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GEORGE MOORE, farming and stock ; P. O. Humbolt ; the subject of this sketch was born in Adams Co., Ohio, June 17, 1828. He married Miss Rebecca Ann McKee Jan. 30, 1851; she was born in Adams Co., Ohio, Oct: 20, 1833 ; they had eight children, seven living, viz., Joseph N., Jennie, John C., George W., Oscar F., Stanley B. and Jessie ; he was born on his father's farm and lived there until he was 26 years of age, when he was elected Treasurer of Adams Co., Ohio, and moved to West Union, the county seat ; he served in this position four years, when he en- gaged in the general merchandise business at same place, continuing the business for six years, when, in 1864, he sold out his business and came to his present place, and has lived here since ; though not one of
the early settlers, he has had an active in- terest in the affairs of the county ; in 1868, he served as Collector, and, in 1871, he was elected Supervisor of Humbolt Tp .; the latter office 'he resigned the fall follow - ing his election, he being elected Treasurer of Coles Co., in which office he served two years, and in 1874 he was elected Sheriff of the county, serving two years. He owns 320 acres in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and man- agement, and has the satisfaction to know that he has so lived as not only to win but also to deserve the confidence and esteem of all who know him.
JOHN MOORE, farming and stock ; P. O. Humbolt ; the subject of this sketch was born in Adams Co., Ohio, Dec. 22, 1830. He married Miss Eliza J. Grooms, July 11, 1852; she was born in Adams Co., Ohio, June 18, 1834. They had eleven children, eight living, viz., Alfred F., Almira F., Newton B., S. A. Douglas, Ella R., Ludora J., Ida I. and John E. He was born on his father's farm, and lived there for twenty-seven years ; he then came to Illinois and settled in Coles Co., on his present place ; this was in 1857, and has lived here since ; he has always been engaged as a farmer ; he has held the school offices, and has held the office of of Supervisor of Humbolt Tp. one term. He owns 909 acres of land in this county-principally in this township- which he has earned entirely by his own labor and management. His parents, Newton and Rebecca Burkitt Moore, were natives of Ohio, and were both born and raised on the farm they now reside on (the present farm formerly being two). Both are now living on the old homestead.
H. D. MOORE, farming and stock ; P. O. Mattoon ; the subject of this sketch was born in Adams Co., Ohio, Nov. 14, 1840. He married Miss Elizabeth A. Bayliss October, 1861 ; she was born in the same place, and died in the fall of 1865. His present wife was Miss Sarah M. Thomas ; they were married in April, 1867 ; she was born in Adams Co., Ohio, Nov. 15, 1846. They have eight children, viz., Minnie A., Florence A., Cora B., Eliza M., Laura R., Emmie, Alfred N. and Charles B. He lived in Ohio twenty-one years, and then, in 1861, he enlisted in the 70th Ohio V. I. ; was in the service three years, and was
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in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Vicks- burg, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta campaign, etc., etc. From the army he returned to his home in Ohio, and remaining there about one month, he came to Illinois and settled on his present place, and has lived here since. He owns 240 acres in this township, which he has earned by his own iabor and management.
WILLIAM A. POORMAN, farming and stock ; P. O. Humbolt, Ill .; the sub- ject of this sketch was born in Humbolt Tp., Coles Co., Ill., March 7, 1842. He married Miss Sarah Ann Wamsley April 9, 1866; she was born in Adams Co., Ohio; they have four children, viz., Cur- tis E., Oscar R., Sarah E. and Edward F. He was born on his father's farm, probably the second child born in this township ; he lived at home with his parents until 1866, when, on being married, he engaged in farming on his own account, working part of his father's farm ; in 1868, he came to his present place, and has lived here since. In 1864, he enlisted in the 143d Regt. I. V. I., but, owing to sickness, did not go out with the regiment. He has held the office of Town Clerk, and has been School Director a number of years. He owns 160 acres of land in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and man- agement.
