Historedia
Person

John McLean

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1787–1788

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John McLean, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Publication of the first Federalist Paper

    1787–1788

    Role: Co-editor and publisher of The Independent Journal

    1. October 27, 1787 · New York City, where The Independent Journal was publishedPublication of the First Federalist Paper

      The Independent Journal released the first Federalist essay on October 27, 1787, becoming the first newspaper to publish the series.

    2. after October 27, 1787 – April 2, 1788 · New York City newspapersContinued Serial Publication

      Over the following month, seven more essays appeared in The Independent Journal and two other New York newspapers.

Sources

  1. The Independent Journal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-29