The main issue of this remarkable scandal, "petticoat affair" is due to the controversial circumstances surrounding a lady named Peggy and her husband John Eaton, the then secretary of war and friend to President Andrew Jackson.
Explanation
Eaton and Peggy was believed to be involved in an alleged relation which questioned the virtues of being Cabinet members.
Peggy, who was a beautiful lady was married to Timberlake.
Before marriage, she was criticized for being with men.
Eaton was Timerlake's friend who believes to have relationship with Timberlake's wife.
After 9 months of Timberlake's death due to pneumonia, Eaton married Peggy.
There was also rumor that Jackson helped them.
When Jackson became president and Eaton, the secretary of war, these scandals were put forward leading to petticoat affair.