>> she is peggy shippen. judge shippen. >> do request a formal introduction through her father. >> peggy shippen was someone from a very rich, well-to-do family and also a famously loyalist family. their loyalty was to the king, and this young woman saw an opportunity to maybe raise her profile and also saw somebody that would obviously give her a lot of respect and a lot of due. >> judge shippen and peggy shippen. may i formally introduce general benedict arnold, military commander of philadelphia? >> it is my utmost pleasure to be introduced to you, miss shippen, and an honor to meet you, judge shippen. >> you participated in the victory at saratoga. >> yes, sir. i led charges in both battles. >> i believe general howe has mentioned you by name. >> he may be a wounded warrior, which she may have felt sorry for him, and he is a person who has command presence. he is a major figure at this point in the revolution. >> against her father's wishes, arnold marries peggy shippen and buys her a 94-acre estate, a we