Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 60

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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In 1801, u lunil othice is established here, atul through it the loin and county rapully inereiset in actual settlers. In April of the situe year, Elibu Stout, n citizen of Kentucky, urrivel with materials for publishing il puper, anil, on the 4th of July. issued the first number of a newspaper in Imiliona. This was called The Inchung Gazette. In ISI, his office nud material irere busund. He returned to Kinturky, purchase other Irne, mul aguin commeneed the publication of his paper. Huwerer. he changed the uume to the Western Sun. This paper is still publishedl. On the 24th of December, 1802, a convention irus hell at Vinceunes lo consider the sInrery question An uppeat iras seul to Congress lo chsugo the sel relating to this, but produced no effect. On Junuary Ttb, Isis, u conrention Ivas lirld to selret ten numes, which wutr forwarded to the President, frutas irhoto he could select tire to constitute a Territorial Legislature Congress had crented the Territory of Michigan, wu the 11th uf January, wwwvl ordered the lirision ta ilalo from June 30th, 1805. The first General .\-sembly con- rened nt Vincennes on July 29th, 1805, in pursuance of s proclamation issued by the Governor on the ith of June preceling. The members irere : Juhu John-in nud Brojumin Parke, of Knox County ; Jesse B. Thomas, of Beirborn : George Fisher, of Randolph; and Shaitrach Bond and Willing Riget, of St. Clair, Illinois. On the 10th of July, the Gorestwor delivered his first messige. At this meeting, Benjamin Parke was chosen to rephvernl


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COUNTY HISTORIES,-CONTINUED.


the Territory in Cungre++ At this time, at the " Posto," There were . sixty- Iwn iluellings, une church (fullniet, fier stores, une mplilleir shaje, Ino hluck-mith shapes, finn luveins, opp ny-tvill, our uiml-mill, our n heel-mill, Three ilarlucs and peLen Intyper, besides traders, +Trangers, Imirler-, lonfers brick building in The State, The summer pear, Ponger's granted a sertion of Intel for The Imilding of a nuiterity, "for The use of The Vincennes Inuil ilisleirt," Aund in 1807, The Legislature appointed trustees, und authorized Them In sell four Bootsmint werea, lo enutde Them In Preel The Herpssary buildings (the land grant uns in Hibison County, und confined 28,0111 nerest. lu 1809, February thl, Congress Tarmeil The Territory of Illi. nois, und luhoun tus redineet tu her prevent limits, Troubles with the linlions were of duily vernrienre, despite The effiuls of Governor Burlison, mul finally, her mel the gust chief, Fremmsch, in a grund manril it Vincennes, In sting frion the Ph la the 20th of August 1810 On the last any of the council, Harison plunily fuld The chief That the President nunhl nul neknowledge In- claim, when Teenmuch nhsurred: "(marceff." + + " lår may sit still in his loun, und drink his nine, while you nud I reill huce lo fight il onl."


The nar, Teriamaling at the little it Typypecunne, Nar, 7th, INal, Inflawed. Itn Frlenaq 1-1, 181 1, the lust Legislature entrened at the " faste, ' Got-


place, mel rool the message to that bouly. M Ha- meeting, it uns decided lo remnice the Gyulal of The Indiana Territory la Proyden, und They all- janined In mret There The best Monday of Hereinler, 1813 Vinerines ang left Ilme euntidy seil of Ruas ConDit, aud lod wlien tu nup further capitol usTamlions.


