In 1779 a Philadelphia belle, Margaret Shippen, married a hero of the ongoing Revolution, General Benedict Arnold.
The British government eventually paid Peggy far more than Benedict Arnold ever received.
A generation later, the Philadelphia neighborho.
Peggy distracted George Washington with hysterics before following her husband.
When their plot was discovered, the general fled.
Within months Peggy was sending coded messages to an old suitor from England, conveying Arnold\'s promise to defect.
In 1779 a Philadelphia belle, Margaret Shippen, married a hero of the ongoing Revolution, General Benedict Arnold