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" General J. C. Smith, Chicago, Ill. :
"DEAR SIR-Your most excellent official report as chief inspector of grain for the City of Chicago' was presented to the board at its session yesterday. It was entirely satisfactory to the board, and I esteem it a privilege, and also a great pleasure to inform you that the commis- missioners direct me to convey to you their thanks for the able and faitlıful man- ner in which you discharged the arduous duties of chief inspector, and to furnislı- you with a copy of the following resolu- tion adopted by the board :
" On motion of Commissioner Oberly, the secretary was instructed to address a communication to Gen. Smith, formerly chief inspector of grain, embodying the statement that the commission had care-
fully examined his report, the accompany- ing documents, accounts and vouchers, and that the same were found to be cor- rect; and, further, that the examination of said accounts show that the said Smith is free from all liabilities or indebtedness to this commission. Yours respectfully,
" M. H. CHAMBERLIN,
" Sec'y R. R. and Warehouse Comm'n. "Springfield, Ill., Nov. 9, 1877."
Upon the expiration of his term of office as chief inspector of grain, Gen. Smith engaged in business as a commission mer- chant in Chicago. Of the many flattering notices given him by the press, the fol- lowing, from the Evening Journal of Dec. 29, 1877, shows the estimation in which he is held by those who know him best:
" Gen. J. C. Smith; late chief grain in- spector in Chicago, has recently com- menced business as a commission merchant and opened an office at room 10, 156 Wash- ington Street. Gen. Smith's record as chief inspector is a most enviable one. He brought to the discharge of the duties of that responsible position, not only in- tegrity, industry and a high standard of personal and official honor, but also a rare faculty of clear perception, just discrim- ination and excellent judgment, and by his administration won the respect and esteem of the entire board of trade. At the close of his term of office, the board of railroad and warehouse commissioners, after a rigid scrutiny, pronounced Gen. Smith's accounts and vouchers correct in every particular, and ordered it so entered upon the records of the board. Gen. Smith's experience and personal qualifi- cations fit him eminently for the prosecu- tion of this business, and he deserves abundant success."
Gen. Smith was also one of the Centen- nial commissioners from Illinois, and as secretary of the state board of managers contributed largely toward the success of the state exhibit at the Philadelphia Ex- position of 1876.
He was married in March, 1856, to Char- lotte A. Gallaher, eldest daughter of James A. Gallaher, now living in the Town of Thompson, Jo Daviess Co., who, for many years, held the position of city marshal in Galena. Five children liave blessed their union, four of whom still survive-three sons and one daughter.
Politically, Gen. Smith has,been, and is, in full sympathy with the principles of the republican party, and an active partici- pant in state and national politics. He was a delegate to the conventions whichi nominated Gen. Grant for the second term, and President Hayes for his present term. Gen. Smith has been an active and prom- inent member of the Masonic fraternity, and also of the Odd Fellows. In the for- mer he is a past officer of all the bodies, is an officer of the Grand Commandery,
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and has received the thirty-third degree, and last degree of Masonry. In the order of Odd Fellows he lias received the high- est honors. He has filled the chair of Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encamp- ment, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, and has been three times chosen repre- sentative to the Grand Lodge of the United States, and is now Grand Scribe and Grand Treasurer of the Grand En- campment of Illinois, which position he has held for several years. He occupied the position of Grand Master at the time of the great fire in Chicago, and afforded invaluable assistance to the relief com- mittce of that order, and won the highest encomiums of the fraternity, by his energy, zeal and devotion to the administration of that memorable manifestation of charity and fraternal sympathy.
In every position which, in his eventful life, he has been called to fill, Gen. Smith has been successful in the highest sense. He has left an untarnished record and un- spotted reputation. As a business man he has been upright, reliable and honorable; as a soldier, brave and chivalrous, yield- ing chcerful obedience to authority, and exacting strict discipline from subordi- nates; as a public official, attentive and obliging, but inflexible and unswerving in the discharge of duty. In all places, and under all circumstances, he is loyal to truth, honor and right, justly valuing his own self-respect and the deserved esteem of his fellow men, as infinitely more val- uable than wealth, fame or position. In those finer traits of character which com- bine to form that which we term friend- ship, which endear and attach man to man in bonds which nothing but. the stain of dishonor can sever-which tri- umph over disaster and misfortune, and shine brightest in the hour of adversity- in these qualities he is royally endowcd. Few men have more devoted friends than lie. None excel him in unselfish devotion and unswerving fidelity to the worthy recipients of confidence and friendship.