in September with, 1844, the elinter for the moorparaboth of the boyungh of Vincennes was approved by the Territoryil Legislaince, siut on Tho 'hi of l'ebruni, 1816, mu adiprisenient nas inserted in the il' chen Sun calling the citizens of The new bornnigh lo nssemble ul their coling places (the borough was dlisuled into three wurde). for the purpose of electing nine Trustees. These mel un March 9th, and were suora inia office for 1. Siene, Justice of The Peace. They elected Frederick Gneter, Cheminun, muss Benjamin 1 Harrison, Pleik The Council proceeded lv regulate millirs for The lillle eily, Bien conliquing nbont one Ihm: and people, 10 enlarge and grade her streriy, lo regalato ker Irade, Iu heense hec saluans, muchions ond places of amusement, lo calleel her Inxe., arul. in general. 10 su conduci affairs that on The 16th of February, 1944, she gave up The unmo ot borough anul Junk ou the muore eupuonions ano of city fly Ibis lime There were five anrds, and over the first badly of Conneihnen John Moore presided as " Major af The city of Vincennes " The luxulde properly iros Then 5300, 45; and indebtedne's, principally bumils to the himuch banks, $12991 Te population uns mine 30K, This Pouned continued 1o improve the city, and her citizens, as their menus began to increase, com- meneed in erert sukainntil brick lasiness houses, mail in the ginee of frame collages, fine residences, fimtu time In lime, began to appear The city's growth was no rapid, but sulino, and now she has increased from cilloge 10 n full-ginwu, thriving plure Al present there are nent nine Thousand inbalitout. The umnofacturing muleresl& nve cepresented by one founder und, machine shop, tho car works nud repair shops of the Obio N Mississipja Wuilruod for this dicisun, one elmir Inelory, Ino pluung- mills, threw pork houses, four flooring mills, with a capacity of an,the larcels nununlly , Iar anolen mille und uhr randy factory Munufueluries uf I'nrining unplements could he ractied on most profitable, ny none are urarei lhun Eransville aud Terre lluule, und if the citizens ste lo il, nuil ufer The proper imilneoments, they will in no wise lose by on doing The Irnily of The city is mainly with The farmers in Ibu surrounding country. "There nie four ne hiin webutesale hiisty, nul abund eighty teluil stores in the inrious branches of Irnde. Ther mie ibren banks, ont puculo and Inu Natianal ; one of The lutter, The Vineethes National, 18 a successor lo Ihr Siale Bauk, eslubhsbed in 18:14 In Than, il irns changed to the link of the Stole, and, in 1ROK, To its greseul position It has n capital of $250,0HK, und n surplus of SIky,tu, nud still redecins The notes isquedl hy il from 1814 10 1866. Tho Firel Nuticool bus pciquil of SHK1,000, nud bus been in opeinlion but a few yours.


Of churches til beneralent societies the vily hus n gooil shure. There pre lwo l'reskylering Churches, Tiro Methodist, Iwu Bnpilist, oup l'hucek of Ibo Disciples, obe Lutheran, ouo Episcopal and Two Cuthelie. The present cal bednih almiols in Tho enme lot uneo used by the little church built in 1738. Thal stood till 1830, bring nl Times much uuptocell, ichen preparations were inndo for the preseul edifice, In the little clucios, at the rear, regl The bones of some of The early priests roul lusbops , und in The bishop's purturs are tho pringle of all The bishops, from the first In the present one. Counceled with The cathedral is one of The Guest libraries in the West


In il pre houks Giur bujuleil yenis oldl, inude by The alnn process of houd- work, by patrul monks, und yet Ihr trork, in joint of cleurness ind beauly nf desigu, will pol to shume inmuy printed winks The old bouk T'rotu which M. Gilesuli anid wasg is still kepl will cure. Also, in couneo- lion with The same church, que pocochiel schol uwl Iwo orphan nyylums are maintained


The first l'reskyletian minister in luien nas Hlee Samuel F. Scoll, pis. lor here, oni, also, of I wo olher enngregaluns


The first Church of The deummniuntion ih ludions sheel iu the cenr uf the residence of Palonel C M Allen, IL is now entirely gune


The first Methodist ministers wero Fathers Schinder, Richard Posey sul JULIO Mcl'ond.


The first Baptist preacher wos Isque Metor, afterdard missionary lu The post ul Fort Wayne.


The present system of schuals has heen maintained since 1860 In thal yeur, the high school building uns erected, ul a cokl of prar $/1,000) Since iben, Fno other buildings luce been built. Precious To the year 1840, school uns " kopl " whererer nu enterprising individus could rent a room and secure scholars. As far back ny Ian7, n Mrs. MeGaron luughl n young Indies' nemlemy in the first theater building, which Mr lohu Bice Jones, in 1794, Ibought bl to ereel, Iont which ilis not prosper, as Theatrical Iraapes were nul well supported in those duis. Mr. Hall was the first Superin. lendeul, amil iunnguraled n system similar to The mie in ludinunpohs. Al present Thece are fifteen Teachers ruiployed, aund an allendance of one thou- anul one hundred Music ned Germau ore laught duly Mr. Thomuns Charlelon is The present Superinlcuilonl.


