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American Revolution Podcast

ARP209 Arnold and the Radicals

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Pennsylvania's new President Joseph Reed targets the military governor in Philadelphia, Benedict Arnold, for corruption and for siding with the city's Tories. Visit my blog at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendations of the Week: Benedict Arnold in Philadelphia, by Ray Thompson. Online Recommendation of the Week: Betsy Dublois: The Girl Who Got Away from Benedict Arnold: https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/betsy-deblois-girl-got-away-benedict-arnold Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839 or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week episode 2009 Benedict Arnold, and The Radicals.

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We last left Philadelphia in episode 201,

1:08.6

where I talked about Benedict Arnold taking command

1:11.2

as military governor of the region and setting himself up in the Penn

1:15.4

Mansion in downtown Philadelphia, recently vacated by British General William Howe.

1:22.1

Arnold had shut down all exports and trade within

1:24.8

Philadelphia in order to prevent property of the British Army from being

1:29.4

removed or the property of local Tories that the revolutionary government might want to seize.

1:36.0

Arnold profited from his position by making deals that allowed favored parties to purchase and sell goods that the government had locked down.

1:45.0

This of course led local merchants to see the lockdown as a way for a few top military officials

1:50.7

to profit at their expense.

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