July 1878 Issue [Article] Freedom of the press vindicated Download PDF Adjust Share by Benson John Lossing, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 18th century Colonial period (ca. 1600-1775) Freedom of the press Government and the press History John Peter Zenger New York New York (N.Y.) New York (State) Trials (Seditious libel) United States More from Benson John Lossing No obstacles impeded the westward move A naval victory one hundred years ago The battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813 The National Academy of the Arts of Design, and its surviving founders Adjust Share