Aside from The commercial, religious and einentional adeaulages, the cily bas daily ruilronil communication with Chicago, SI Loms, Cairn, Ecans. ville, Cincinnati nud hwhinunpolis, thereby nllording uhundaul shipping focililles tor sny cxpurt or import furnished ur uerded by her ellizens. Silanteil ofes ilry, suuly spil, Vincennes is In dny one of the healthiest cities In The Slale, oud proper industry and energy of her cilizeus will munke her one of The most pleasant to live in, mul, on account of The ohil nagoeintions clinging lo her, nod historical places nud incidents with which she abounds, one of The tool ilelight ful lo visil. The city supports fire and pohcoulepari. menla ; und prid, in 1874, Inxey un Strill,sk4 worth of properly, nud interest on $100,498 tlell, juincipully suleidies In misroads nud fuuils of the University, established in 18:IN.


Tho exeoulire department is in the linoils of Ierelve Connellmen, presided over by the Mayor, Willinui 11. Beeson.


Connecling ibe eily with Illinois nro lau libe iron bridges- ono for the Ohio & Mississippi Kuilrund, tho other from Main alreel for wagons, Thereby gaining innoh of the Irade from Thul Sinte, Fach bridge has n section placed do as lo luru, cunbling boats lo pass up and down The river. The sireels nrv wide, and, owing to the obumlnuce of etud in The nuite quil, ore sellom muddy ond do not require paving. The mousion af Governor llarruson


still remains, nlap thul of Judge Parke, noty owned by Mr. Wiso. This house ins once oeenpied by Captain Zachary Taylor ; ond his donghlor, iTho afterward became The wife of Jefferson Davis, was born in il, A fow of the old French linuses remnin, Unl Theye old Jsulmarks pre rapidly being taken niny. In the windows of The irvolen-mill are the glass brought from Trenlon, Nell' Jersey, nod, perchinnee, some one, looking Ibrough theye sanie smuli window paties, sau Washington and his little army in Ibeir murolı. Ihrongh The pince.


OTIIFR TOI'NE, CILLAGES, ETC.


Aside from The city of Vincennes, Rinox County conlains minny lowns nul villuges. Quite a number of These ure werely post offices, may contain o store, hitil are muiuly used as places lo ilistrilmle Ibo minil. The following nro the lotus containing n population of sovenly. ficennd orer.


BRUCEV


This place is on The ludinnnpolis & Vincennes Railroad, in The esworn port of The county. 11 contains 60it inhabitants; is quile an enterprising Iwn; supports n good school, tiro or Three churches, amit is a good point for shipping agricultural products.


DARTOWN


is on The Feunsrille & Cruafordsrille Railronil ; conlains 400 inhabitants ; lins n good graded school, one or luo chncelies, and ships grain nod lumber


IRELLANDSVILLE


in the port bessiein pari, nul on the mailrond, isn Inin of some 300 inhabilidils. Il is in the midst of a good agricultural and fruit region. Ils main Iiade is weilb the farmers of The surrounding county 11 bns good schools nuit clinrehes.


This place is in the midst of the coal mines, and ils mnin industry is the conl Irade. It is on the I. & V. Railcond ; conlains Son iuhubilanis, who support a graded school ond luo or three churches. All The Jonas men- liqued contuin the township graded school, lo which ibe afinuced pupils in the lownsbips are seal. This part of the graded sebeol is onunluined n lhe expense of Ibe lounsbip.


Sevend other lvisus and cillages, containing from seventy five lo one hundred juhabilans each, complete the list in the county.


POSEY COUNTY.


