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600 miles on foot, without arms, and poorly clad, and arrived at Pine Bluffs, Ark., on the 24th of August ; during this journey the men suffered terrible privations, subsisting for eighteen days at one time on raw green corn, were com- pelled to make moccasins of their boot- tops, and resort to all possible expedi- ents to escape detection ; during the many weary days of the journey, the brave men slept in the shade of a for- est, or under such shelter as they could find, but not a single day was passed indoors ; they traveled nearly always by night ; their experience sounds like the ante-war stories of escaping slaves, rather than of white men in this boasted land of freedom ; for weeks at a time their ragged clothing was wet through ; in fact, their escape was a marvelous one, considering the dangers they were subjected to; the Major's brave com- rades died from the effects of their ex- posure ; Capt. Miller reached his home in Iowa, but died in September, 1864, from slow fever, which produced in- sanity; Capt. Lambert returned to his regiment, but was not fitted for duty, and died January 6, 1865; Maj. Hamilton rejoined his regiment, and was in command a good deal of the time. In 1869, after several years of home life, the Major became associated with Gen. Hedrick, in the publication of the Courier, and, January 1, 1878, became sole proprietor. He was the second Mayor of Ottumwa, several times chosen as Councilman, elected to the State Senate in 1866, to fill vacancy, and again in 1868, and was appointed Postmaster of Ottumwa in 1870, a position he has held since then. He married Elma C. Coffin, a native of Springfield, Ohio, August 19, 1856; six children have resulted from this union, two of whom are now dead ; the surviving ones are Justus A., Mary E., Emma L. and Henry A .; the deceased are Edwin M., who died in infancy, and Charles H., who was drowned in the Des Moines River June 16, 1875, aged 9 years. Maj. Hamilton has been prominently identified with the public interests of Ottumwa; he was a mem- ber of the Board of Education for a number of years, and also was principal
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agent of the St. Louis & Cedar Rapids R. R. Co. in raising subscriptions for that concern, by which means the St. L., K. C. & N. road was secured ; some $50,000 of the total subscriptions were raised through his efforts; he was also active in the scheme to induce the Chicago & Southwestern road to come to Ottumwa, which was not successful ; in the water-power, and other immense undertakings, the Major was foremost among the workers, and his name has ever been associated with the material prosperity of the city.
Hamilton, James, laborer.
Hammitt, Ben., carpenter.
Hammond, J. A., miller.
Hammond, W. S., engineer.
HANNON, DANIEL, was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Oct. 20, 1844 ; moved to Harrison Co., Iowa, in 1868. Enlisted in Co. B, 9th N. Y. Art .; was one year in active service. Came to Ottumwa in 1870 ; has been engaged as brickmason since; built the gas works, and buildings connected there- with. Married Libby Mason in Novem- ber, 1866; had four children-May, Gertie, Libbie and Katie.
Harbott, Charles, teamster. Harker, James, farmer. Harlan, Charles, clerk.
Harlan, H. S., traveling agent.
Harlan, M. E., farmer. Harman, D. M., retired.
Harmon, J. L., City Assessor.
Harper, James, engineer.
HARPER, SAMUEL H., of
the firm of Egan, Harper & Co., whole- sale and retail dealers in hardware ; born in Taylorsville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, April 23, 1843 ; came to Ottum- wa in 1853. Mr. Harper enlisted in Co. B, 36th Iowa V. I., Aug. 2, 1862; promoted to Second Lieutenant July 4, 1863, to First Lieutenant in December, 1863, and to the Captaincy of his company Feb. 15, 1865; was in all the engagements his regiment partici- pated in ; was mustered out in Feb- ruary, 1866. Married Cornelia Rus- sell Nov. 9, 1871; she was born in Ohio; they have two children-Clar- ence S. and Russell. Mrs. Harper is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
HARPER, WILLIAM T., was born near Zanesville, Muskingum Co .; Ohio, April 12, 1833 ; came to Wapello Co. in 1854; engaged in farming in the northern part of the county two years, working for $10 per month; taught in public schools of the county four years ; then entered the drug house of J. L. Taylor, of Ottumwa, as clerk ; admitted to partnership with Dr. Taylor in 1865 ; in 1875, engaged in the oil-mill busi- ness, which he now carries on in con- nection with Wm. Daggett; in 1873 and 1874 was a member of the firm of Daggett, Harper & Edgerly, proprietors of the Ottumwa Iron Works. His first wife was Miss M. J. Shaul, of this county ; they were married Dec. 25, 1863; she died in October, 1868; left two children-Emma and Willie. Mr. Harper's present wife was Mary E. Knight ; married in November, 1872; she was born in this county ; they have two children-Harry and Dolly. Mr. and Mrs. Harper are members of the Baptist Church.
