Peggy Shippen
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title:
Peggy Shippen
text:
Margaret Shippen was the second wife of General Benedict Arnold. She has been described as "the highest-paid spy in the American Revolution". Shippen was born into a prominent Philadelphia family with Loyalist tendencies. She met Arnold during his tenure as military commander of the city following the British withdrawal in 1778. They were married in the Shippen townhouse on Fourth Street on April 8, 1779, and Arnold began conspiring with the British to change sides soon after. Peggy played a rol
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Second wife of British Brigadier General Benedict Arnold
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Shippen
date created:
2004-06-15T02:05:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T21:33:45Z
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