Where Did Peggy Shippen Live?
Margaret "Peggy" Shippen Was the Highest-Paid Spy in the American Revolution, and Was the Second Wife of General Benedict Arnold. Shippen Was Born into a...
Margaret "Peggy" Shippen was the highest-paid spy in the American Revolution, and was the second wife of General Benedict Arnold. 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.
Where did Peggy Shippen live as a child?
Early Life
Margaret Shippen, known as Peggy, was born on July 11, 1760, in colonial Philadelphia, the youngest daughter in a wealthy family.
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