New York Freeman

The New York Freeman formally the New-York freeman's journal and Catholic register, (1849-1918) was an American Catholic newspaper.^[1] It was owned at its inception by Bishop John Hughes.^[2]

From 1842 to 1849 it was known as the Freeman's journal and Catholic register then as the New York Freeman's Journal.^[3] As the New York Freeman's Journal, it was closed in 1861 it was closed by Secretary of State William Seward for anti-Union activity, but resumed publication as the New York Freeman's Appeal, all under the same editor, James McMaster.^[4]

The most popular post-war Confederate poem, The Conquered Banner, made its first appearance in the pages of the Freeman.^[5]

References

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2. ^ [2] Catholic Encyclopedia.
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4. ^ John McGreevy, Catholicism and American Freedom, Norton and Co., 2003, p. 68.
5. ^ Catholicism and American Freedom,, John McGreevy Norton and Co., New York 2003, p. 112.