II: Comments on the Congressional Election in New York, 31 May 1802
II
Comments on the Congressional Election in New York
Republican Members of Congress
| John Smith |  |
re-elected |
| Samuel L. Mitchill | ||
| Philip Van Cortlandt | ||
| David Thomas | ||
| Beriah Palmer | |
members of the Old republican party—In whom every reliance may be placed |
| Andrew Mc.Cord | ||
| Isaac Bloom | ||
| Frederik Sammons | ||
| John Patterson | |
The two first Emigrants from Massachusetts— the last from Connecticut. |
| Oliver Phelps | ||
| Erastus Root |
Patterson was a Brigadier Genl. in the Massachusetts Line during the War—Root is a young lawyer who has been often in our state Legislature— Phelps is the only man that can be suspected of inclining to the views of the little faction but I feel persuaded his patriotism and intimacy with Mr Granger will keep him straight—These men have been undeviating republicans since their settlement in this State.
Federal do
| Joshua Sands | |
Decent men of moderate talents |
| Henry W. Livingston | ||
| Killian K. Van Rensselaer | |
re-elected |
| George Tibbets | |
Emigrants from Connecticut —bitter and weak—the last a lawyer— |
| Gaylord Griswold | ||
| Coendrat E. Elmendorf | |
a vapid Attorney— |
A Question will arise whether he is elected—Our Judges on the Returns have not decided.
MS (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 2:0301); undated; entirely in Clinton’s hand.
FREDERIK SAMMONS: that is, Thomas Sammons, newly elected congressman from Montgomery County, who was also a member of the New York Constitutional Convention of 1801 ().
For Clinton’s earlier assessment of Oliver PHELPS, see Vol. 36:81–2.