![]() ![]() The first is money that may have been advanced by the commanding officers of each of the thirteen companies under Arnold’s command. ![]() There are two additional cost components that are not able to be defined enough to be included in this calculation. The third component is the unreimbursed personal money and credit that Arnold himself advanced in order to get his men to Quebec and to keep them there until the American army retreated in early June of 1776. Other merchants, in addition to the Commissary, also supplied the American army during its stay in Canada, and to the extent that they can be identified their claims are included in this calculation. One of these Quebec merchants, John Halsted, was appointed as Arnold's Commissary in Canada. The second component is the unreimbursed money, in the form of goods and supplies, advanced by the American born merchants living in Canada who became allies of the expedition. The amount that Arnold received was documented by the Treasury Board in 1780 and there is clear evidence that all of the money advanced to Arnold was expended. The first and largest component is the money in specie and paper that Washington provided to its commander, Colonel Benedict Arnold, at the beginning of the expedition. ![]() The purpose of this paper is to determine how much money was spent by Benedict Arnold’s detachment to carry out its invasion of Canada in 1775.ĭetermining the cost of the Arnold expedition involves the following components. Cost of Benedict Arnold's Expedition to QuebecBy Stephen Darley ![]()
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