Gallows

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Betty,

When did Mrs. Rogerson give the medical kit to the National Park Service? I thought it was in the old, old exhibit at Ford's before the 1960s restoration. It's kinda neat to know that she had it that long. I'm surprised that Dr. Richard Mudd didn't buy it from her for his collection.

The folks at the Mudd House (most of them) are much nicer to deal with now. They are still very protective of Dr. Mudd, but not usually rude about it like Mrs. Arehart was. Unfortunately, they are not well-versed on all aspects of the story; and we receive a lot of "comments" to that effect from their visitors.

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Re: the gallows - This does not bode well for public tours at Grant Hall if wrong information on the gallows is already being given out. We have had some bad experiences with a former historian there, and I hope that errors are not being perpetuated.