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Good Morning Hal,

   The Langdon Home was torn down long before Clara died. 

---- Harold Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> Folks;  Getting ready to head out to the woods for a walk (to the tower?),
> on a wonderful, nearly perfect fall day here in Missouri ....but first ...
> 
> I'm doing a little fact checking for an essay, just to be sure;  due to some
> conflicting reports:
> 
> My understanding is that all 3 of the girls were indeed born in the Quarry
> Farm house.  there are indications in the Autobiography that Susy was born
> down the hill in the Langdon house (MT's confused recall?) but Ida Langdon
> states that they were all born up the hill.
> 
> Also:  all 3 were laid out in coffins in the Langdon house down the hill, as
> was MT.  None were laid out in Quarry Farm.
> 
> Do I have all that correct?
> 
> 
> 
> thanks --  --hb
> 
> -- 
> Harold K. Bush, Ph.D
> Professor of English
> Saint Louis University
> St. Louis, MO  63108
> 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
> <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>

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