Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-02-25
From ~ New York obstysr.


'T'" $50 49, ~
a Grandson Of BENEDICT Arnold.
( Arnold was married twice Once IN New
/ Haven, Conn, where he resided many years aa
q merchant and dealer in horses with the West
/ Indies The house in which be lived still re-
mains, and the sign BExEDlcT ARN0lD, which
/ be had placed over his bus0De's Office is still in
possession Ol a gentleman IL tnlt city. lis sec
ond wife was Miss shippen d"oghler ol Judge
s., who was an cminen. citizen Of Philadelphia,
while Arnold war ID command there. The house
he occupied may still be seen AZ the corner Of
Second and Walnut streets apd was once the
house Of that great aud 900 man, William
Penn After Arnold treason Was detected and
he had gone ON buatd the British ship lying in
the Hudson river he was active in brutal and
bloody assaults by the British army upon hls
countrymen especially at New London, Conn
But the officers. while they rel9lced at The tren-
son, despi,ed the traitor and refused fellowship
with HIM. although holding commission given
/ by the British government. lie soon after went
to England, but nowhere being received with
cprdialty, 10 moment Of Indignation be re-
signed Ia few weeks be returned to 81. John,
New Brunswick, and he resumed his trade with
the v est Indies
/ Nor many years since, G venerable LADY was
| living in Northampton, Mass, who knew Arnold
and his wife intimately while resident at New
! Brunswick She reeollecled many interesting
incidents in his history, and n0ug other things
she possessed - note written q hei by Mrs. Ar
mold during the trial Of her husband a, a sus.
| pec,ed incendn,ry. She has also q copy OF q
,4card, pnutel with most primitive typogra.
| ply, which Was circulated by he excited people
while they were burning him 10 eiBgy. ltap-
pears, on Arnolds return 10 St. John that hc
eased large warehouse, ard hiled It with pre-
letdej merchandise lie eHec.ed large in,ur-
auca on it, and sooa alter It vas nystrriuusly
destroyed BY fire. The Company refused TO pay,
and Arnold sued for damagss and was defeated.
In great disgust, soon after bis trial and the
defeat which followed, lie glye up his bushes,
and sailed for London, where b. lived in oh,cur.
ity. lli- death occarred suddenly ia lSul,
aged & years. Mrs \. died three years after
wards al tho age Of 49,
L.ytla Las been known Of the descendants Of
Benedict Arnold although be eit three children
No public record d their ,uaduct OF position
exists, and yet two oil .hel. se officers OF men
81 the British afA.y y &5.sanaie cream
stance the writer Is able. iu a,lesree u suppl
this, and 10 redeem Arnold descendants iron
the intainy 70 whlta ais nam. and character ar
consigned In recent W,itto England, he wa
gratied by an a cident4 meeting with a Grand
son OF Arnold, h.s only living male btlr Rev
Edward Arnold is rector oi IN established churcl
in liertOTdshlre, s0me tW,nty miles west O
London. lie is about 3 yeIis Of age, of medium
si@e and dark complexion, With an expressive
ana beneyoicut face Young 4. is man ol
great decision, and IN his profession exhibir
much s5lIty and energy u character. He vo,
unfairly made known MS relationship, and Will,
he unhesitatingly coudemns1 the conduct Of h.:
grandfather, De thought that some acts of in
| gratitude, 1t not Of injustice, on the part OF the
government should be allowed as extenuating
circumstances. lie freely conceded the great
, crime of treason bal be claimed there Wa.
wrong on both sides.
An invitation To visit his beautiful rectorv,
where hospitality wa most cordially extended
enabled me 70 gather some interesting iacts
which must be peculiarly interesting 70 Amerl-
cans Two OF Arnold sons dled Ia the army
aud one OF his grAud,Ou,. brother OF Rev A.,
tel, bryely sighting at th- head OF his company,
before Setastupul. One % lis sons reached high
RANK Ia The East lud4 service, where he was an
ohceI during ;leaIiy bail Il century. Before
ms DEATH some iurec Years since he received
many marks of distinction from The British
] Government. Numerous tokens 0l Mgh pro-
icsslonll regard are preserved 10y his nephew -
Among them are many medals, and a hundred
~ aea sword, a Splcudla tstlmonai ior wisdom
in council, courage III de the field, long service,
and euncu, devotion lbs country. A PAIR
ol pistols, used " Am,i IN IA duel III Loudon,
are also H. the po.se,s.uaol his 5Untson. lie
telt hsuteI by the ruark ot gentleman,
(L0sd SCrey,) end tHe uaitor challenged Mm.
Arao!l fired withou; ,9tt, but hls aumsouis,
withheld his SLOT, ,ura, ms bdtG on Arnold
with The c1utrmliuou, lcmark-" leave you
10 the gUgman
III Brush Government gave Benedict Arnold
lars, srdcts Of land in Canada, a., the recGniary
reward ior has treason Some oil it VAS near
Bruekplrt, on the ST Lawrence inet. Bat a
luse portion ct it (30oacre> lsuetr Toronto
between chat city AMI l.,ke Snncoe lAepror-
el,y was owned iosa pnS series Qi years by
Arnod's eldest son bat being N tic amy III
the East lrdics, he luew little about it, except
such us an occasional het letter from The Caua'
dian agent furnished. Upon his death, som,
years since, il reverted 20 The Rev. EDWARD Ar
mold, the only living male heir, and he ieareC
the land was comparatively yalueloSs, lie wa;
assured by the agent that much OF the soil wa
poor and swampy, scarcely exceeding 81 pei
acre IN value. But Mt A. was told 10y less IN
tcrested parties that it was IN the vicinity o
Toronto, the property was vastly more yoiua