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Link in Bio. 🙏 Margaret “Peggy” Mellon Hitchcock, an ultra-wealthy heiress who grew up in the Andrew Mellon estate and its fortunes, funded L$D-fueled adventures for psychedelic gurus Dr. Timothy Leary and Dr. Richard “Ram Dass” Alpert, passed away on April 9 and an elaborate obituary was written by Penelope Green for the New York Times on May 3. She was a pretty groovy chick.

“Pretty Peggy Hitchcock was an international jet-setter, renowned as the colorful patroness of the livelier arts and confidante of jazz musicians, racecar drivers, writers, movie stars. Stylish, and with a wry sense of humor, Peggy was considered the most innovative and artistic of the Andrew Mellon family,” Leary wrote in his 1983 autobiography, Flashbacks. The debut 1974 issue of High Times and April 1978 issue contained excerpts from Leary’s writings.

The documentary "Dying to Know: #RamDass & #TimothyLeary" (used to be on Netflix) interviews Hitchcock, who explained that she tried acid when it was a legal experimental drug. “It really confirmed a lot of things that I had hoped were true, that I had sort of glimpsed at various times in my life, that there was a larger reality than what mmy everyday, humdrum experiences were.”

Hitchcock and her brothers allowed Leary to set up camp at their family estate called Daheim (German for “at home”), also known as Millbrook or the Hitchcock estate. A five-year run of psychedelic adventures ensued, attracting people like Allen Ginsberg, Charles Mingus, and R. D. Laing to join for the ride. Hitchcock was at the estate when #KenKesey and the #MerryPranksters rolled up to the mansion in #Furthur, their psychedelic school bus. Leary described it as “a psychedelic summer camp" and rented the 64-room mansion for $1 per year in rent, eventually turned it into a psychedelic haven and research center. 

Hitchcock’s open-mindedness, generosity, and support helped fuel the counterculture movement and make Leary and Ram Dass the household names they are today.

French Toast also reports that Hitchcock also helped fuel the ca**abis movement and frequented smoke-filled jazz club performances.
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More about #PeggyHitchcock on #HighTimes.com #RIP

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