now, here is peggy's father, judge edward shippen. i wonder what you get from this portrait about the man. some people think he's cagey. history shows that's what he was. he played both sides. when the patriots were there first, he wanted to protect his position as a judge. when the british came in, he entertained them in his drawing room and became friendly with them. well, you never know which side was going to win, and he kind of had to look out for himself. so when the patriots came back in afterwards, he now embraced them. he's what the historians call a neutralist. he's not alone. many, many people, 20-30% at least of america were not sure this revolution was a good idea. but he was pretty cagey. and peggy's mother was margaret francis. i don't know a lot about her. it was a love affair. she was the daughter of an attorney. i don't know a lot, and there's not a lot from peggy about her mother, although i know she loved her mother. now, peggy was daddy's little girl. she was pretty, brainy, sensible, loved clothes like any, i gue

judge edward shippen. ou come from the area, oar you know the pennsylvania area around philadelphia, the shippen is a community, and probably know the shippen berg community college. the shippens had already prominent in law and politics in business in philadelphia. peggy is daddy's girl. she's not only very beautiful, the british soldiers made much of her. she's 16, 17, and they have taken her to balls, they have called her the handsomest women in america. they piped her -- she's kind of doubt bid this. she's 16 or 17 and she's loving it. then the british leave and she's not looking forward to the dull, dour, poor patriot guys who are going to come in. was she a sweet heart of an andre? the historians asked that a lot. it turns out, yes, she has a lock of his hair. she preserves it in a gold pendent. his real girlfriend was a friend of hers. he can escort with to balls and gala. they were with friends and that was their social circle. they attended many balls together. now, as i said, the british do leave,