Newspaper Broadside Filed in United States versus Thomas Cooper

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Description

The printed words of Thomas Cooper, editor of the “Sunbury and Northumberland Gazette,” used as evidence against him in his trial for sedition. Within this document he dared to criticizes the then President of the United States, John Adams. The text also contains mention of Thomas Cooper’s contacts with Joseph Priestley.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.

National Archives Identifier: 278967

Full Citation: Newspaper Broadside Filed in United States versus Thomas Cooper; 11/5/1799; United States versus Thomas Cooper, #21 April Session 1800; Criminal Case Files, 1791 – 1883; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/newspaper-broadside-cooper/, January 22, 2026]

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