Signature of Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) – Deane’s financial work led to the attack on Fort Ticonderoga. Arnold was a leader of that undertaking and an early hero of the Revolution. But Arnold then married a Tory and became a traitor to the Revolutionary cause. Deane refused to be connected with Arnold in London.

Source: Images of the 18th Century CD-ROM
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