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ALS signed “B. Arnold,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, no date but circa 1785. Handwritten letter to Lord Sheffield, in part: "I was honor'd with your obliging favor of the 16th Jan'y, and very much regret I had not the pleasure of meeting your Lordship before you left Town:—I should have been very happy to have had an hours conversation on American affairs, which in the new world of Brunswick was a very promising and pleasing aspect, and I believe as unpleasant in the New States, where Poverty, Anarchy, and Confusion are marching hearty strides. Mrs. Arnold joins me in best compliments to Lady Sheffield and to your Lordship…I propose to embark for New Brunswick early in May, and Mrs. Arnold has some thoughts of accompanying me." In fine condition, with a strip of mounting tape along the left edge.
In 1785, after living in London for several years, Benedict Arnold returned to North America to live in St. John's, New Brunswick, and entered into a mercantile business with his sons, Richard and Henry. He soon became thoroughly disliked by both Loyalists and Americans in the area due to a series of bad business deals and legal battles, filing frequent lawsuits over petty debts. Here, he looks forward to his new life in the "promising and pleasing" Canadian province, while disparaging the newly independent United States. A great handwritten letter signed by one of the most notorious figures of the American Revolution.
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