Philip Freneau, the poet of the revolution; a history of his life and times . uillet 1720 Auiour-dhuy dimanche aprest Taction du soir Mons Moulinars a Bap-tise Francois Fresneau ne le 2^ de ce mois fils de monsieurAndre Fresneau et de Marie son Epouse presente au S Bap-teme par monsieur Louis Allaire et Mad^ J^^y Morin parainet marrainne. Andre FresneauJ. J. Moulinars Pasteur Louis Allaire Judith Morin We find the name of Andre Fresneau mentioned inthe Journal of John Fontaine, a kinsman of the cele-brated Commodore Maury. As this Journal depictsthe condition of New York City, as well as its s
Philip Freneau, the poet of the revolution; a history of his life and times . uillet 1720 Auiour-dhuy dimanche aprest Taction du soir Mons Moulinars a Bap-tise Francois Fresneau ne le 2^ de ce mois fils de monsieurAndre Fresneau et de Marie son Epouse presente au S Bap-teme par monsieur Louis Allaire et Mad^ J^^y Morin parainet marrainne. Andre FresneauJ. J. Moulinars Pasteur Louis Allaire Judith Morin We find the name of Andre Fresneau mentioned inthe Journal of John Fontaine, a kinsman of the cele-brated Commodore Maury. As this Journal depictsthe condition of New York City, as well as its society,at the time of Mr. Fresneaus residence there, we willcopy that particular portion of it. A few words as toits author may not be out of place as an introduction. The family of John Fontaine, or de La Fontaine,were Huguenot refugees who left their native land atthe time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, tak-ing up their residence in England. At the age of sev-enteen, and in the year 1710, John de La Fontainereceived the appointment of ensign in Lord Shaws \56\. CHLRCH DU ST. ESPRITRear View, 1776 The Poet of the Revolution regiment of infantry. After serving three years inthe British army, he retired from the service and inthe following year emigrated to America, settHngin the State of Virginia. In 1716 Fontaine visited New York in companywith Mr. Michael Kearney, a member of the familyof Kearneys of New Jersey, combining business pur-poses with those of pleasure, as he was desirous ofseeing something of the country of his adoption. The Journal commences with his departure from theEnglish coast, but we give only that portion whichrelates to the family whose history we are giving. October 22d, 1716. In the sloop at anchor underSandy Hook. The weather was so foggy all day thatwe could not see the shore, nor landmarks, so we couldnot hoist our anchor, for this is a very dangerous bayto come up witFiout one has fair weather to see thelandmarks. There are several banks
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