. The New England magazine . New York Loyalist, whowas the first mayor of St. John. Thespot upon which his house was built hadbeen used by the French as a garden inthe ancient times whenFort La Tour was held bythem, more than two hun-dred and fifty years Ludlow House has nowbecome a mere house oftenements, but it was afamous residence in its the year 1803, whenGovernor Carlton of NewBrunswick took his depar-ture for England, ColonelLudlow, as senior councillor,was sworn in as presidentand commander-in-chief ofthe province. He admin-istered the government ofthe province until his
. The New England magazine . New York Loyalist, whowas the first mayor of St. John. Thespot upon which his house was built hadbeen used by the French as a garden inthe ancient times whenFort La Tour was held bythem, more than two hun-dred and fifty years Ludlow House has nowbecome a mere house oftenements, but it was afamous residence in its the year 1803, whenGovernor Carlton of NewBrunswick took his depar-ture for England, ColonelLudlow, as senior councillor,was sworn in as presidentand commander-in-chief ofthe province. He admin-istered the government ofthe province until his deathin 1808, and the buildingwhich was formerly his resi-dence for that reason is still known as theold government house. In the North End of St. John there isanother old government house, whichwas occupied by Sir Howard Douglasafter the fire had consumed the govern-ment house at Fredericton in the year1825. This structure is now known asthe Bentley Building, and has been con-verted into a public school. OLD ajisfJ-ttrrle. Loyalist Reli led by the De Veber Fannily, Gagetown. Perhaps the most interesting relic ofthe revolutionary period now in St. Johnis the Royal coat of arms, which at one 314 THE LOYALISTS.
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