"Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution entitled 'The Federalist Papers.' The plan was to write a total of 25 essays, the work divided evenly among the 3 men; in the end they wrote 85 essays in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing 5. James Madison wrote 29. HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER 51." #NewberryLibrary #HamiltonChi