Judge Richard Peter's Letter to the U.S. Marshal
4/8/1800
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The order charges Thomas Cooper of sedition "with intent to defame the said ... President of the United States."
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United States [squiggly line illegible text]District of Pennsylvania
To the Marshal of the Pennsylvania District of the United States
Whereas Thomas Cooper Esquire of the Town of Northumberland in the County of
Northumberland in the District of aforesaid is charged on oath before me Richard Peters Judge of
the Pennsylvania District of the United States with writing uttering & publishing a false
scandalous & malicious Writing against the President of the United States within the said District
to wit at the Town of Sunbury in the County of Northumberland aforesaid on the Sixth Day of
November just past with Intent to defame the said President & bring him into Contempt &
Disrepute, contrary to the Terms of the Act of the Congress of the said United States and Such
Case made [illegible]. There are in the Name & by Authority of the United States to command
you that you take the Body of the said Thomas Cooper if found in the said District & bring him
forthwith before me to answer the Charge aforesaid & to be further dealt with according to Law.
Given under my Hand at [illegible]
[illegible] this eight Day of April in
The Year of our Lord eighteen hundred
&in the 24th year of the Independence
of the United States
Richard Peters
[new page]
8 Apl 1800
United StatesThomas Cooper Esq [squiggly line]
Wun.d
Served.
10 answers.
M Hall
Marshal
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 278968
Full Citation: Judge Richard Peter's Letter to the U.S. Marshal; 4/8/1800; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/judge-richard-peters-letter-to-the-us-marshal, April 19, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.