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Trick question. The test answer is probably "William Marbury's commission." The flaw in the question is that Jefferson's Secretary of State, James Madison, hadn't yet arrived in Washington when a portion of the justice-of-the-peace commissions disappeared.
It is unknown who, exactly, disposed of approximately half of the paperwork for the 42 men former President Adams appointed justice-of-the-peace under the Organic Act of 1801, because Chief Justice Marshall deliberately avoided asking that question during the Marbury v. Madison trial.
Levi Lincoln, US Attorney General under Thomas Jefferson, temporarily served as Secretary of State before Madison arrived; however, he claimed not to know what had become of the commissions. Thomas Jefferson may have discarded them himself, or may have ordered one of the office clerks to destroy them. The papers were never seen again, and their fate is lost to history.
On thing is clear, however: Thomas Jefferson never ordered James Madison not to deliver the commissions; the incident occurred before Madison took office.
Case Citation:
Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803)
What else can I help you with?
Who was the secretary of state Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton?
Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State. Hamilton was the Secretary of Treasury.
Washington's secretary of state was Alexander Hamilton?
no. Jefferson was secretary of state. Hamilton was secretary of treasury.
Who was Jefferson secretary of state?
Burr
Who was the Washington's secretary of state?
George Washington's Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson went on to become the 3rd President of the US.
What President had Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State?
George Washington, the 1st US President, had Thomas Jefferson in his cabinet as the 1st Secretary of State.
To what position did George Washington appoint Jefferson while he was president?
George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as the first Secretary of State of the US (1790-1793).
Who served as the first secretary of state?
Thomas Jefferson from Virginia served as the first Secretary of State.
What was the secretary state under Washington?
Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State during Washington's presidency.
What President was First Secretary of State?
jefferson
What were two plans that Alexander Hamilton had as Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State and Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of Treasury
Who was the Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury under Jefferson?
James Madison was Thomas Jefferson's only Secretary of State. Jefferson's two Treasury Secretaries were Samuel Dexter and Albert Gallatin, who took office May 14, 1801.
What was Washington's Secretary of State's home state?
Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State under President Washington . He was from Virginia.