Harrington, P. E., laborer.
Harrington, T. E., cabinet-maker. Harris, Elias, dry goods merchant. Harris, W. H., carpenter.
HARROW, ALBERT G., of the firm of Ladd & Harrow, loan agents ; born in Ottumwa Dec. 3, 1852. Mar- ried Mary L. Carpenter, Oct. 9, 1877 ; she was born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa ; have one daughter-Mary G. Mr. Harrow is one of the owners of the Johnston Ruffler Co .; has been inter- ested in that business for the last eight years. Mr. Harrow's father, Francis Marion Harrow, was born in Kentucky in 1827; came to this county in 1843, and died here in 1855.
Hart, D., railroad employe. Hartman, E. M., boarding-house.
HASLACH, FRANCIS, under- taker; born in Bavaria, Jan. 16, 1817; came to the United States in 1852; lived in Cleveland, Ohio ; in 1854, went to Ft. Madison, Iowa, thence to Ottum- wa in July, 1854 ; has been in his pres- ent business ten years ; previous to that was a furniture dealer. Married Jose- phine Rohrmoser June, 1852; born in Bavaria ; had seven children, five living -Rosa, Mary, Caroline, Francis and
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John. Members of Catholic Church. Property valued at $12,000.
HAUSMAN, JOHN, of the firm of Hausman & Bauer, of the Union Brewery, established in 1868; born in Germany Dec. 26, 1839; came to America in 1866 ; lived for seven years at Nauvoo, Ill .; came to Ottumwa in 1871, and began the business of brew- ing. Married in Ottumwa Jan. 8, 1876, Mena Stadter; born in Germany ; they have one child-Louisa, born Oct. 20, 1876.
HAW, GEORGE, hardware mer- chant ; born in England Oct. 8, 1836 ; came to the U. S. in 1844; located at Platteville, Grant Co., Wis., in 1864; came to Ottumwa and was engaged in the hardware business here until 1868, when his store was burned ; then be- came connected with the First National Bank of Ottumwa; although he re- sumed the hardware business in Febru- ary, 1871, he has not severed his con- nection with the bank. His first wife was Henrietta R. Meeker, of Iowa Co., Wis .; she died in November, 1861 ; his second wife was Anna M. Henry ; they had two children-Minnie F. and Hat- tie T .; Mrs. Haw died in September, 1869 ; Mr. Haw's present wife was Anna M. Corkhill, married in 1873 ; she was born in New London, Iowa ; they have two children-George C. and Alice Jane. Are members of the First M. E. Church.
Hawkins, A., retired.
Hawkins, J. E., clerk.
Hawley, James, insurance agent.
HAYNE, JOSEPH, retired ; born Oct. 19, 1814, in Lincoln Co., N. C .; moved with parents to Miami Co., Ohio; in 1837, moved to Elkhart Co., Ind .; in 1839, to Van Buren Co., Iowa, spring of 1843, to Wapello Co. Spring of 1844, was elected Sheriff of the county, and held the office three suc- cessive terms; has been elected and served three terms as Clerk of the Dis- trict County Court, also three terms as County Treasurer. Married Mary Riley June 22, 1836 ; had eight children- William H., Napoleon B. (died in the army), Richard W. (deceased), one died in infancy, Eliza J., Clara R., Sarah F. (deceased), Martha A.
Healy, Thomas, hardware merchant. Heath, M. C., express messenger Ameri- can Express Co.
Heavern, W. S., teamster.
Hedrick, James, teamster.