E. B. WASHBURNE (now of Chi- cago) came to Illinois in the Spring of 1840, arriving in Galena on the first day of April in that year. He had graduated from the law school of the Harvard Uni- versity in February previous, and had been admitted to the bar of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. Taking up his residence in Galena, he entered actively into the practice of his profession. In 1844 he was a delegate to the Whig Na- tional Convention at Baltimore, which nominated Gen. Scott as the Whig candi- date for President. In 1845, though of opposite politics, he was appointed by Gov. Ford Prosecuting Attorney for the " Jo Daviess Co. Court," presided over by the Hon. Hugh T. Dickcy, of Chicago. In the same year he formed a law partner-
ship with Charles S. Hempstead, Esq., then, and for a long time previous, the oldest member of the Galena bar. This partnership continued till the election to Congress of Mr. Washburne, in 1852. Mr. Waslıburne was a member of the Whig National Convention at Baltimore in the Summer of 1852, and was subsequently nominated as the Whig candidate for Congress for the First Congressional Dis- trict of Illinois. On the 2d day of No- vember in that year he was elected a mem- ber of Congress over Hon. Thompson Campbell, his Democratic competitor, by a majority of 286 votes. He was eight times re-elected, making nine terms in all, and for a longer period than any member of Congress lias ever been elected in the State of Illinois. His majority in 1860 was 13,511, which was the largest majority received by any member of that Congress. He was for twelve years a member of the Committee of Commerce of the House of Representatives, and Chairman of the Cominittee for ten ycars. He was Chair- man of the Committee on Appropriations of the 40th Congress. He was the author of the bill reviving the grade of Lieuten- ant General in the United States Army, and also the bill creating the grade of General in the army, both of which grades were conferred upon Gen. Grant. He was . also the author of the bill establishing the National Cemeteries. On the incoming of Gen. Grant's administration he was ap- pointed Secretary of State. After serving in that position for a short time, he was compelled to relinquish it on account of his health, and was thereupon appointed Minister of the United States to France. On the breaking out of the Franco-Ger- man War in 1870, at the request of the German Government, and with the con- sent of his own Government and the acquiescence of that of France, he was charged with the protection of the sub- jects of the North German Confederation, Saxony, Darmstadt, and Hesse-Grand Du- cale in France during the Franco-German War. He was also during that period charged with the protection of thic sub- jects of eleven other nationalities find- ing themselves in France. For his ser- vices to the Germans lie received the formal thanks of the German Govern- ment, and after his retirement from office the Emperor William honored him by presenting to him his full-size portrait, which Prince de Bismark supplc- mented by his own portrait, which was painted by thic distinguished American artist, Healy. After a service of eight years and a half, and for a longer period than the position was ever held by any American Minister to France, he was re- called by President Hayes, at his own re- quest, in September, 1877, then entering into private life after a continuous public service of a quarter of a century.
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ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT.
Was born April 27, 1822, at Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio. His father was of Scotch descent, and a dealer in leather. At the age of seventeen he entered the Military Academy of West Point, and four years later graduated 21st in a class of 39, receiving the commission of brevet Second Lieutenant. He was assigned to the Fourth Regular Infantry, and remained in the army eleven years. He was engaged in every battle of the Mexican war except that of Buena Vista,and received two brevets for gallantry.
In 1848, he married Julia, daughter of Frederick Dent, a prominent merchant of St. Louis, and in 1854, after having received the grade of cap- tain, he resigned his commission in the army. For several years he was engaged in farming near St. Louis. In 1860 he entered his father's leather store at Galena, Ill. When the civil war broke out in 1861, he was thirty- nine years of age. President Lincoln's first call for troops was made on the 15th of April, and on the 19th Grant was drilling a company of volunteers at Galena. He was immediately employed by the Governor of Illinois in the organization of volunteer troops. In five weeks he was appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry.
