[85] The Commune occupied the Mint, and directed Citizen Camelinat,
bronze-fitter, to manufacture gold and silver coin to the amount of
1,500,000 francs. Of that sum, 76,000 francs only was saved by the
Versailles troops on their entry. The different articles of gold and
silver found at the Hôtel des Monnaies represented a total weight of
1,186 lbs., and consisted of objects taken from the churches,
religious houses, and government offices, Imperial plate, and presents
to the city of Paris. All these objects have been sent to the
repository of the Domaine, where they maybe claimed on identification
by their owners.
[86] Fontaine was nominated on the 18th of March director of the
public domains and of registration. His name figures in the history of
the revolutions, émeutes, and insurrections of Paris from 1848. He was
a professional insurgent.