few copies separately printed from No. 68.

[_Lee_ (_Richard Henry_)].

An / Additional number / of / Letters / from the / Federal Farmer / to the / Republican; / leading to fair examination / of the / System of Government, / proposed by the late / Convention; / to several essential and neces-/ sary alterations in it; / And calculated to Illustrate and Support the / Principles and Positions / Laid down in the preceding / Letters. / Printed [in New York by Thomas Greenleaf] in the year M,DCC,LXXXVIII.

8vo. pp. [41]-181. B. A., H., C. 90

_Letters of Fabius. See Nos. 25-6._

_Lloyd, Thomas. See Nos. 91-110._

_Maclaine, Archibald. See No. 24._

_M’Kean_ (_Thomas_), _and Wilson_ (_James_).

Commentaries / on the / Constitution / of the / United States of America, / with that Constitution prefixed, / In which are unfolded, / the / Principles of Free Government, / and the Superior / Advantages of Republicanism Demonstrated. / By James Wilson, L.L.D. / ... / and Thomas M’Kean, L.L.D. / ... / The whole extracted from Debates published in Philadelphia by / J. Lloyd. / London: / Printed for J. Debrett, opposite Burtington-House, Piccadilly; / J. Johnson’s, St. Paul’s Church Yard; and J. S. Jordan, / No. 166 Fleet Street. / 1792.

8vo. pp. (2), 5-23. 25-147. (1). 91

This is a reissue of the remainder of the edition of Lloyd’s
_Debates in the Convention of Pennsylvania_ (No. 110) with a new
title and pp. 20-23, which were printed in England.

_McMaster_ (_John Bach_), _and Stone_ (_Frederick D_).

Pennsylvania / and the / Federal Constitution / 1787-1788 / Edited by / John Bach McMaster/ and / Frederick D. Stone / Published for the Subscribers by / The Historical Society of Pennsylvania / 1888.

8vo. pp. viii, 803, 15 portraits. 92

A most valuable volume, including a history of the struggle over
the ratification, the debates in the convention, now for the first
time collected, sketches of the Pennsylvania members of the Federal
Convention, and of the Pennsylvania Convention, and the letters of
Centinel.

_Madison_ (_James_). _See Nos. 31-66._

The / Papers / of / James Madison, / purchased by order of Congress; / being / his Correspondence and Reports of Debates during / the Congress of the Confederation / and / his Reports of Debates / in the / Federal Convention; / now published from the original manuscripts, depos-/ ited in the Department of State, by direction of / the joint library committee of Congress, / under the superintendence / of / Henry D. Gilpin. / Volume I. / Washington: / Lantree & O’Sullivan. / 1840.

3 vols. 8vo. pp. (2) lx, 580, xxii, (2), xxii, (2), (581)-1242, (2),
xiv, (2), (1243)-1624, ccvlvi, 16 ll. 93

Also issues with change of date in New York and Mobile and Boston.
The whole of these three volumes were also embodied in the fifth
volume of _Elliot_ (No. 31), but this edition is much preferable from
the larger type.

Reviewed in _The Democratic Review_, v, 243; vi, 140, 337: in _The
American Church Review_ xv, 541, and by C. F. Adams in _The North
American Review_, liii, 41.

_Marcus. See Nos. 24 and 81._

_Martin_ (_Luther_).

The / Genuine Information, / delivered to the / Legislature of the State of / Maryland, / Relative to the Proceedings / of the / General Convention, / Lately held at Philadelphia; / By / Luther Martin, Esquire, / Attorney-General of Maryland, / and / One of the Delegates in the said Convention. / Together with / A Letter to the Hon. Thomas C. Deye / Speaker of the House of Delegates, / An Address to the Citizens of the United / States, / And some Remarks relative to a Standing / Army, and a Bill of Rights. / ... / Philadelphia; / Printed by Eleazer Oswald, at the Coffee-House. / M,DCC,LXXXVIII.

8vo. pp. viii, 93. 94

By direction of the Legislature of Maryland, Mr. Martin reported the
proceedings of the Federal Convention to them. It is a work of the
greatest value from the inside light that this member, and opposer of
the Constitution, sheds on this secret history of the Convention, but
must be taken as a partizan statement. It is reprinted in _Elliot_
and in Nos. 138-42.