His first operations were in Missouri. On August 7, he was commis- sioned a Brigadier General of Volunteers without his knowledge, on account of his peculiar qualifications for the position. On September 1, he was placed in command of the district of Southeast Missouri. November 7, he fought his first and indecisive battle with the enemy, at Belmont. In 1862 he opened the campaign by capturing Fort Henry February 6, and Fort Donelson, with 14,623 prisoners, on the 14th - successes which com-
General pelled the confederates to evacuate Nashville and Columbus. Grant's next success was at Shiloh, April 7, where he defeated Generals Beauregard and Johnson. Then, after inflicting a series of defeats, he drove the eneiny into Vicksburg, to which he laid siege, capturing it July 4, 1863, with 31,600 men and 172 cannon-at that time the largest capture of men and material ever made in war. In October, having now become Major General in the regular army, he was entrusted with the command of the military department of the Mississippi, on account of his unprecedented victories in the West. Having driven the enemy almost entirely out of his department, he was appointed Lieutenant General by Congress, March 12, 1864, and was given the chief command of the Union armies.
He proceeded to the Army of the Potomac. On May 5, commenced the sanguinary and undecided battle of the Wilderness, the prelude to an almost daily series of engagements, until June 3, when he was defeated at at Cold Harbor, with heavy loss. He also failed in an assault on Peters- burg. on July 30. On the 2d of April, 1865, Gen. Grant compelled Lee to evacuate that city, and followed up his success by bringing about the Con- federate Commander-in-Chief's surrender at Appomattox Court House, on the 9th. In reward for his distinguished services he was specially created General of the Army of the United States, and acted as Secretary of War from Aug. 1, 1867, to June 14, 1868. He was nominated Republican can- didate for the Presidency May 21, and was elected the following November. Was re-nominated and elected again in 1872. He is now making a tour of the Old World, where he is everywhere received by the Courts of ~ Europe with distinguished honors, due alike to the nation he served so long and so faithfully and to his own wonderful ability as a military and civil leader.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
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ABBREVIATIONS FOR TOWNSHIP DIRECTORY.
Co
company or county
P. O
Post Office
farm.
farmer
prop
proprietor
I. V. I. Illinois Volunteer Infantry
S or Sec
section
I. V. C. Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
st
.street
I. V. A Illinois Volunteer Artillery
mkr
maker
treas. treasurer
WEST GALENA.
A BEL JOHN G. wood sawyer.
Abele Geo. farmer.
Adams Frank, plow maker. .
Adams Isaae, book-keeper.
ADAMS MRS. SARAH M. Widow of John Adams ; residenee on High Street, between Franklin and Meeker; she was born in Tyrone, Huntingdon Co., Pa., Mareh 28, 1825; married John Adams in Peoria, Ill., Nov. 7, 1843; Mrs. Adams' maiden name was Sarah M. Evans; John Adams was born in Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 6, 1813, and died in Galena Sept. 30, 1877; he established his plow works in 1847, although he came to Galena in 1845; his sons, Isaae M. and Walter, now eon- duct the business.
Adams Wm. D. plow maker.
Adams Swansey, supt. Galena water works. Ahern David, drayman.
Allen Alex. miner.
Allen Samuel, laborer.
Allen Thos. laborer and miner.
Allendorf Phil. miner.
Altona Chas. saddler. Altona Geo. saddle and harness maker.
Amon Conrad, laborer.
Angling John, farmer. Annettes Thos. laborer.
Ansehutz Henry, laborer.
ARMBRUSTER HENRY, of the firm of Seheerer, Armbruster & Co., Man- ufaeturers and Dealers in Furniture, Up- holsterers, Undertakers, etc., 183 Main Street; resides on Dodge Street, between Franklin and Hill; born in Baden, Ger- many, Aug. 3, 1831; came to Wheeling,
Va., when 17 years of age; lived there one year, then went to Cincinnati, O., where he remained one year; came to Galena in May, 1850; Mr. Armbruster learned cabi- net maker's trade when but a little over 14 years of age; he married Mary Eliza- beth Cawthon in April, 1853; she was born in England; they have three children: Ellen F., Mary L. and Henry C .; they lost one daughter, Elizabeth, who died in 1860, aged 5 years; the family attend the Epis- copal Church.