HEDRICK, JOHN MOR-
ROW, GEN. ; is a native of Indiana ; born in Rush Co., Dec. 16, 1832; son of Hon. J. W. Hedrick, afterward a resident of Wapello Co .; came to Iowa in 1845 ; his opportunities for education were limited, yet at the age of 17, he had qualified himself for a teacher, and from that time until he was 20, passed his winters in teaching, and his summers on his father's farm ; in 1852, entered a mercantile house as clerk ; soon became a partner, and, before long, proprietor of the house; with the exception of two years devoted to the real estate business, gave his entire attention to mercantile pursuits until the beginning of the war. In August, 1861, he closed out his business in Ottumwa for the purpose of entering the service, and before the close of that month, had enlisted enough men to entitle him to a First Lieuten- ant's commission ; received his commis- sion as First Lieutenant of Co. D. 15th I. V. I., Sept. 20, 1861; Dec. 23, was made Quartermaster of that regiment ; while in rendezvous at Keokuk, was promoted to the captaincy of Co. K, and with this rank entered the field ; Shiloh was the first battle in which this regiment was engaged, and there Gen. Hedrick distinguished himself; was wounded and taken prisoner; he, with about two hundred and fifty other offi- cers, was forwarded to Corinth, thence by rail to Memphis ; was more than fifty hours without food, and the first given them was raw bacon and rotten bread ; was six months and seven days in the various prisons of the South ; finally paroled Oct. 18, 1862, and came to his home in Ottumwa ; as soon as he learned of his exchange, rejoined his regiment at La Fayette, Tenn., Feb. 9, 1863, and was immediately promoted to the rank of Major; on the 22d of the following April, was made Lieutenant Colonel, and with this rank won his chief laurels ; in 1864, while before Atlanta, the Re- publican State Convention, on account of the fact that Iowa soldiers were
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allowed to vote, sent him as a delegate to represent the Iowa soldiers at the Baltimore National Convention which renominated Abraham Lincoln, he vot- ing for Lincoln and Johnson. When, after the fall of Atlanta, Col. Belknap was made Brigadier General, Lieut. Col. Hedrick was promoted to the full colonelcy of the 15th I. V. I., his com- mission dating Aug. 20, 1864; in this battle, he was well-nigh fatally wounded, but was so conspicuous for bravery that he was brevetted Brigadier General ; his injuries were too severe to permit him to again take command in the field ; after many weeks, when partially recov- ered, was detailed for duty in the War Department at Washington, where he remained from March, 1865, to Sept. 1866. This military record was taken from Stewart's " Iowa Colonels and Reg- iments," and from Ingersoll's " Iowa and the Rebellion. When mustered out of service, he was appointed Postmaster of Ottumwa, which office he held until 1870, when he was appointed Supervisor of Internal Revenue for Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado and Dakota, which position he held until 1876 ; during his incumbency of this office, he was es- pecially detailed in charge of the great whisky cases at Milwaukee and Chicago, which required his entire attention for twelve months, and for the management of which he was complimented by Sec- retary Bristow and the Treasury De- partment. At his appointment as Post- master, in 1866, was elected by the stockholders of the Ottumwa Courier Company as its editor, and had charge of the editorial columns until 1869, meantime becoming half-owner of it. In that year, Maj. Hamilton bought the other half, and they together had charge of it until Jan. 1, 1878, during which time its general business and property value increased three or four fold. In 1868, he was one of the Delegates at Large to the Chicago Convention, which first nominated Gen. Grant, and was one of the Vice Presidents of that Conven- tion, and also one of the committee that went to Washington to notify Grant of his nomination. When Gen. Hedrick retired from the Courier, he gave his time chiefly to looking after the interests
of the Cedar Rapids, Sigourney & Ot- tumwa Railroad Co., of which he is President, and of attending to his real estate matters in Ottumwa. He is ex- tensively engaged in fruit-growing; is somewhat interested in agriculture, and is President of the Wapello County Agricultural Society. Gen. Hedrick was one of the first to agitate the sub- ject of the improvement of the water- power in Ottumwa, and when he became connected with the Courier, brought all the influence of his paper to bear toward its accomplishment. He has also al- ways been actively interested in the projection and completion of railroad facilities for Ottumwa. In 1853, he married Matilda Caroline Haines, a native of Illinois ; resident of Wapello Co. since 1844 ; have had six children, the eldest, Clarence H., dying in infancy ; the living are Kate M., Howard L., Charles M., Harry McPherson and Carita B.