JAMES SHOEMAKER, farming and stock; P. O. Loxa; the subject of this sketch was born in Washington Co., Va., Feb. 19, 1825. He married Miss Tabi- tha Mason Sept. 3, 1863 ; she was born in Fayette Co., Ky., Aug. 30, 1840; they had seven children, four living, viz., Mary E., William K., James S. and Franklin R. He lived in Virginia nearly ten years, when, with his parents, he came to Illinois and settled in Coles Co., one mile north of Charleston ; this was in December, 1834 ; they lived there four years, then moved to La Fayette Township, on the Springfield road, five miles west of Charleston ; while there, his father died; in 1850, he came to his present place, he being the first set- tler in this part of the township. In 1862, he enlisted in the 123d I. V. I., which, after four months' service, was mounted ; he held the position of First Lieutenant; he remained in the service nearly one year, and teok part in the bat- tles of Perryville and Milton, and also the
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minor engagements of the regiment. He has held the office of Assessor two years, and was Supervisor of Humbolt Tp. for the years 1865 and 1866. He owns 382 acres in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management. His parents, John and Annie Brown Shoe- maker, were natives of North Carolina, where they were married; both died in this county, he in 1843, and she in 1856.
JOHN W. SEAMAN, farming and stock ; P. O. Humbolt ; was born in Adams Co., Ohio, May 28, 1837. He married Miss Mary Ann Ellison Feb. 15, 1859 ; she was born in the same place Sept. 1, 1840 ; they have ten children, viz., Emma J., James H., Franklin A., Fred J., Charlie, Harry, Lizzie S., Thomas E., Wm. E. and Maggie. He lived in Ohio until 1862 ; he was born on the farm and has always followed farming; in 1862, he came to Illinois and settled in North Okaw Tp., where he lived three years ; he then moved to Humbolt Tp., and leased the Blue Grass Grove farm, and, in 1869, he came to his present place and has lived here since. He owns 360 acres in this township, which he has earned entirely by his own labor and management and prin- cipally during the short time he has lived in this township.
RICHARD THOMAS, farming ; P. O. Mattoon ; the subject of this sketch was born in Carnarvonshire, North Wales, Great Britain, Dec. 18, 1832. He mar- ried Miss Sarah L. Worden Dec. 12, 1853; she was born in Fairfield Co., Conn., March 13, 1836 ; they had seven children, five living, viz., Robert A., Laura A., Annie May, Mary Alice and Lizzie. He lived in Wales about fifteen years, when he came to the United States with some relatives and settled in Oneida Co., N. Y., where he engaged in farming, remaining about three years, when he moved to Fair- field Co., Conn., where he worked on a farm and followed teaming one year; he then worked in the rolling-mill one year, and then engaged in boating-first run- ning packet from Greenwich to New York, then in freighting, following the business about four years ; he then, in 1856, moved to Franklin Co., Ind., where he engaged in farming, and followed same until 1870, when he came to Illinois and settled in Cumberland Co., where he lived about
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nine months, and, in the fall of 1870, he came to his present place and has lived here since. He has held no office, except connected with the road or school. He owns eighty acres in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and man- agement.
GEO. H. TERRY, grocer, Humbolt ; is a native of Hamilton Co., Ohio. In August, 1875, he came to Coles Co., and settled here in Humbolt and engaged in his present business ; July 15, 1874, he married Miss Dolly Wells, of Humbolt, Ill .; they have one child, viz., Mary L. During his residence in Ohio, aside from obtaining his education, he was principally engaged in teaching school.
ADAM WHITMER, farmer; P. O. Humbolt. The subject of this sketch was born in Perry Co., Ohio, Dec. 26,
1832; he married Miss Clara Jane Bugh Nov. 1, 1864 ; she was born same place Jan 11, 1838 ; they have three children, viz., Laura, Elmo and Eva. He lived in Ohio until 1854, when he came to Illinois and settled in Crawford Co., where he lived one year; he then went to Dakota and engaged with a Government survey- ing party ; he eamped for two and a half years, where Yankton now stands; he lived in Dakota until 1859, when he went to Colorado and engaged in mining, and lived there until 1864, when he returned to Ohio, and in 1865 he came to Coles Co., Ill., and settled on his present place and has lived here since. He has been Town- ship Collector one year and School Director some five or six years. He owns 160 acres, in this township, which he has earned by his own labor and management.
