An Account of the Trial of Thomas Cooper, of Northumberland: On a
Charge of Libel Against the President of the United States.
Philadelphia: Printed by J. Bioren, 1800.
In April 1800, Thomas Cooper is tried in federal court
in Philadelphia for libel against the President of the United States
under the new Sedition Act of 1798. Cooper proceeds to publish all documents
and transcripts, along with commentary, as soon as the trial ends.
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