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Party Affiliation of Federal Officeholders

From: Jefferson Papers | Main Series | Volume 41 | Party Affiliation of Federal Officeholders

Republican. Fedl. Heads of Departments— } 6. 0 including the Post M. G. secondery officers in the above Departments— } 2  5 Clerks in said departmts. 19  77 Foreign Ministers 3  0 Judges 8 
N. Hampshire— only one Master & one Mate revenue Cutter—Hopley Yeaton & Benj. Gunnison. appd. 31 Augt. 1802—both rep. rep.  6.—.—. Massachusset— Jonas Clarke collect. Kennebunk—fed. appd. only  Inspector of revenue by Mr Jefferson } 13. 3.21 Fred. L. Delesdernier collect.  Passamaquody rep. certainly } —see page 52
< Offices expd & not renewed  6.   restorations to office  4.   Atties & marshals on principle  5.   other officers.
New Hampsh Massachu R. Island Connecticut Vermont New York New Jersey Pennsylva Delaware Maryland Virginia N. Carola S. Carola Georgia Tennissee Kentucky Ohio
r o f  N.H. 6 3 Mas. 13 1 24 R.I. 6 6 Conn. 7 5 Verm . 3 1
r  o f heads of deptmts. 5  Secondaries 3  1 1 Purveyor 1  Mint officers 1  1 foreign ministrs. 3  Secs. of legn 2  Consuls 34 
Spurred by dissension in Republican ranks in Philadelphia over Federalists who remained in lucrative offices, Jefferson decided to study the party affiliation of those who had received presidential appointments. Writing Peter Freneau on 20 May, he reviewed his administration’s patronage policy, noting that when he took office the Federalists “possessed all.” By removing those Federalists who...