Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-31
Benedict Arnold.

scendants Of the U..RE 10y affatf, hal
which time there will be gathere6inahy
| OF the descendants Of those who from
various motives left the rebellious colo.
MES and settled principally on the st.
h9srss. ss, r's By ef SUMS the
l for one have no love for Tories OF
thoseA times no, more than have for
those of day, who now in this enef-
waited co,asry, throughathe timld and
patient and long suffering natlfre of the
s Gc'f ia IL 'p1 YS TO r0 30
It may be of interest to your readers
at this time, to be, informed who some
of the descendants are, and other facts
tcollacted from various sources by one
who with eager interest sympathizes
with all the-past conflicts of tAAA mass
81 DE- P9xpB forsh at,fx 1l599A; - ainst
prerogatives, privileges. and uncon.
trolled Rsathdfity, and t1istshtg3ke vet
historyJfepsat Itself evSn Here, 5br We
would be discouraged had we. net faith
in the spirit of justieew to some day SOON
assert it&cll peaceful II possible # not,
otherwise.
"a The distance of one hundred years
or moe and thesrv9nderfah. results aps
complished in teastipe NeMt county
,add charm to tke Ecsa eAwho were
active in the Ameg Sey4hile on
the other side y \arsl hit
'neaEly buriSd iks zp4 q security,
the snamesn iAllpy the
waters in tie WI - at .,,,,
Near wax is nha n Caaalr
at Kilmarndek IL ID Ae wnship
of MsaAag,e. SSaF Geds, are
buried tie mortal l1f IS of Hannah
Arnold, who wrote the following lines
from her home in Connecticut to the
most intrepid, daring and outrageous
General in the Army Of the Americafi 5 (
+ Dear Brother-Take thisl opportunity to to
Congratulate y OH on your late succeeds in re-
psp4E Of the sesseis on ahs Ia.ss' TFe
seauee Id undoubtedly a just one. Hope you
may have health, strength, fortitude and
! Ssloa Se ,fos wtassvY y0s 4ay be ea'ie0 z
Your affectionate sister, ~
HANNAH ARNOLD. ~
THESE lines were addressed to Eeu-a,
eral Benedict Arnold, whose services to
the cause Of the Americans il is HARD TO
Il is not not my my intention I'd go over his /.
life, Justify any-of~ his acts. or to
draw him as an example. Il "a
might say If ftfe bplkttat bneke Ms
leg when leading on the Americans at,
Saratoga which deformed him for life,
bad Struck + Eppatalf pa5t, to-day his,
name would be honored, his remains 4
wpn!f py stQFedFfh 1la1spieqrn:Fnd his
1nemoiyk w$uld be- eherish led by hksk
eeansFy men :Abstr san f&te, keaAied not ]
soon enough to be honored. .oSA
{ While tits not necessary to extennate
his crime, or to call it other than ltrea- 4
son, we must not forget that there has
been parallels in the world; ALSO, that
helwaSaman who. if Schrumstancess
had been different, might have been one
Of the highest honored names Of no
years ago.
After varying conditions Benedict
Arnalds died All was buried in London.
in lGblSxa1eaNSxty years. His sons,
s1 and JonnHSxcame to
/ g. : : IS Loo E e + BIN 3 !.
s sslssis sss ls lsra Wing
are now some of our most Valued and
ffNIFis agnfs cFFtrymen. and,
like their grandfather. are generous
and sympathetic. si1'an
fLHaye inmy possessiq9 Eeneral Ar
nolds military coat, owned by his |
grandson. which Gehsidpf o. 1nerest |
York pioneers: $500 - -
There are other names 0. potc which
are of interest.sbuta at prespsE space vii. Il
not adffTt The snceaor bfsourl present |
Governor of Ontario was an f6portantt |
factor in that time. Ii the papers OF /
the family. are preserved would be of |
interest, part ularly concerning the
of Arnold. Andre and Robins
son. at Robinson, House on the Hudson.
Cor. Toronto Globe.
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