Armbruster John, lead miner.
Armitage Isaac, retired.
Asmus John, wood sawyer.
AVERY GEORGE S. Circuit Clerk; offiee in the Court House; resides in Guil- ford Tp., See. 33; born in that Tp., where his house now stands, April 16, 1835; en- gaged in farming until elected to present office in 1876, and still carries on his farm ; served 3 years and 11 monthis; 3 months' service Co. F, 12th I. V. I. in 1861; re-en- listed in Co. I, 3d Mo. Cav .; elected First Lieutenant of same company, promoted to Captaincy of Co. H, same Regt., then Major of Regt .; mustered out as Major March 19, 1865; in all battles participated in by that Regt .; married Miss Elizabetlı Little in June, 1863; they have five cliil- dren: Wm. C., Geo. Wynne, Agnes, E. Florence and Alexandria; tlie Major is also P. M. of Avery P. O. Guilford Tp.
B ACHELOR ROBERT, tinsmith.
Bader Michael, farmer.
BAHWELL ANTON, Prop. of Beer, Wine and Liquor Hall, Franklin Street, near High; resides at same No .; born in Germany, Jan. 17, 1835; eame to Galena
supt -superintendent
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May 28, 1857; engaged in present business since 1864; married Eliza Balback Oct. 24, 1866; she was born in Germany; they have five children: Emma B., George A., Edward C., Gustav A. and Bertha; they have lost two children ; Mr. Balıwell served 3 years and 4 months in Co. F, 12th I. V. I .; he is a member of Steuben Lodge I. O. O. F. No. 321, and Galena Encamp- ment No. 133.
BAHWELL CONRAD, Merchant Tailor and Dealer in Ready-made Cloth- ing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats and Caps, etc., 144 Main Street; resides on Bench Street, between Hill and Perry ; born in Germany Dec. 26, 1822; came to Galena, May 18, 1857; has been engaged in present business ever since-for the last 12 years for himself; married Anna Schauck : she was born in Germany; they have five children living: Anna B. Johnnetta, G. L. Theodore, C. Barbara, and Ida; lost five children; Mr. B. is a member of Harmonia Benevolent Society, Humboldt Monie Steuben Lodge I. O. O. F., No. 321, Galena Encampment, No. 132, Miners' Lodge A. F. & A. M., No. 273, Jo Daviess Chapter, No. 51, and Com- mandery; he is also a member of the Turner Society.
Baker John, blacksmith. Baker J. G. clerk.
Baker Matt, wagon maker.
Baker Wm. merchant. Barker Wm. drayman. Bardwell O. carpenter. Barilani Jos. saloon.
BARNER CHRISTOV, Sheriff of Jo Daviess Co .; residence on Prospect Street, between Spring and Gear Streets; born in Germany Sept. 13, 1820; came to New York City Aug. 20. 1850; spent a short time there and at Hartford, Conn., and then went to St. Louis, arriving in that city Nov. 14, 1850; lived there until 1852, when he came to Galena, stopping a short time at Fort Madison; arrived in Galena, June, 1852; carried on merchant tailoring business here until he was elected Sheriff in 1876; he married Lisette Barner July 9, 1851, in St. Louis; they have two children living, William and Louisa; lost three daughters : Lisette, who died in infancy; Amelia, died aged two years and six months; Ottillia, died aged nearly three years.
Barner W. artist and deputy sheriff.