_Mason_ (_George_).

The Objections of the / Hon. George Mason, / to the proposed Foederal Constitution. / Addressed to the Citizens of Virginia. / ... / Printed by Thomas Nicolas [in Richmond: 1787 or 8].

Folio. Broadside. S. 95

Reprinted in Ford’s _Pamphlets on the Constitution_ and “extracts”
are given in _Elliot_, i.

_Mason_ (_George_).

[The objections of the Hon. George Mason, to the proposed Foederal Constitution. Brooklyn, N. Y.: 1888].

8vo. pp. 6. 96

A few copies separately printed from No. 68.

_Massachusetts Debates. Boston: 1788._

Debates, / Resolutions and other Proceedings, / of the / Convention / of the / Commonwealth of Massachusetts, / Convened at Boston, on the 9th of January, 1788, / and continued until the 7th of February follow-/ ing, for the purpose of assenting to and ratify-/ ing the Constitution recommended by the / Grand Federal Convention. / Together with / The Yeas and Nays on the / Decision of the Grand Question. / To which / The Federal Constitution / is prefixed. / Boston: / Printed and sold by Adams and Nourse, in Court-Street; and / Benjamin Russell, and Edmund Freeman, in State-Street. / M,DCC,LXXXVIII.

8vo. pp. 219. C., M., B. A. 97

Reported by Benjamin Russell, printer of _The Massachusetts
Centinel_. His own account is given in Buckingham’s _Specimens of
Newspaper Literature_, ii, 49.

_Massachusetts Debates. Boston: 1808._

Debates, / Resolutions and other proceedings / of the / Convention / of the / Commonwealth of Massachusetts. / Convened at Boston, on the 9th of January, / 1788, and continued until the 7th of Februa-/ ry following, for the purpose of assenting / to and ratifying the Constitution recom-/ mended by the grand Federal Convention. / Together with the / Yeas and Nays / on / the decision of the grand question. / To which / The Federal Constitution is prefixed; / and to which are added, / the Amendments / which have been made therein. / Boston: / Printed and sold by Oliver & Monroe, / and Joshua Cushing, State-Street, / 1808.

12mo. pp. 236. H. 98

_Massachusetts Debates. Boston: 1856._

Debates and Proceedings / in the / Convention / of the / Commonwealth of Massachusetts, / held in the year / 1788, / and which finally ratified the / Constitution of the United States. / Printed by authority of Resolves of the Legislature, 1856. / Boston: / William White, / Printer to the Commonwealth. / 1856.

8vo. pp. (16), 442. 99

Edited by Bradford K. Pierce and Charles Hale. It contains not only
the debates as printed in the two former editions, but the ante and
post proceedings of the General Court; Gerry’s official letter; the
Journal of the Convention; Judge Parsons “Minutes” of the debates; an
account of the reception of the news of the ratification, and of the
procession which followed; the “Letters of an American;” Speeches of
Franklin in the Federal Convention, and Wilson in the Pa. Convention;
4 “Letters of Brutus,” and a series of personal letters relating to
the proceedings in Massachusetts, mostly taken from Spark’s _Writings
of Washington_.

It is a most valuable volume for the history of the struggle over
ratification in Massachusetts, but it is a little strange that
the editors should pass over the essays on the Constitution from
Massachusetts pens and select the letters of “An American” and of
“Brutus”—the first a Pennsylvania series, by Tench Coxe, and the
second by a New York writer.

_Minot, George R. See No. 82._

_Minutes of the Convention. See Nos. 101-2 and 111._

[_Montgomery, James_].

Decius’s / Letters / on the / Opposition / to the / New Constitution / in / Virginia, / 1789. / Richmond: / Printed by Aug. Davis.

8vo. pp. 134. C. 100

“Written by Dr. Montgomery, except the dedication, which was by John
Nicholas, of Albemarle. MS. notes by John Nicholas.” MS. note by
Jefferson, in his own copy now in the Congressional Library.

