Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-03-14
BENEDICT ARNOLD'S CHILDREN.

Lieutenant General James Robertson
Arnold died in London, On Dec. 9th
lie was the second son of Benedict Arnold,
by Margaret, his wife. daughter of Chief
Justice Shippen, of Pennsylvania He
entered the corps cf Royal Engineers in
l79S, and served more than half a centu-
~. He married Virginia, daughter of
Bartlett Goodrich. of the Is,e of Wight,
and for his military services was created a
Knight of Hanover. WIS appointed aid de-
camp, to William ", and was presented
with costly sword.
The above named officer was the Oldest
of four children which Arnolds second
wife, Miss Shipper of Philadelphia, bore
him, viz James Robertson, Edward,
George and Sophia. His first wife bore
him three sons, viz Benedict, Richard,
and Henry. Benedict, the oldest, was an
officer of artillery in the British army. and,
1t is believed, was compelled to quit the
service; be died young in the West Indies.
Henry entered the kings service after his
fathers detection, and was lieutenant of
cavalry in the American Legion He ac-
companied his father to ST. Johns. and was
employed in his business. He slept in the
warehouse near Lower Cove, in that city,
and lodged there the night the building
WAS burned. He lived afterwards in
Troy, New York, with his aunt Hannah,
and was engaged in mercantile pursuits.
At subsequent period, he removed to
Canada, where he is now q man OF proper
ty. He received halfpay and grant of
land from the British government. Rich
ard In 1892 he was also lieutenant of
cavalry in the American Legion, COM
manded by his father. -.
In almost every particular his history
is identified with that of his brother, Hen
ry. Persons are still living at ST. Johns
who resided there when Gen Arnold's
store was burned. The impression was at
the moment, and still is, that the fire was
caused by design, and for the purpose Of
defrauding a company In England, that
bad underwritten upon the merchandise
which 1T contained, TO an amount far eX-
ceeding its worth These persons differ
as to the fact, whether Arnold himself was
at St. Johns, or absent in England, at the
time of the fire, and hence the degree of
blame which should be attached to the
two sons may be uncertain. That both
Henry and Richard slept in the store on
the night of the confiagration, and that
neither could give satisfactory account
of It's cause. seems, however, to be certain.
James Robertson. whose recent death
is mentioned above, was the only son of
the four children which the traitors Sec
ond wife bore him. that was born in Amer
lea At the time of the treason he was a
child, and had just reached West Point
from Philadelphia, with his mother. He
entered the British army in 1898, and rose
to the rank of Colonel of Engineers. He
was stationed at Bermuda from lSl6 to
1918, and from the last named year until
1923, was at Halifax, and the commanding
officer of Engineers in Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick
| While thus in command he was at St.
Johns, and was living in the house built
by his father. In King street-which is
still standing-he was a small man, his
eyes were of remarkable sharpness, and
his features bore a striking resemblance to
his father. A gentleman who has been
IN service with him, and intimately ac-
quainted with him, speaks of him in terms
of high commendation, and relates that be
had often heard him express a strong de-
sire to visit the United States Since the
accession of Queen Victoria, be has been
one of Her Majestys aid de camps. In
lo4l he was 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 England
George, in 1916, was an officer of dragoons
Sophla-of her fate nothing is known It
may be added, that the first Gen Arnold'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
career. and was true to him in the darkest
periods of his history. She died at MOI
tague, in Upper Canada, in 1903, and was,
as is uniformly stated, lady of excellent
qualities of character Boston z.tlas.
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