HENDERSHOTT, HENRY
BASCOMB, born May 15, 1816, in Miami Co., Ohio; of mingled Ger- man and Welsh extraction ; parents born in this country-father in New Jer- sey, mother in Ohio; in the fall of 1816, they moved to the Territory of Illinois, Madison Co., where his early youth was spent, amidst the privations incident to pioneer life ; his opportu- nities for securing an education were meager ; he could only attend school during the winter, and was often obliged to walk three or four miles to reach it ; but even thus early in life he evinced the determination and energy which have since distinguished him; when 19, he started, unaided, afoot and alone to the Illinois College, at Jacksonville ; when he reached his destination he had only $2.50 left, and a very scanty wardrobe ; he laid his case before the faculty, of which Rev. Edward Beecher was Presi- dent, and they, appreciating the bravery of his undertaking, extended such en- couragement to him as they could ; at this time there was a large farm and work-shop connected with the College, and during such spare hours as he could get from his studies, he applied himself to work, receiving 123 cents per hour for all he could do ; he remained there
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two years, alternating work and study, ; never falling behind his classes ; but at length he found it necessary to do some- thing more effectual toward his own support ; he therefore went, in 1837, to Burlington, where for some months he clerked in the post office, after which he wrote in the Recorder's office; during these occupations he found time to read law, under the direction of Judge David Rorer and M. D. Browning; May 6, 1839, was appointed Deputy Clerk of the District Court of Des Moines Co. by the Hon. Charles Mason, then Judge of that Court; here he remained for two years, continuing his studies ; was finally admitted to the bar in 1841; the year following, he removed to Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co .; soon after, to Fairfield, Jefferson Co .; thence to Agency City ; May 16, 1844, came to Ottumwa, where he has since resided ; in Febru- ary, 1844, he was appointed by Judge Mason Clerk of the District Court of Wapello Co., which office he held until the September following; while Clerk, it became his duty, under an act of the Legislature, to organize the county, which he did; Dec. 17, 1845, he was appointed by Gov. James Clarke to the office of District Prosecutor for the Seventh District of Iowa; Sept. 17, 1846, Gov. Clarke commissioned him Colonel of the 2d Regt., 1st Brig., 4th Div. Iowa Militia ; April 10, 1847, was commissioned by Hon. George W. Jones, then Surveyor General of Wisconsin and Iowa, Deputy Surveyor; while holding this post, he subdivided six townships of Government land into sections ; at the December term of the U. S. Supreme Court, in 1848, he was appointed by that Court to the responsible position of Commissioner for Iowa to act in con- junction with Mr. Joseph C. Brown, Commissioner for Missouri, in determin- ing the vexed question of the boundary line between those States ; Mr. Brown died ; Hon. Robert W. Wills was his successor ; but finding that the duties of Commissioner would interfere with those of District Judge, resigned, and Hon. W. Z. Miner was appointed to succeed him; the joint services of Judge Hen- dershott and Mr. Miner gave entire sat- isfaction, and their report was accepted
as a final settlement of a prolonged and bitter dispute over the dividing line ; in the summer of 1850, Mr. Hendershott was elected to represent the counties of Wapello, Monroe and Lucas in the State Senate ; he served four years ; in the Senate, he was a member of the Com- mittee on Judiciary, and took an active part in forming the code of 1851 ; Jan. 21, 1851, he was elected member of the Iowa Historical and Geological Society ; he was Clerk of the City Council of Ot- tumwa in 1852 and 1853; again in 1855, and, in 1859, again a member of the City Council; he was elected Judge of the District Court for the Third (now the Second) Judicial District in 1856, in which office he served with great credit to himself and acceptability to the bar and people; it may be said, without disparagement to others, that the reports of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the State will show a less proportion of Judge Hendershott's rulings reversed than those of any other Judge in the State; on retiring from the bench, the bar tendered him a complimentary sup- per, at which resolutions of admiration and approval of his services were passed ; since 1850, with the exception of the time he was actually engaged in the du- ties of State Senator, and during the term he acted as Judge of the Court, he has been actively engaged in the prac- tice of his profession ; in 1876, he was Democratic candidate for Congress in the Sixth District of Iowa; the district was then Republican by about 5,000; though from this his defeat was to be expected, yet he ran several hundred ahead of his ticket ; he has filled many stations of responsibility and honor, and always with industry, vigor and ability ; has been an able worker in various ca- pacities, a fluent, forcible and convincing speaker. Was married June 8, 1845, to Miss Mary W. Jeffries, daughter of Judge Paul C. Jeffries : have seven sons and one daughter.
