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Elbridge Gerry: Reply to "A Landholder," II

Reply to "A Landholder," IIElbridge Gerryby Elbridge GerryFrom the American Herald, printed at Boston.Mr. Greenleaf, As the Connecticut Landholder's publications are dispersed throughout the…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 16

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 15Federalist No. 17Federalist No. 16 The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 57

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 56Federalist No. 58Federalist No. 57 The Alleged Tendency of the New Plan to Elevate the Few at the Expense of the Many…

Federal Farmer I

Federal Farmer I8 October 1787AbstractIn his first letter, The Federal Farmer questions the urgency of replacing the Articles of Confederation, and questions the motives of those who urge…

Centinel I

Centinel I5 October 1787by CentinelSee also Federalist No. 47To the Freemen of Pennsylvania.Friends, Countrymen and Fellow Citizens,Permit one of yourselves to put you in mind of certain…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 83

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 82Federalist No. 84Federalist No. 83 The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury To the People of the State of New…

JACKSON, James, Congress, GA (1757-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1801-1806 Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican JACKSON, James, (father of Jabez Y. Jackson and grandfather of James Jackson [1819-1887]), a…

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Historical BackgroundThroughout the early years of the Republic, the power of the Federal Government had continued to grow. By the second decade of the 19th century, cases pitting advocates…