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[Laurie Verge]

Thanks, John. I think we had pretty much established that the pair did go to the White House instead of the Lincolns picking them up en route. Our debate now is where Henry lived, Clara lived, and mom and stepdad. I'm getting the feeling that Henry had purchased his own home on the Square, and that the rest of the melded family was on the corner of 15th and H nearby.

That would make sense if Henry and Clara were truly engaged at this point. I would think that social propriety would suggest that the fiances be separated in their daily life. Perhaps Henry walked across the Square to the Harris house and waited with Clara for the ride to the White House? I know, a trivial detail, but...