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GEO. W. BAKER, farmer; P. O. Charleston ; the subject of this sketch was born in Philadelphia, Penn., May 30, 1824. He married Miss Susan Bell Aug. 26, 1846; she was born in Floyd Co., Ind., March 12, 1830, and died March 9, 1863; they had six children, three living, viz., George B., Wm. A. and John V .; his present wife was Mrs. Shaw, formerly Miss Jane Hancock ; they were married Oct. 19, 1863; she was born in Floyd Co., Ind., Jan. 17, 1830 ; she had by former marriage five children, two liv- ing, viz., Flora J. Shaw and Sarah E. Shaw. He lived in Philadelphia about fourteen years, when, with his parents, he moved to Floyd Co., Ind., where his father engaged at his trade of shoemaking; he lived there until 1859, when he went to Spencer Co., Ind., and engaged in farming, remaining six years ; he then returned to Floyd Co., and, after remaining two years, he came to Illinois and settled on his pres- ent place, and has lived here since; he owns 308 acres in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management. His parents, Stephen and Mary Edwards Baker, were natives of Philadelphia and Maryland; they were married in Philadelphia; in 1837, they |
moved to Indiana and settled in Flood Co. where they died.
A. J. BRADFORD, farmer and stock - raiser ; P. O. Hinesboro, Douglas Co .; the subject of this sketch was born in Greene Co., Penn., Nov. 12, 1832. He married Miss Susan S. Emory March 31, 1854; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Dec. 24, 1836 ; they had eight children, seven living, viz., Henry M., Mary J., B. Emory, Charles C., S. Edwin, John B. and Perrie ; Lineous W. died Oct 10, 1865. He lived in Pennsylvania about sixteen years, when, with his brother-in-law, he went to Ohio and settled in Licking Co,, where he re- mained until 1857, when he came to Illi- nois and settled in Coles (now Douglas) Co .; remained one year, when he came to his present place, building on the Coles Co. part of farm ; in 1876, he came to his present residence; he owns 240 acres, which he has earned by his own labor and management. His parents, Henry and Mrs. Hannah Morris Bradford, were na- tives of Pennsylvania ; he died in 1839 ; she is living near the old homestead with a son.
BUSH BROS., farm and stock ; P. O. Charleston; David, John and Nelson ; David was born in Northampton Co., Penn.,
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March 1, 1832. . He married Miss Elinor Stiff Jan. 28, 1864 ; she was born in Perry Co., Ohio; they have five children-four living, viz., Lillie D., John H., Eliza M. and Mary F .; he lived two years in Penn- sylvania, when, with his parents, he moved to Ohio, and, in 1838, they came to Illi- nois and settled in Edgar Co., where they lived until 1849, when they came to Coles Co., and settled about two and a half miles west of Charleston, and in 1854, they came to Seven Hickory, and settled near the pres- ent place. John H. Bush was born in Perry Co., Ohio, Oct. 5, 1837. He married Miss Polly Ann Jarvis Oct. 27, 1874; she was born in Illinois ; they have one child, viz., Loyal Nelson ; in 1862, he enlisted in the 123d Ill. Inf .; was in the service three years ; after one year's service he was sent to the hospital, remaining six months; was then transferred to Invalid Corps, and acted as guard. Nelson Bush was born in Edgar Co., Ill., May 8, 1846, and in com- pany with his brothers has always lived with his parents ; their parents, Jonathan and Eliza Lee Bush, were natives of Penn- sylvania ; he died Oct. 6, 1856 ; she died in January, 1872.
