. Retrographs: comprising a history of New York city prior to the revolution; biographies of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Nathan Hale; sketches of John André and Beverly Robinson; schemes of Aaron Burr and Benedict Arnold ... Embodying more than a hundred letters and signatures of famous persons, many of which have not previously been published: including a fac-simile of an original official map of the city of New York, made in 1728, representing all the streets, blocks, wards, keys and docks then existing. ^Z^Tt-j. 170 A PyN O L D I S M . After surrendering his commission, Arnold,
. Retrographs: comprising a history of New York city prior to the revolution; biographies of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Nathan Hale; sketches of John André and Beverly Robinson; schemes of Aaron Burr and Benedict Arnold ... Embodying more than a hundred letters and signatures of famous persons, many of which have not previously been published: including a fac-simile of an original official map of the city of New York, made in 1728, representing all the streets, blocks, wards, keys and docks then existing. ^Z^Tt-j. 170 A PyN O L D I S M . After surrendering his commission, Arnold, with wife and child,,sailed for England, where he soon squandered the money he received forhis treachery, and lived in poverty and obscurity till his death in 1801. Paulding, Van Wart and Williams sleep in honored graves in theland they loved; where monuments, erected by the citizens of thisState, mark their resting-places and remind posterity of their deeds ofvirtue, duty and loyalty. But Arnold — where sleeps he ? Not a Britoncan inform you. His wife was neglected and died broken-spirited ; hischildren became paupers, though the English Government at last grantedthem an annual pittance to keep them from actual starvation, A fewyears since, a party of Americans, including the writer, were standingbefore the tomb of Andre in Westminster Abbey, listening to the oldsextons oft-repeated eulogiums upon his character, when one of thenumber interrupted him by asking if he knew where Arnold was buried,and his reply was : Ha
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