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The Arnol d marriage and the artif icial stones tale
A memoir recounts Margaret Shippen Arnold as Philadelphia’s influential Revolutionary era figure tied to Benedict Arnold. It notes her exile by the Provincial Council, Burr’s later claim of royalist views, and her life in England. The passage shifts to a discussion of rival jewel imitants, detailing ruby and sapphire making and the history of artificial diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Shippen
Philadelphia
Benedict Arnold
Canada
West Point
Hamilton
Avon Bunt
Provincal Council
van Fierdather
Couve l
England
Treuron
Provost
Arnold
Aaron Burr
Freny
Feil
Donault-Wieland
Meltine
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