Hendershott, L. C., attorney.
Hennesy, John, laborer.
Henrich, Martin, meat market, etc
Henry, B. F., hardware dealer.
Henry, R.
Hewett, David.
Hill, J. W., traveling salesman.
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HILL, JOSEPH, groceries, flour and feed and railroad ties, on Main st. ; born Nov. 29, 1817, in Muskingum Co., Ohio; in 1846, came to Center Tp., Wapello Co., and engaged in farm- ing ; he entered about 200 acres ; the entire city of Ottumwa has been built since he came to this county. Married Julia A. Chandler in 1842; she was born in 1822, in Chandlersville, Mus- kingum Co., and died in 1867 ; have one child, Arthur C .; second marriage to Mrs. Sarah E. Mudge in 1862; she was born in 1822, in Washington Co., Penn .; she has two children by a former marriage-H. P. and W. C. Mudge; H. P. served ninety days in the late war ; Arthur C. is now a practicing physician at the In- dian Agency, Blackfoot, Montana ; re- ceived his appointment from the Gov- ernment.
Hines, H., car-repairer. Hines, John, stonc-mason.
HINSEY, J.C., DR., physician and surgeon, office, corner of Main and Jef- ferson streets ; he was born June 9, 1829, in Butler Co., Ohio; when an infant he came with his parents to Tazewell Co., Ill. ; in 1846, commenced the study of medicine and graduated at the Rush Medical College, in 1851, in Chicago ; ; in the winter of 1853-54, attended the Medical Department of the Penn- sylvania College, and received the Ad Eundem degree; in the fall of 1854, removed to Wapello Co .; settled at Dahl- onega ; remained there till 1861 ; in the spring of 1862, was appointed Surgeon of the Board of Enrollment for the Sixth District, with headquarters at Iowa City; resigned in 1863; removed to Ottumwa, and has resided here ever since; has been Supervisor for Dahlo- nega Tp. ; also Coroner four years. Mar- ried Olive R. Upson, March, 1851; she was born in 1830, in Conn .; died, August, 1854; had two children, one living- Norton D .; lost Olive R. in infancy ; second marriage to Louisa F. Lentner, July, 1856; she was born in 1838, in Ohio ; had eleven children, ten living ; Gussie died February, 1876, aged 8 years. Dr. H. was Chairman of the meeting that organized the Republican party in Wapello Co., in 1856; has voted this ticket ever since.
Hinsey, N. D., printer.
Hirschauer, Peter, boiler-maker. Hobbs, Charles, teamster. Hobson, M. L., laborer.
Hoddy, A. F., laborer. Hobbs, H. A.
HODGE, DAVID, wholesale liquor merchant ; born in Glasgow, Scotland, July 11, 1831 ; came to Canada in 1841, removed to Chicago in 1849; came to Ottumwa in 1858. In June, 1861, en- listed in Co. H, 1st I. V. C .; served until September, 1865, was much of the time with Gen. Prentiss on detached service. Was for a great many years associated with Col. P. G. Ballingall in the hotel business here ; November 20, 1867, he opened the Ballingall House, and conducted it until the fall of 1877. In September, 1877, he established his present business. Married Martha Jane Louder December 26, 1865; she was born in Van Buren Co., Iowa ; have one child-Wallace Ballingall.