This county is in the estreme southwesteru part of the Siglo nuribera boundary is Gilson Conuly ; custern, Vauderburg, somhern, The Obio Hiver; and western, the Mubash By the irinding course of these Ino cicers, there & farined " kind of "puckel' in the southimestern jurl, which constituies neat one fifth of the county. The bren nf the county 19 font buudred and Iweuly square miles, and aside from 2, 616 lots in the rarious louns within its borders, there were rervrued for laxnlion. In 1875, 147, God aries. The surface is agreeally uniluloling. Thal urar the rictry, especially in the " pocker," is lecol, and subject lo manual overflows. The purt rejuore from the rivers is some bigher, rising in pouces fill it gels the time of' " the hills," olthough there are no bills, or rouges ot hills, iu the enunip. The soil, wo ibe lafler portions, is n saudy Inam, anil nell alapled to raising whent, which is the main product of this part, miony of The farmers deroling the main portion of their lawuls 10 115 rullare, Vals, rye, barley, corn und smuller garden proinciious gron well, but nol iu proportion In the wbeal. in the lower part, in nud odjotuing the . puckel," ench is thr oudy uutiele that can be raised with good pront. All Ibis parl of tho couulr is annually overflowed in February or March, Thus preciniling Ibe raising of quy grain save thal which can be plnuled niul burvesicil in one sensou As The boil is composed of The deposit of the civers for ugey, and a deposit is unnuully added, the richuess of this part cual be rybousted. Only iu the summer of IST6-when the only over- How occurred in That season of tho yenr, for some forty yeurs- iliil n failure of This evip ocenr. Heretofore the farmer uns rewariled by a yield of serenly-five lo one linndeed busbels per acre. No correel calimale of the depth of this soil eun be gicen. Wells suuk in carious puris often nthin n depth of nicemy lo thaly feet, and the soil is found to be the suino campust of fences, decuyed sticks, blach escth und saud or grarel. It is no nucemuion flung lo come upon the slump uf u tree, or a log, in sinking These wells, And it is oul impaybukle 1hut, at one time, the Okio or Walsh Iraced Us course of rt these rieb bottoms, or they were Ihr bed of n luke or Inrge powd.


Bul Idile grazing is done in this rounty, us the land is wnie profilable fur mising ot gruin, oc the inelionlien of The people luins more in the latter. About It-thirds of The Land is cleared und enliirated. Ahoul 2001,000 acres uere cultiintel in 18is, and over 1,00,000 bushels of gruin rmisrl Withil 4h,IMhl heul uf lice slock nre kept, nearly half of this nuuther being Ings, The greater part of These ace raised in the north und eastern portiony uf ibe connl), as their medaliiy from cholera in the other parts is found lo be so high ns la dr tior all profits.


Tubaein is caused in large qnonlilies, and universally used by the people In one year The crop is generally ubent 150,000 pounds The value mi the luque-navle Arliches in this county amounts lo ooly Sz,1KM1 yearly, agien ylmuing the inclination of the people lo agricultural jau suils. There are lour pork-packing esinklishments ; Ico at New Harmony, and Tonul Mount Vernou These pack annually nhout > Dvojwig worth of york, onl bnl little beef. The grealer portion of this gues lo Sothern markels, especially lu New Delenns. Large quantities are, houerer, shipped 1o Fastern markets, Baltimore receiving the grenlesl share, Of The Inrge quantities of eurn mised in the luwer paris, The Sunthern markels receive Ibe grader purtion, Ilmugh ocensinunlly St. Louis offees heller inducements, sul gets il . bul il 19 gol The rule The most of the aheat is shipped in bulk, and goes South, 14 nell as the principal part of the Baur made by the len fouriug mills in the county. This Teudeney In Southern linde is mainly owing to The cheap nuil randy Transportation nffundled by the rivers, irhile there is bul one east and ideal mailrutul-ike only one in The connly-1 hue frum heansville to SI. Innis.


The surface of the conuly was originally covered by n dense growth of fnreul Trees The liuiher is of n good quality, tint is becoming coupurulively scaree, vding lo the iurouds undle by the lamber merebonis of other Sales, miel this desire of the farmer Ju gel wore lumul lo cullicute. Good fellow quije lur Trees hunice graan here in great numbers, nod of a large size. Walnut timber hus been plenty, nud of n good qualdy; but I'astera junkers hive Inkeu nearly ull of il, until the aieuers of mud on which any nou slamls evince nu dlesire lo sell il, kehecing is better thun moucy. Onk nud kickury still utwwind plentifully ; kul as There is not n unuul'aclory in the conuly lo usu il, ull limiter for such pourqueres gres lo Kconseille or Fasteru cities. If mnunu- fueluries ironddl alurt in the county, there is plenty of limher te sujody thein for some lime, while the supply ot I'nel lincher is well uigh iuexluwslibuje. Mineral of muy kind is not obundnul. Que conl muine is worked. It is about six miles northenel of Mount Veronn ; kul is nol yel deep enough lo fully relublish The quality of the conl. The indiestions are, houover, Ilnl il aill he good. But ono stone yunrry, n l'en miles akove The county sent, is uou operated, olibough There nce indienlions of slouv, sniluble for quilling