BARRETT RICHARD, Whole- sale Grocer, 179 Main Street; residence on Turnpike, one mile from city limits ; born in England Dec. 8, 1828; came to Eagle Harbor, Mich., in 1854; lived there until he came to Galena in 1855; engaged in the grocery business in 1856; he has been engaged in the wholesale trade since 1867;
was Alderman of the Fifth Ward in 1864; is now President of the Galena & Southern Wisconsin Railway Co .; married Eliza- beth J. Truscott Dec. 25, 1853; she was born in England in 1825; they have five children: Thos. T., Mary J., Honor V., Richard J., and Wm. G .; lost one daugh- ter, Lillie, who was born Feb. 7, 1865, died Jan. 13, 1870; Mr. and Mrs. Barrett are members of the M. E. Church.
Barrett Thos. clerk.
Barry J. H. police magistrate.
Barth Jacob, miner.
Barrows D. A. lumber merchant.
Bastian John, plasterer.
Bastian John, farmer.
Bastian John, Jr., farmer.
Bastian Stephen, retired.
Bastian Stephen, Jr., farmer.
Bauer Anton, farmer.
Bauman John, laborer. Baumberger M. shoemaker.
Baume James, pastor M. E. Churchi.
Baumgardt John, Sr., bricklayer.
Baumgardt John, Jr., bricklayer. Beadle John, clerk.
Beaton Matt, merchant.
Beck George, stone mason.
BEDFORD EDWARD L. Attorney at Law; office cor. Main and Warren Streets, over National Bank of Galena; resides on Bench Street, over 93 Main Street; born in Lyne, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Sept. 15, 1844; came to Howardsville, Jo Daviess Co., in the Spring of 1855; in 1857 he removed to Warren, in this Co .; resided there till Nov. 10, 1873, when he came to Galena; he is a graduate of the Law Department of Michigan University, Ann Arbor; was Justice of the Peace while living at Warren; Master in Chan- cery in Galena previous to election as State's Attorney for this District in 1876; he married Ellie Evans Nov. 8, 1871; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y .; they have one son, Claude Evans, who was born Sept. 20, 1872.
Beil Anton, merchant. Beill Chas. porter.
BELL P. Street Commissioner; office in Market House; resides on Morris Avenue, between Dodge and West Streets; born in Ireland March 17, 1838; came to New Jersey when 5 years of age; lived there two years, then came to Chicago, and lived there until he removed to Galena, in 1854; was engaged in the business of stone and brick mason about eighteen years; has been Street Commissioner two years.
Bench C. wagon maker.
Bench Jos. wagon maker.
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BENNET CHAS. R. Resides at Collinsville, Madison Co., Ill .; born in New Jersey Nov. 1, 1807; came to Galena in 1830; was Co. Surveyor fifteen years, Supervisor ten years; Co. Commissioner of Schools two years; one of the Tp. Commissioners who laid off the town; married Maria W. Watson in 1827; she died in 1861; four children living, two sons and two daughters.
Bennet James, miner.
Bennett John, plasterer.
Bennett John C. merchant.
Benninger Fred. clerk.
Benrath Peter, miner.
Berger Anton, farmer.
Bergman C. W. cabinet maker.
Bergmann F. E. retired.
Bergman F. H. cabinet maker.
Bergman H. R. constable.
Berry Thos. farmer.
BERTSCH JOHN, Merchant Tailor and Dealer in Ready-made Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats and Caps, etc., 162 Main Street; resides on Division Street, between Franklin and Hill; born in Germany April 20, 1849; came to this country in 1870; came to Galena in 1872; engaged in present business ever since he came here; married Emma Able in Galena June 1, 1875; she was born in Galena; they have had one daughter, who died in infancy ; Mr. B. is a member of St. Joseph Society Galena Sængerbund; Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of St. Mark's Catho- lic Church.
Bestler Frank, clerk. Betts John, cabinet maker. Billon G. P. retired. Biessmann Ernest, brewer. Biesman George C. Birkbeck William, insurance agent.
Birkenmeyer Clias. barber. Birkenmeyer Fred. bruslı maker. Birmingham John, merchant.
