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Who is Moinnerie from Colonial American Travel Narratives and what is their importance?

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Moinnerie is a French man Hamilton meets in Boston who provides him with friendly and amusing companionship. At first afraid to leave his room for fear of being taken as a French spy, Moinnerie clears his name with the governor of the colony and goes out with Hamilton, with whom he practices speaking English. Hamilton relates some amusing stories regarding Moinnerie's attempts to speak English.