. The New England magazine . h standsapart at the head of Prince WilliamStreet, is another of the old historicalhouses of St. John. It was built by WardChipman, who as has already been stated,was a Massachusetts Loyalist and a dis-tinguished lawyer both in Massachusettsand in New Brunswick. Ward Chipman,who became a judge of the supremecourt in 1809, resided in this house untilhis death in 1824, and his son. WardChipman, who became chief justice of theprovince, occupied it until 1851, when hedied. From that time it was inhabitedby the widow of the chief justice, whowas childless, and who lived
. The New England magazine . h standsapart at the head of Prince WilliamStreet, is another of the old historicalhouses of St. John. It was built by WardChipman, who as has already been stated,was a Massachusetts Loyalist and a dis-tinguished lawyer both in Massachusettsand in New Brunswick. Ward Chipman,who became a judge of the supremecourt in 1809, resided in this house untilhis death in 1824, and his son. WardChipman, who became chief justice of theprovince, occupied it until 1851, when hedied. From that time it was inhabitedby the widow of the chief justice, whowas childless, and who lived until the4th of July, 1876, the hundredth an-niversary of American Chipman House was long regardedas the finest in St. John, and many dis-tinguished visitors were entertained therefrom time to time. The most notable ofthese was the Prince of Wales, whovisited St. John in i860, and who tookup his residence in the old house, whichwas expressly fitted up for his original Ward Chipman was a friend. School, Gagetown. THE LOYALISTS. 313 Chair in Possession of MAllen Jack, St. John. and correspondent of Benedict Arnold,who resided in St. John for a number ofyears after the close of the revolutionarywar. The old house is now completelyovershadowed by more pretentious build-ings, but it is well worthyof a visit as a relic of thepast. An interesting reminderof Arnolds residence in is an old sofa whichbelonged to him, and formeda portion of his householdeffects, which were sold atauction in 1791, at the timeof his departure from This sofa is now theproperty of Ward ChipmanDrury, registrar of deeds forthe county of St. John, andis in an excellent state ofrepair, being little the worsefor its century of is curious to read theadvertisement of the sale ofGeneral Arnolds effects, which was heldon the 22d of September, 1791, by JohnChaloner, auctioneer. Among the articlesadvertised for sale were excellentfeather beds, mahogany four-
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