Title: The Spoils system in New York
Subjects: Politics and government, Postal service, Officials and employees, Case studies, Alexander Hamilton United States Custom House (New York, N.Y.), Selection and appointment
Places: United States, New York (State), New York
People: Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888)
Time periods: 1877-1881