BLEWETT WM. H. Prop. De Soto House and General Supt. of the Galena & Southern Wisconsin Railway Co .; born in England Sept. 12, 1835; came to Min- eral Point, Wis., with his parents, in 1837; in 1838 they came to Galena; in April, 1851, Mr. Blewett went to California; lie was engaged in mining there until 1857; returned to Galena in 1858; married Gramberss Tethers Sept. 12, 1859; in 1860 Mr. B. commenced freighting from Omaha to California; continued in that business until 1871; made twelve round trips across the Plains; he became interested in min- ing operations here in 1866, during the time he was freighting on the Plains, and has been considerably interested in same business for several years since that time.
Bock Bernhard, carpenter.
Bodell George, laborer. Boesen Louis, miner.
Bohlen Conrad, gardener. Bond C. J. plasterer.
Bond H. C. plasterer.
Bond William, painter.
Bonton Aug. farmer.
Bonton A. F. farmer.
Bonton E. M. farmer.
Bostwich F. Dept. Co. Clerk.
Bracken Andrew, R. R. engineer.
Brand Robt. auctioneer and Co. superintend- ent of schools.
Breen Pat. teamster.
Brehany John, clerk.
Brendel John, Jr., merchant.
RRENDEL JOHN, Merchant Tailor and Dealer in Ready-made Cloth- ing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, etc., 136 Main Street; resides on Seminary Hill; born in Baden, Germany, Nov. 16, 1815; came to this country April 26, 1836; resided one year in New England; in 1838 he walked from N. Y. to Pittsburg, Pa .; went to Cin- cinnati in 1838; resided there until he came to Galena, March 18, 1842; married Margaret Miller in Cincinnati, Oct. 29, 1839; they liave six children: Elizabeth, now Mrs. Joseph Newbergh, of Dubuque; Louisa, now Mrs. Ernst Barthold, of Marshalltown, Iowa; John, Jr., Julia, Hermann, and Rosa; Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the First Presbyterian Church; Mr. Brendel has been engaged in merchant tailoring and manufacture of clothing ever since he came here; lie is a member of Wildey Lodge, No. 5, I. O. O. F.
BRENDEL JOHN F. Dealer in Hats, Caps, Furs, Gloves, etc., 197 Main Street; residence same No .; born in N. Y. City Nov. 16, 1839; parents moved to St. Louis in 1840; his father, John D. Brendel, was engaged in the manufacture of hats and caps there for several years; in 1850 he removed with his family to Galena. where he was engaged in the hat and cap business until 1868; he died in Galena, Dec. 5, 1870; J. F. Brendel has carried on the business alone since 1868; he is a member of Wildey Lodge, I. O.O. F., No. 5, Lead Mine Encampment, No. 5, Saxon Lodge, K. of P., No. 62, and Turner Society ; he has been a member of Liberty Fire Company 20 years-two years Fire Director . or Marshal; he married Lena Beil, Jan. 19, 1865; she was born in St. Louis.
Brendel Mich. ice dealer.
Briegel John, saloon. Brinkers Jolın H. retired. Britton Ben. police magistrate.
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Bronk Charles, marble worker.
Brooks J. G. book store. Brookes J. stationery and book store. Brown Charles, wagon maker. Brown Henry, clerk.
Brown H. V. W. wagon manufacturer.
BROWN JAMES B. Editor and Proprietor of the Galena Gazette, office cor. Main and Washington Sts .; born in Gilmarton, Belknap Co., N. H., Sept. 1, 1833; is the son of Jonathan and Mary Ann (Clough) Brown; his father repre- sented his Dist. in the Legislature of N. H. for two terms, and was one of the Selectmen of Gilmarton for seven years; he was educated at the Gilmarton Acad- emy, and studied medicine for some time under the preceptorship of the celebrated anatomist, Dr. Wright, but eventually relinquished his studies, and did not graduate; in 1857 he removed to Dunleith, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., and became principal of the school in that town; in 1861 he was elected Co. Supt. of Schools of Jo Daviess Co., and served three years; in 1863 he purchased the Galena Gazette, daily, tri- weekly and weekly, and removed to Galena; married Elizabeth Shannon, of Gilmarton, in 1858; they have one child, Abbie M .; Mr. B. is an honored citizen of Galena, a man of recognized ability and energy, and takes a just pride in his pro- fession and in the Gazette.
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