COL. JOHN COFER, of Arcola Tp., Douglas Co., Ill .; the subject of this memoir was born near Cave Spring, Bul- litt Co., Ky., July 9, 1804; his parents, Thomas and Mrs. Sarah Winn Griffin Cofer, were natives of Virginia and Mary- land. Dec. 1, 1825, he married Miss Mary Eleanor Macgill, who was born in Annapolis, Md., Feb. 7, 1807 ; her parents, Robert and Mrs. Helen Stockett Macgill, daughter of Dr. Thomas Noble Stockett, of Annapolis, were residents of Maryland. The Colonel's early education was limited, but his thirst for knowledge made him a good student, and he soon became a pro- found thinker, a logical reasoner and ready writer. He was a consistent Whig as long as that gallant party retained its organization ; he represented Hardin Co. in the Lower House of the Legislature of Kentucky, in 1838, 1839, 1848 and 1841, and Hardin, Meade and La Rue Cos. in the Senate of that State from 1848 to 1850 ; being a farmer, he became the champion of the great interests of labor and pro- duction, an advocate of economy in public expenditures, a system of general educa- tion, internal improvements, and charita-
ble institutions ; as a member of the com- mittee on internal improvements, he origi- nated and aided in drafting and passing the charter of the Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co., now the most prosperous cor- poration in Kentucky; when railroad en- terprises were untried in that State, he was sent as one of a committee to investigate the operations of such roads in the East and West, and made an able report there- on, which, with his earnest and eloquent appeals to the people along the line of the proposed road, contributed largely to in- duce them to vote subscriptions of stock which secured the building of the same. In 1854, he removed to Illinois, and be- came Postmaster at Rural Retreat, in Douglas Co., Elector on the Fillmore ticket in 1856, and on the Bell and Ever- ett ticket in 1860, since which he has been Independent in politics, though gen- erally acting with the Democratic party ; devoted to the Union of the States, he opposed, with manly firmness, nullifica- tion, secession and emancipation (unless gradual and accompanied by colonization); in 1871-72 he represented Douglas Co. in the General Assembly with his ac- customed zeal and ability ; through strict- ly temperate habits and indomitable energy, he has been successful in business, providing homes for all of his children, of whom six out of ten are living, viz., John S., who married Miss Mary K. Wyeth, and lives near Arcola, Ill .; Mary H., mar- ried Rev. D. T. Shirley, and lives in Cook Co., Texas; Thomas N., married Miss Rachel E. Combs, and lives in Coles Co., Ill .; William H. H., married Miss Mag- gie J. Daly, and lives in Cook Co., Texas; Henrietta M., married Mr. Thomas Mid- winter, and lives in Arcola Tp., Douglas Co., Ill .; Susan A., married Mr. H. M. McCrory, and lives in Texas. The Colonel retains a competency for himself and wife in their old age. He has been a con- sistent member of the Methodist Church for more than fifty years, and has the proud satisfaction, while remembering that he has been the architect of his own for- tune, to know that he has so lived as not only to win but also to deserve the confi- dence and esteem of all who knew him.
DANIEL S. CARNEY, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Charleston; the sub- ject of this sketch was born in Delaware
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Co., Ohio, March 2, 1822. He married Miss Margaret Heminger March 27, 1843 ; she was born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Sept. 4, 1819; they had five children, four living, viz., Addie D., Jasper C., Sarah F. and Charles L. He lived in Ohio until 1864, when he came to Illinois and settled on his present place, and has lived here since ; he owns 182 acres in this county, which he has earned by his own labor and management; his parents, Thomas and Sarah Lot Carney, were na- tives of Pennsylvania, where they were married May 22, 1808; they moved to Ohio in 1816, and settled in Delaware Co., where they died April 15, 1862. and May 3, 1854.
THOMAS N. COFER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Arcola; the subject of this sketch was born in Hardin Co., Ky., July 20, 1839. He married Miss Rachel E. Combs Nov. 23, 1870 ; she was born in Clarke Co., Ind., July 29, 1851 ; they have three children, viz., Thomas N., Jr., William E. and John C. He lived in Kentucky until the spring of 1854, when, with his parents he came to Illinois and settled in Coles (now Douglas) Co., at Rural Retreat, where they lived about three years ; he then moved to a farm near by, where he remained until 1870, when he moved to his present place, and has lived here since. He owns 320 acres, which he has earned by his own labor and manage- ment ; he is a son of Col. John Cofer, whose sketch will be found in this work.
