(The original letter is owned in New York City. It it particularly interesting as showing Arnold’s dual trade—in books as well as drugs. A few of the characters are almost illegible, and we do not guarantee our correct transcription of them. It is also in evidence from the body of the letter that the “servant-girl question” was alive in 1765.—ED.) NEW HAVEN, _March_ 2d, 1765. _Sir_ Your favour of the 28^{th} ult^o came duly to hand—am much obliged to you for your Trouble in sending me a Maid—but had engaged one for Six Months before this came. Mr. W^m Johnston wrote me word that Mrs. Hobby Imagined the maid you have send (_sic_) was not able to do our business upon which we Engaged an other—as the Girl is willing to return and says it will be no disapointment (_sic_) we have Sent her back again. I have cred^t your acc. ¹⁹⁄₆ according to your desire & have sent you —Vitriol ʒ2 9^d 1.6 Liqu-Laud Sy^d ʒ2p. ⅙ 3.9 Stoper Vial ½ Common Vial 2^d 1.4 —————— £0.0.7 N. B.—(illegible) I shall have in a day or two. The Books you wrote for are Sold. I am Sir Your oblig^d Serv^t Bened^t Arnold. To Dr. John Dickinson, Middletown, [Conn.] THE MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY Which was founded in 1877, ceased to appear in 1893, not long after the death of Mrs. MARTHA J. LAMB, who had then been its editor for nearly ten years; and has never since been equalled, until the present time. A legal obstacle preventing the word “American” in connection with the title, the present Magazine will bear the name of THE MAGAZINE OF HISTORY, WITH NOTES AND QUERIES. (The latter phrase formed a part of the title of the Magazine of American History in 1880, and is adopted as peculiarly descriptive of an important part of the new publication.) The Publisher (who will act as Editor for the present) desires it to be understood that this difference in title does not indicate any difference in the character or contents of the Magazine. It will be as near an exact duplicate of the original Magazine of American History in form, size—even in type,—as is possible, while the character and scope of its contents will be the same as won for the former in the past such approval as is found in the following paragraphs, taken from many such in one year: