In academia[?] the humanities are the classics and liberal arts; those subjects supposedly taught for their social and intellectual merit, rather than for pragmatic use.
Subjects classed under the label of the humanities:
... Jefferson (W)
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Democratic-Republican
George Clinton (162)
Charles C. Pinckney[?]
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Federalist
Rufus King (14)
Other elections: 1792, 1796, 1800, ...