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A Dictionary of American History
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Eaton [,Peggy,] Affair
Eaton [,Peggy,] Affair In 1829 Andrew Jackson’s administration became polarized when the wives of his cabinet, led by Mrs John Calhoun, snubbed Peggy O’Neale Eaton, wife of Secretary of War John Eaton. Peggy was considered unfit company because of rumors that her previous husband had committed suicide on account of an adulterous affair between her and Eaton. Jackson sympathized with Peggy and took her side, and so this minor disagreement played a major role in alienating him from Calhoun and improving his relationship with Secretary of State Martin van Buren, who was a bachelor and showed much solicitude toward Mrs Eaton. Jackson reorganized his cabinet in April 1831.
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Chicago:
Thomas L. Purvis, "Eaton [,Peggy,] Affair," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CK43GQ9V6TX9XQP.
MLA:
Purvis, Thomas L. "Eaton [,Peggy,] Affair." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CK43GQ9V6TX9XQP.
Harvard:
Purvis, TL, 'Eaton [,Peggy,] Affair' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CK43GQ9V6TX9XQP.
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