JACOB K. COTTONHAM, farmer ; P. O. Charleston; the subject of this sketch was born in Floyd Co., Ind., Nov. 15, 1831. He married Miss Sallie Ann Fow- ler March 5, 1855; she was born in Coles Co., Ill., Dec. 13, 1843; they had seven children, six living, viz., William E., Mar- garet L., George A., Joseph U., Charles D. W. and Hervey F. He lived in Indi- ana until 1855, when he came to Illinois, and settled in Coles Co., near Charleston, and engaged in brick making, and continued in the business nearly eight years, when he engaged in farming ; in 1874, he came to his present place, and has lived here since ; he owns 120 acres here and 49 in Charles- ton Tp., which he has principally earned by his own labor. His parents, Andrew and Margaret Grant Cottonham, were na- tives of Kentucky and Virginia; they
were married in Indiana; they came to Coles Co. in 1855; he died Aug. 29, 1869 ; she is living here with her son. His wife's parents were James and Susan Ann Lum- brick Fowler; were natives of Tennessee and Coles Co., Ill. (probably), they being in this county at a very early date ; they died in 1843 and 1848, respectively.
ANDREW J. CRAIG, farming and stock ; P. O. Charleston ; the subject of this sketch was born in Morgan Tp., Coles Co., Ill., Sept. 11, 1846. He married Miss Sarah I. Zink Sept. 27, 1872; she was born in Grand View Tp., Edgar Co., Ill., Aug. 9, 1848 ; they have three chil- dren, viz., Luther Z., Franklin H. and Arthur E. He was born on the farm and lived there until 1856, when, with his par- ents, he went to Sims Tp., in Edgar Co., and lived there until he was 21, when he came to his present place, and has lived here since, the place being wild land when he settled ; he has 160 acres under culti- vation and well-improved. His parents, Isaac N. and Elizabeth Blayer Craig, are spoken of at length elsewhere.
J. J. FOSTER, farming and stock ; P. O. Arcola ; the subject of this sketch was born in Lawrence Co., Ind., May 18, 1831. He married Miss Catharine Beggs Jan. 31, 1859 ; she was born in Clarke Co., Ind., May 10, 1838, and died May 14, 1866 ; they had three children, viz., Eugenia, Sarah M. and Dela J .; his pres- ent wife was Miss Melinda C. Beggs ; they were married Dec. 18, 1867 ; she was a sister of his first wife; she was born in Clarke Co., Ind., Sept. 3, 1839 ; they have three children, viz., Orestes, Claudius B. and Ida C. He was born on the farm and lived there for twenty-five years, when he came to Illinois and settled in Coles Co. near his present place, where he en- gaged in farming, and remained for seven years; he then moved to his present place, and has lived here since. He has held the office of School Trustee for eleven years, and is now serving his third term as Supervisor of this township. He owns 310 acres of land in this township. His parents, William and Mrs. Sarah McCor- mick Foster, were natives of Virginia, where they were married; they moved to Clarke Co., Ind. and remained two years, when they moved to Lawrence Co., Ind., where they died ; Mrs. Foster's parents
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were James and Mrs. Matilda Drummond Beggs; they were natives of Clark Co., Ind., where he died ; Mrs. Beggs is living there on the old homestead.
JOHN FOREMAN, farmer; P. O. Charleston ; the subject of this sketch was born in the District of Columbia March 17, 1823. He married Miss Harriet E. Richardson Oet. 10, 1842; she was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, March 24, 1820; they have seven children, viz., William T., John R., Joseph, Isaac P., David B., Thomas N. and Edward P. He lived in the District of Columbia until he was 12 years of age; he then moved to Fayette Co., Ky., with his parents, who engaged in farming, and he remained until 1853, when he came to Illinois and settled in Charleston, where he lived two years while improving his farm ; he then came on his present place, and has lived here since. In 1865, he was elected Supervisor of Seven Hickory Tp .; he was also one of the first two Justices of the Peace of this township, being elected in 1860, and served four years; he has also served as Commissioner of Highways and Township Trustee. He owns 260 acres in this county. His parents, Joseph and Mrs. Chloe Payne Foreman, were natives of England and Virginia ; they were married in the District of Columbia; they moved to Fayette Co., Ky., in 1834, where his father died ; his mother died in Lexing- ton, Ky.
