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Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart
Knox Thatcher.
Several Canadian researchers enhanced research on Benedict Arnold’s years in Saint John, New Brunswick, among them Amber McAlpine of the New Brunswick Museum Archives and Research Library for her guidance on the Arnold collections in Canada, and her colleague Jennifer Longon for permission to reprint letters from the Benedict Arnold Fonds. My thanks also to Francesca Holyoke, head of the Archives and Special Collections at the University of New Brunswick Archives Library for her conscientious efforts to send me to the Benedict Arnold-Munson Hayt Fonds. Margaret Conrad, professor emerita of history at the University of New Brunswick, graciously read a draft of the manuscript, made several important suggestions, and alerted me to the historical distortions often associated with Arnold’s life in Saint John.
Marla Miller, director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts, took time from her busy schedule to read a draft of the manuscript and provided a thoughtful comment. In London’s St. Mary’s Church in Battersea, the burial place of Benedict and Peggy Shippen Arnold, Sunny Walker-Kier gave me a tour of the parish church, followed by a discussion with the reverends Peter Wintgren and Adam Boulter about the Arnolds and other prominent individuals buried there. I am especially grateful to the Battersea Parish Church’s archivist, Sven Tester, for help with the history of the Arnold tomb, the Benedict Arnold stained-glass window, his comments on a draft of the manuscript, and his outreach to a historical scholar on behalf of this book.
For public opinions on Arnold in England, the British Library’s Newspaper Archive at Colindale, North London, provided a wealth of historical articles. With my appreciation also to Dr. Tony Trowles, head of the Abbey Collections and librarian at Westminster Abbey, for access to a photograph of the John André tomb. While researching Peggy Shippen Arnold in England, I also found information at the Bath and North East Somerset Record Office on the lifestyles of affluent eighteenth-century visitors.
Research librarians Lauren Robinson and Colleen Hayes of the Sandwich, Massachusetts, Public Library, cheerfully and tirelessly accessed two centuries of books, articles, and monographs on the Knoxes, the Arnolds, and the American Revolution that were indispensable to this work. Often, Ms. Robinson and Ms. Hayes ensured extensions for those books beyond their renewal dates so that I could complete the research.
With my appreciation to Jude Pfister, chief of cultural resources at the Morristown National Historical Park for information about their archives, and to Moor Park ranger and historian Eric Olsen for references to the “hard winter” of 1779–80. Robin Ray, recreation director of the Township of Bedminster, New Jersey, and Marie Crenshaw at the Clarence Dillon Library provided little-known important information on the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment. I also thank Dr. Herbert Bischoff, director of historical studies at the Hermitage Museum in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, for his insightful comments on Theodosia Prevost and Peggy Shippen Arnold. Author Clare S. Brandt also offered information on her earlier research efforts on Benedict Arnold in England.
Susan Lintelmann, manuscript coordinator at the library of the West Point Military Academy, answered questions and provided suggestions for original Arnold materials. Elaine McConnell, rare books coordinator of that library, provided for references to the West Point birthday celebration for the French dauphin. Thanks also to Richard Hoch of the White Plains Historical Society for background materials on the famous battle and the army camp at White Plains. Nor can I forget a fascinating conversation with Gary Petagine and Sean Grady, impersonators of Benedict Arnold, and their suggestions for additional source materials on Joshua Hett Smith, West Point, and the Hudson.
This list would not be complete
Several Canadian researchers enhanced research on Benedict Arnold’s years in Saint John, New Brunswick, among them Amber McAlpine of the New Brunswick Museum Archives and Research Library for her guidance on the Arnold collections in Canada, and her colleague Jennifer Longon for permission to reprint letters from the Benedict Arnold Fonds. My thanks also to Francesca Holyoke, head of the Archives and Special Collections at the University of New Brunswick Archives Library for her conscientious efforts to send me to the Benedict Arnold-Munson Hayt Fonds. Margaret Conrad, professor emerita of history at the University of New Brunswick, graciously read a draft of the manuscript, made several important suggestions, and alerted me to the historical distortions often associated with Arnold’s life in Saint John.
Marla Miller, director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts, took time from her busy schedule to read a draft of the manuscript and provided a thoughtful comment. In London’s St. Mary’s Church in Battersea, the burial place of Benedict and Peggy Shippen Arnold, Sunny Walker-Kier gave me a tour of the parish church, followed by a discussion with the reverends Peter Wintgren and Adam Boulter about the Arnolds and other prominent individuals buried there. I am especially grateful to the Battersea Parish Church’s archivist, Sven Tester, for help with the history of the Arnold tomb, the Benedict Arnold stained-glass window, his comments on a draft of the manuscript, and his outreach to a historical scholar on behalf of this book.
For public opinions on Arnold in England, the British Library’s Newspaper Archive at Colindale, North London, provided a wealth of historical articles. With my appreciation also to Dr. Tony Trowles, head of the Abbey Collections and librarian at Westminster Abbey, for access to a photograph of the John André tomb. While researching Peggy Shippen Arnold in England, I also found information at the Bath and North East Somerset Record Office on the lifestyles of affluent eighteenth-century visitors.
Research librarians Lauren Robinson and Colleen Hayes of the Sandwich, Massachusetts, Public Library, cheerfully and tirelessly accessed two centuries of books, articles, and monographs on the Knoxes, the Arnolds, and the American Revolution that were indispensable to this work. Often, Ms. Robinson and Ms. Hayes ensured extensions for those books beyond their renewal dates so that I could complete the research.
With my appreciation to Jude Pfister, chief of cultural resources at the Morristown National Historical Park for information about their archives, and to Moor Park ranger and historian Eric Olsen for references to the “hard winter” of 1779–80. Robin Ray, recreation director of the Township of Bedminster, New Jersey, and Marie Crenshaw at the Clarence Dillon Library provided little-known important information on the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment. I also thank Dr. Herbert Bischoff, director of historical studies at the Hermitage Museum in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, for his insightful comments on Theodosia Prevost and Peggy Shippen Arnold. Author Clare S. Brandt also offered information on her earlier research efforts on Benedict Arnold in England.
Susan Lintelmann, manuscript coordinator at the library of the West Point Military Academy, answered questions and provided suggestions for original Arnold materials. Elaine McConnell, rare books coordinator of that library, provided for references to the West Point birthday celebration for the French dauphin. Thanks also to Richard Hoch of the White Plains Historical Society for background materials on the famous battle and the army camp at White Plains. Nor can I forget a fascinating conversation with Gary Petagine and Sean Grady, impersonators of Benedict Arnold, and their suggestions for additional source materials on Joshua Hett Smith, West Point, and the Hudson.
This list would not be complete
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