What was the birthplace of the man upon whose letter the short story "The Thing in the Moonlight" is based? 
The Thing in the Moonlight: "The Thing in the Moonlight" is a short story by J. Chapman Miske, based on a letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Donald Wandrei, dated November 24, 1927. H. P. Lovecraft: Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.
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