doi:10.7916/2gf6-j454[Document, 1787 November 07]Jay, John, 1745-1829correspondencetextUnited States--History--1783-1865Jay, John, 1745-1829This essay is John Jay's draft for The Federalist, Number 4, which first appeared under the pseudonym of Publius in the Independent Journal or the General Advertiser on November 7, 1787, and subsequently in the New-York Packet and in the Daily Advertise, and at least five other newspapers. It was published by J. and A. McLean in the first collected edition of The Federalist Papers on 22 March 1788. In this essay, Jay anticipates the treatment of parties and factions which was developed in James Madison's celebrated initial contribution, Federalist Number 10. He pursues the theme of the importance of national union in averting conflicts with foreign powers and emphasizes "what a poor pitiful Figure will America make," if the nation splits into factions or three or four separate confederacies. The images are of individual pages arranged in proper sequence, followed by images of the original leaves, most bearing two pages. Also included is the typed transcription as done by Richard B. Morris's staff on the Jay Papers project.