Den of Iniquity

The Federalist Papers

This is the text of all 85 Federalist Papers. It is nicely formatted to make them readable. This PDF file allows for word searches, so you can easily zero in on exactly what you're looking for.

The page numbering system works like this: Page 4204 would be page 4 of Federalist Number 42. Page 201 is the first page of Federalist Number 2. And so on.

FPT Federalist Papers

This chart shows for each of the 85 Federalist Papers the title of the paper, the name of the author, and the general topic of discussion.

FPC Federalist Papers chart

While most of the focus is on the Federalist Papers, there were also Anti-Federalist Papers being written and published during the time of the ratification debates. This chart shows some of the major Anti-Fedralist Papers, who wrote each, the topic of discussion, and the Federalist Paper(s) that responds to it.

AFPC Anti-Federalist Papers chart