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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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London report of a proposed £1000 annual pension grant to Benedict Arnold and Elizabeth Arnold or survivors on the British establishment. Accompanied by criticism of Arnold for claiming army share of 1781 Virginia prize money, denying seamen rights, and broader accusations of British ministerial corruption.
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From the London General Advertiser of March 20, 1782.
TO OM ARNOLD!
Did not you know in January, 1781, there was an order that the army should not share prize money with the seamen: and are not the seamen kept from their just rights, at this moment, by your claiming part of the prizes taken at Virginia at that time? Infatuated England! is every creature of a corrupt Ministry to bind thy sons in chains, and thy most valuable subjects in fetters of bondage?
That nation is surely under the influence of infinite corruption which countenances villains and rewards villainy. 'Tis an undeniable mark of their approaching ruin! A low bred villain is countenanced, rewarded and caressed, while their own honest citizens, who have always been steady to their best interests, are neglected and defrauded.
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London
Event Date
March 20, 1782
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pension of £1000 per annum to benedict arnold and elizabeth arnold, or the survivors of them on the british establishment
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A grant is said to be preparing to pass the Great Seal for the pension. Criticism accuses Arnold of knowing about a January 1781 order preventing army sharing prize money with seamen and claiming part of prizes taken at Virginia, denying seamen rights. Broader condemnation of corrupt Ministry for rewarding villains while neglecting honest citizens.