Courrier des États-Unis

Courrier des Etats-Unis
Founded1828
Headquarters
New York City
,
U.S.
Area served
U.S., North and South America
Key people
Félix Lacoste (founder)

The Courrier des Etats-Unis was a French language newspaper published by French emigrants in New York City. It was founded in 1828 by Félix Lacoste with the help of Joseph Bonaparte (Napoleon's older brother), who was living in New Jersey.

The Courrier was the most famous French newspaper across North America, South America and the Caribbean. In 1850, it had more than 11,000 registered readers and was distributed from Quebec to Río de la Plata, and from New York to San Francisco. It also had readers in France.

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