purgutes, in various parts of the county. It is not us goor us that ohnined in other entities nent, mail is only used for formulation partners, yet it is the opinion of ull that, il' These quarries are opened to entheiont depth, grod slune trill hy nldnined.


The rauply hus quite n number of monnils in enrions lernlities. A short disney nbore Mount Vernon, near the river, and running parallel with it, in n kinil ef muyenay, or ilyko, Thrown up, Il is seme tiro miles long, mm] the best judges of such works goonommen il an ancient fortifiention. lu uu idient porond ul This, there exist heltreon it and the rit er sereral monmls, from Altern in sixty feet in height, onl corering P'rumu one-fourth to an nero of grund These were, ilombitesy, neuil lir religions or birinl purposes, Inr, whon opened, they are lions lo caninin hunwn homes, arny, vases, pipes und nenpons. In nll probability, The runseiny guarded These ou one side, and The river on the ofhor. The " Bnne Bank." six miles well of the county sont, on the Wulush, is another remnikuble place,


"The first spillere in l'usvy County camo from Virginia, thu Carolinas, Ken- Theky, and Western Pennsylcanin, Some al' Tho hrst families were Those of Absalom Back worth, Andrew MeFolien, Thomas Robb, Thomas R. Marra, Willim Intrhinsun, the Homdrieks, Lenny nur Wagners, The innjorily roue foun 1500 In 1807. The county nas one rust forest, Imilions and wihl


breakInst, wanndl hice hul few steps trum bis calon In like heforo The objeel of his seurih world respond to his roll, and he wel by the suro shol nf the linggry ealler. Fint lensis of will Inckey he could luce the best, whether for Thanksgiving, Christmas nul Neir Year's or ourringe fe-licals. Turkeys were generally shal in Irce loqqis, while rooting ; umut would often beccano su Int (old seillers relle) that il ang ha nneommun Thing ler chem to hurst on falling Int hitle Irouter was hind with the Inninns in this county. A nincsACIU That weenered in Illinois caused n rally of the mule portion of The firmpers, und ishort pursuit of the Indians, who has got Inn fur gicay lo exclude the hapoel rerenge hetare news of the missaece reached The sellers, Three har4, who were hunting or fishing au the honky of The Dhio River, qjurosile the present city of Henderson, Kentucky, were surprised by n party of stenges, und one killed, while the other lio were carried into caplicity These nere ul unce sejecraled, ond did nul seo ench wher again during their captivity, which runtinned for scion years, when one was purchaseil hy French I ripts il Itel ruil, who assisted him houe. The other escaped about the sune Inine, rund ul the same place, and ans also assisted home by Ibese Iriders.


The ludiuns were lonel uf " hurler, 'as it was termel, suul htanghl their l'urs In exchange for clusky (Gre-interi and aumminnitimut. Their women mude excellent tot kels af nillow and small hickory withes, which were highly prized by the selllers.


The following inculruly aill illustrate the method of mlininistering ju-lice in Those quy's,


A suit ans hranght mon pote hefaro Jmues Wineiniller, Justice of The l'ener, che hail selited al " Dunnamnl leloud," now West Franklin, The obli- galion us presseil in The name was: " The payment of a milk cow." The role uns the year mer due, nud the juulgiem of the court uns : " The defend- conri alleging ill "hod The debl been paid nl innturily tho cow would. dumuldless huer hil u colf, and its payment now will be interest on the