JACOB HARRY, farmer and stock ; P. O. Humbolt ; the subject of this sketch was born in Preble Co., Ohio, Jan. 14, :
1816; he married Miss Susannah Tobey, Aug. 1, 1839 ; she was born in Washing- ton Co., Md., Dec. 15, 1819. They had eleven children, nine living, viz., Jeffer- son, Madison and Amanda, Hiram, Nathan- iel, Franklin, Clinton, Stephen A. D. and Nelson. He lived in Ohio until 1855 ; he was raised on the farm and also learned the brickmason's trade; he then went west, visited Kansas and finally settled in Callaway Co., Mo., near Jefferson City, where he engaged in farming, remaining one year ; he then, in 1836, came to Coles Co., Ill., and settled in Humbolt Tp., where he farmed until 1865, when he came to his present place; in 1867, he was elected Supervisor of Seven Hickory Tp., and held the office for three terms ; he
owns 167 acres in the township ; his par- ents, Jacob and Mrs. Mary Davis Harry, were natives of North Carolina, where they were married; they moved to Ohio in 1811, where both have since died.
GEORGE C. KEMP, farmer and stock ; P. O. Arcola; the subject of this sketch was born in Ohio Co., Ind., Aug. 25, 1846. He married Miss Minerva D. Stone Oct. 14, 1866 ; she was born same place Dec. 6, 1845. They have three children, viz., Theodore, born April 16, 1869; Laura B., born Dec. 4, 1875, and Charles C., born Nov. 8, 1877. He lived in Indi- ana until September, 1868, when he came to his present place ; he owns 349 acres in this township, which includes the original 200 acres given him by his father Ezra, who located it in quite a novel way-set- ting out from Indiana on horse, he stopped over Sunday with a farmer living in the timber about eight miles east of here, of whom he learned there was vacant land about eight miles west, but no one there to show it, and no marks to distinguish either land or distance ; but they conceived the plan of putting the horse at a certain pace and keep him westward for a certain time, when he would be on the land, and in this way located the same; he (Ezra Kemp) married Miss Tryphena Scranton ; both were natives of Ohio Co., Ind., where they were married ; he died Feb. 1, 1870; she is living in Rising Sun, Ind.
JOB W. MASSEY, farming and stock ; P. O. Charleston ; the subject of this sketch was born in Cheshire, England, June 28, 1822. He married Miss Sarah Gould Dec. 4, 1847; she was born in North Molton, Devonshire, England, Feb. 23, 1827, and died Aug. 8, 1877. They had six children, viz., William H., now living ; Job Francis died at the age of 17, child died in infancy, Nannie now living, George E. died at 18 months of age and Joseph Charles died in his 13th year, from the kick of a horse. He lived in England about six years, when, with his parents, he came to the United States and settled in New Jersey, at Bellville, where his father engaged at his business of contracting ma- chinist, he contracting to furnish machin- ery for some large calico print works located there ; he also took extensive contracts for cotton-mill machinery in Tennessee. In 1835, they moved to Wappinger's Falls,
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Dutchess Co., N. Y., where he lived eighteen years, except one year (1844), when he traveled in England with his brother, who was an invalid. His parents died during his residence at the Falls. In 1853, he went to Newburg, and engaged in model making, remaining three years, though part of the time he worked in New York City. In 1856, he and his brother, Henry, came West, looking for a location for a general merchandise business. After vis- iting several points, Dubuque, Iowa, was selected, but owing to the death. of his brother, the business was not opened, and he determined to go into the farming and stock business, and after looking around, he located on his present place in 1857, and has lived here since, though from 1861 to 1871, he principally carried on model-making in Chicago, his family re- siding here. He has been Assessor four terms, School Director some eight to ten years, also Justice of the Peace for seven years, He owns 120 acres in this town - ship, well improved and stocked, which he has earned by his own labor and manage- inent.
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