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Addison, Alexander, 1759-1807 Liberty of speech, and of the press: a charge to the grand juries of the county courts of the fifth circuit of the state of Pennsylvania

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04072 Author/Creator: Addison, Alexander, 1759-1807 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: January 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 53.2 cm, Width: 32.6 cm Order a Copy

Article by Alexander Addison supporting the Sedition Act. Document is ripped along the side.

Addison, Alexander, 1759-1807

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