This volume includes, not only the Letters signed Decius, contributed
to the _Virginia Independent Chronicle_, between December, 1788 and
July, 1789, but also many answers to the same, signed “Juvenal,”
“Philo Pat. Pat. Patria,” “Anti Decius,” “Honestus,” and others.

It is a most scathing attack on the Anti-Federalists in Virginia,
and especially on their leader, Patrick Henry. Perhaps nothing
illustrates better the rarity and difficulty of finding the pamphlets
of this period than the fact that Mr. Tyler, so well read in American
literature, has in his _Life of Patrick Henry_, entirely overlooked
this most plain spoken laying bare of the motives and actions
of Henry, of which I have been able to discover only a single
(imperfect) copy.

I have been able to find nothing concerning Dr. Montgomery, except
that he was a member of the Virginia Convention. The so called third
edition is under John Nicholas—No. 105.

_Native of Boston. See No. 82._

_New Jersey Journal._

Minutes / of the / Convention / of the / State of New Jersey, / Holden at Trenton the 11th Day of December 1787. / Trenton: / Printed by Isaac Collins, Printer to the State. / M,DCCC,LXXXVIII.

4to. pp. 31. P. H. S. 101

750 copies printed.

_New Jersey Journal._

Minutes / of the / Convention / of the / State of New Jersey, / Holden at Trenton the 11th Day of December 1787. / Trenton: / Printed by Isaac Collins, Printer to the State. / M,DCC,LXXXVIII. / Trenton—Reprinted by Clayton L. Traver, MDCCCLXXXVIII.

4to. pp. 31. 102

_New York Debates._

The / Debates / and / Proceedings / of the / Convention / of the / State of New-York, / Assembled at Poughkeepsie, / on the 17th June, 1788. / To deliberate and decide on the Form of Federal Govern-/ ment recommended by the General Convention at / Philadelphia, on the 17th September, 1787. / Taken in shorthand. / New-York: / Printed and sold by Francis Childs. / M,DCC,LXXXVIII.

8vo. pp. (2), 144. N. S. 103

From a letter in the Lamb papers (N. Y. Historical Soc.) it appears
probable that at least Hamilton, Jay and Lansing revised their
speeches, though Francis Childs, the reporter, virtually, in his
preface, says that no such revision took place. It is reprinted in
_Elliot_. ii.

_New York Journal._

Journal / of the / Convention / of the / State of New-York, / Held at Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, the 17th of June, 1788. / Poughkeepsie: / Printed by Nicholas Power, a few rods East from the Court-house. [1788.]

4to. pp. 86. S. 104

[_Nicholas_ (_John_)].

[1/2 title] Introduction / and Concise View of / Decius’s Letters,/ With the Title-page, and the Substance and contents of the whole work, / Hereafter to be published at full length in a volume / ...

Decius’s Letters, / on the / opposition to the / Federal Convention, / in Virginia: / Written in 1788 and 1789. / The Third Edition. / With / a new Introduction, / and additional pieces and notes, / on the / Principles and Operation of Party Spirit since. / With an Appendix. / consisting of / Various Interesting Letters, &c. / from Washington, Jefferson, Madison, / and other High Characters, / in support of the last Letters; / Written in 1818. / Richmond: / Published by the Author. / Printed at the office of the Virginia Patriot. / 1818

8vo. pp. 48. B. A. 105

“Written by John Nicholas, Esqr. formerly a member of Congress from
Virginia now resident in the State of New York. Boston 25 Sept 1818
W. S. Shaw Sec. Bost. Athen.”

Mr. Shaw probably derived his note given above, from John Adams,
whose copy this was.

The first edition (No. 100) is referred by Jefferson, apparently on
Nicholas’ own authority to Dr. Montgomery, so that we seemingly have
Jefferson giving the authorship to Montgomery, and Adams giving it
to Nicholas. They may both be right, however, for the above pamphlet
is merely the prospectus of a new edition, and therefore might be
written by an entirely different man than the author.

The prospectus was issued immediately after the appearance of Wirt’s
_Life of Patrick Henry_, with the avowed purpose of neutralizing that
rose-colored narrative. It was never however, carried further than
the prospectus.

_North Carolina Amendments._

State of North Carolina: / In Convention, August 1, 1788.

Folio. I1. S. 106