Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832

American poet and newspaper editor.

From the description of Papers of Philip Morin Freneau [manuscript], 1778-1799. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812355

Philip Morin Freneau is usually referred to as the poet of the American Revolution. Born in New York, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1771. Although Freneau had produced several poems before college, it was the experience of pre-Revolutionary-War Princeton that turned his interest to public writing. Political concerns led Freneau, James Madison, and their friends Hugh Henry Brackenridge and William Bradford, Jr., to revive the defunct PLAIN DEALING CLUB as the AMERICAN WHIG SOCIETY. Charged with literary and political enthusiasm, Freneau and Brackenridge collaborated on a picaresque narrative, FATHER BAMBO'S PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA IN ARABIA, which presents comic glimpses of life in eighteenth-century America.

From the description of Philip Morin Freneau collection, 1770-1802. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 63052267

Journalist and poet.

From the description of Philip Morin Freneau and Peter Freneau correspondence, 1800-1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450343