Hodge, James, employe C., B. & Q. R. R. HOFMANN, BERNHARD, of the firm of Shafer & Hofmann, proprie- tors of Steam Brewery ; born in Ger- many Oct. 29, 1843; came to the United States in 1868; was in New York one month ; in Chicago, four and a half years, with Conrad Seipp ; came to Ottumwa in 1872; was foreman for Bauer & Shafer over a year, before en- gaging with the present firm. Married Rosina Schlagster November 15, 1874 ; born in New York; they have two children-Regina Carrie and Philips Frank.
Hoffman, James, carpenter.
Hoffman, M. A., hotel proprietor. Hohn, A., saloon.
Hokanson John, shoemaker.
HOLLY, E. H., firm of Holly & West, proprietors of meat market ; born at Big Flats, Chemung Co., N. Y., Aug. 28, 1830; came to Ottumwa in 1865. Enlisted in Co. H, 13th Ill. V. I., May, 1861; mustered out June, 1864. Has been engaged in his present business since he came to Ottumwa. Married Minerva T. Treasdell Oct. 31, 1867 ; born in Chemung Co., N. Y. Owns real estate valued at $4,500.
HOPKINS, JAMES E., mer- chant ; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 11,
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1827 ; moved to Ottumwa in Septem- ber, 1867. Elected Constable, and served three years. Was in Co. I, 1st Ky. V. I. one year. Now engaged in the grocery trade. Married Elizabeth F. Lutz Jan 20, 1868; have two chil- dren-Martin F. and James E., Jr. Horn Essex, laborer.
Houriten, John, laborer.
HOVER, H. S., was born in Cincin- nati, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1844; removed to Quincy, III., in 1866 ; remained there a year ; in 1867, came to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and in 1871, to Ottumwa. Mar- ried Mary Phillips Dec. 30, 1869; she was born in Stark Co. July 25, 1847 ; have had two children-Fanny Mabel, died in infancy ; Mary Areta, still liv- ing, was born Oet. 15, 1871.
Hoyland, Ben., livery stable.
Hoyland, E.
Hubbard, D. L., physician.
Hughes, E. P., grain buyer.
Hughes, L. H., painter and paper-hanger. Hugus, M. J., carpenter.
Hurds, G. W.
Hurd, John P., machinist.
Hurd, J., shoemaker.
Hurst, James, blacksmith.
HUTCHISON & MAST, attor- neys. Joseph G. Hutchison, attorney ; born near Watsontown, Northumber- land Co., Penn., Sept. 11, 1840 ; was named for his grandfather, Joseph Hutchinson. He remained on the farm of his father, Wilson Hutchinson, until 16 years old, attending, after his seventh year, the free school of the vicinity for six months in the year; at 16, he was sent to Turbottsville, Penn., Academy for one year; there taking a pre- paratory course in Latin, Greek, algebra and natural philosophy to enter Williams- port Dickinson Seminary at Williams- port, Penn., an institution charted by the Legislature, with full power to con- fer collegiate degrees; graduated from the classical course in this institution in in June, 1862. In August, he enlisted in Co. B, 131st Penn. V. I .; was in the service about one year ; was in the bat- tles of Antietam, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville ; was First Lieutenant for the first nine months, when he was promoted to Captain, serving as such three months. On returning from the
army, entered the Ohio State and Union Law College at Cleveland, where after taking the full law course, gradua- ted in June, 1864; he supplemented this preparation with another year of law study at his old home in Pennsyl- vania, before coming West. In July, 1865, he came to Des Moines, Iowa, and, in November of the same year, re- moved to Ottumwa; here he practiced law in partnership with Edward H. Stiles until 1869; was in partnership with J. T. Hackworth until 1872 ; from September, 1872 until November, 1875, was concerned in manufacturing in the Johnston Ruffler Co., in the interests of which, he spent nine months in Europe ; returned to the practice of his profes- sion in November, 1875, associated with J. N. Mast, and has continued up to date. Was Alderman of the Third Ward from March, 1869, to October of the same year, when he resigned. Is one of the Directors of the Iowa National Bank.
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