The Shasta courier., 1855-09-15
Renrdict Arnoid,s Family.

Lieutenant General James Robertson Arnold
died in London December 27th. He was
SECOND son of Benedict Arnold, by Margaret his
wife. daughter of Chief Justice Shppen. OF
Pen, sylvuna. tie entered the corps OF Royal
Engineers in I79S, and served more than halt u
century He married Virginia, daughter OF
Bartlett Goodrich, Esq, OF the Isle of Wight.
and for his military services was created u
knight of Hanover, Unsupported aid-de-calnp
TO William ", and presented with a costly
sword.
The above named officer was the Oldest of
four children which Aruold's second wife, Miss
Shippen of Philadelphia, bore him, viz: Ben
eeict. Richard and Henry. Benedict. the OLDEST.
was an officer Of artillery in the British army,
and it is believed, was compelled 10 quit the
service; he died young i'll The West Indies
Henry entered Tue Kings service after his
f.,her's detection, and was Lieutenant OF Cav
airy III the American Legion. He accompanied
his father 10 St. JOHN, and was employed III his
business. He slept in the warehouse near the
Lower Cove in that city, and lodged there The
MI hi The building was burned. He lived after
wards at Troy. New York, with his aunt Han
nah, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits
A; II subsequent period he removed To Canada.
where he is now n man OF properly. He re-
ceiv ed half pay and grant OF lands from the
British Government. Ricard-in 1882 was lso
u Lieutenant OF Cavalry in the American Legion
commanded by his fathr. In most every par
ticu,ar his history is Identical with that OF his
brother Henry. Persons still living at ST.
John who resided there when Gen. Arnold 5
| stone YVES burned The impression was. at the
moment, and still is, that the IRE was cansed by
design. and tor the purpose o! detraudng COM
pany in Eng land that had nnderwrItten upon
the merchandise which it contained, to all
amount far exceeding lis worth. These persons
differ as 10 the fact. whether Arnold himself was
| AT ST. John. or absent in England at The time oi
lhe ffe aud hence the degree OF blame which
slit Il Id be attached To the two sous may be
certain. Thnt both Henry and Richard slept in
The store on the uight of the conta grafton, and
that neither could give satisfactory account OF
| lis causes, seems, however, 10 be certain.
| james Robertson. whose recent death is nen-
| timed above, The only one OF The four chill
| dgxn wll'ch the traitors second wife bore him.
| that was born III America. AT the time OF the
;reasnn lie was a child, and had jnst reached
/ West Point from plladeipha with his mother.
| He entered the Brithish army in 1893, and rose
TO the rank OF Col of Engineers. He was sta
! toned al Bc,inuda from lS 10 to lSl8 and from
| the las: named wear until 1923 at Halifax
| and the commanding officer OF Engineers in
Nova Scotia and New brunswick. While thus
| in command he was nj St. John. and going
uto The house built by his faher. in King street,
| (Which is still stanting.) he wept like child.
Bile sllari mesa aud in features bore strong
| snbilhce 10 his father. gentleman who has
| he>n in service will, him. and was intimately
acquainted with him, speaks in high terms ol
| cnlumentatiun of him. and relates that he has
| often heard him express strong desire to visit
| h: United States. Since the accession of Queen
| Victoria he has been one 1T Her Majesty's aids
| ,ic-camps In 1911 he transferred from the
Engineer corps and appointed Major-General
and knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic
| Order.
| Edward the next son, was some years ago in a
banking house in ngland-George in 1916,
was an officer of Dragons. Sophia-ot her taIe
nothing is known. II may be added that The
| irs tivn. Aruod's mother had six children, OF
| whom he and his sister Hannah alone lived TO
the years OF maturity. This sister adhered to
her brother Benedict throughout his eventful
and guilty career. and was true to him in the
darkest periods Of his history. She died at
Montague, in Upper Canada, in 1913, aud was.
as is uniformly stated, lady OF excellent quail.
ties of character.