Villytum, tho rolebrated unturalist, resided for same time nl Hentlerseu, lientueky. He made n enntinet with n munn living on The indinon side of The Pierr, hvor the present lendersun forer, to furuish him ono hundwul em skins by a cerhun dute. The man finding to fulfill his part of the contraer, Anduton gued him before Jnek Anthony, n Justice, residing near the suinte ferry. The defendant alleged, in his defenev, "Thal he had prutredled in good faith lo corer oul his quirt, onl, unfortunately, killed his ilag in felling n tree, Bo njqdied 10 the phuntilf far hus dog, which was rrinsed him, and he veny ichnily unnhte In gu mes." The court directed "the his ceon-ilog:" at The expiration at The time The cuntract igy alled. The euse was dismissed without cost, ned Wat. Beyund, Constable, procuring u qunit al whisky from u Irmdling bout urur by, n drink nil wound wished


Thisey was orgunzed in the yeur 1814 It was ummed in honor of Gen. Thomas Fases, who was appointed Governor of the Territory In rucered Gen. laciison. li nos, il bral, a part of Koos l'onply, uns melnded in Wmrick, wlien that ronuly wus organizeil, nuud, when first inndo n enunly, included n guod port ul Vnudlerburg, which it retained till The your 1818, At the dnle af d4 organization il cuntuineed some four or lice bumulied inhabilants, The fral rnuris were held ut The housey of William llutebinson and Absalom Duckwwill. The first " Court of I'nins," or Circuit Court, was held at the house of the Iller, on the loth iluy of January, 1816. Igane Blackforl, Derwird one of The Supreme Judges of ludiann, wrus Presiding Judge of The district. He does not appear In lure been present, mil the Associate Judges, Thinns D Casselbury amt Daun bynn, held The court. William E, Steuurl was Clerk mul llegarder, und John Cursou, Sheriff. On the follnur- ing duy, they mel lo hou the report of the Commissioners appointed lo " luente qund Ax upon n seul of justice for Vusey County." Fice had been appointed hy the Territorial Legislature, Three of whom ucled. Voui. oua proposats were unuly by citizens of the cumuly, and the Board of " Selection," after "due runsideration, nol careful examination of the sites, and looking lo the joryeul and future welfare uf the county," pre- vented their report lo the howardde Bourd af Juulges. These fixed on Three hundred und Intenly neres, known afterward us Blackford, in honor of the Presiding Juilge This site is in the northnesl corner of Waris Township. The loention und name nore neeejded by the Coml on the 19th of the same mouth, und Sammuel R. Murs, une uf The first Conuly Commissioners, uns wurde County Agent, and ordered to lay unl The lowe, und lo sell the lols. Juilge Blockford relules of hunzelf, Thul nl the holding of n court in this county, nl or nou Blackford, a certain mun wny brought before him accused of hop slenling The cridenice heing conclusive, ho ang sentenceil lo receice, ay u pinislouent, forty- nine lashes ou his hare bnek, untl directed Ilml They should le mumedinlety applied The poor man's courseh, Dwh Daniels, maced for n uve trinh, wind ne il was near the hour of noon, the ,Judge direeles that the mgument wight he tumle aller ilinuer, and muljourned The court wecordingly. While The Court uns al dinner, The Sheriff, Jahn Carsun, Lunk The prisoner into the yard nud execuled the sentence, the prisoner, nol understanding the motion for a new trial, skilling lu il On The court's assembling, nfler dinger, Mr. Daniels urage atul began his speech, which the prisoner, Ilunking n now Irinl wens connuenced, and That he glood in duuger of another punishment, jumped up, alul excileilly excluiwied, " My God ! I've had forly-nine lushes, I iled'i want another lickin' fur this." Others, relating the same, way the Irinl ony beld in the wouils, The Clark using n slump for u Inble, The Indge u log for his sent, und u jury anl un a rollen log. When They relirel to give tho verdict, they went into n thekel nent, mint during Ins interrul the ulfieors of the courl, except the Sheriff, went In n hause near by for Their ilmunur. While gnuc, the jury come in with n veriliel of Ineen lushey on the hare back, and ilireerod Thu Sherill lo ul once curry mud Iler sentence, which he did. On The return of the officers, nhd the court bring called, Mir. Daniels, iguoranl ol wlui hnd hern doue, arose Ine munka Home rommrk, whoo the prienber, uol minlerebinding hin, mind supposing i How friul was nhout to conunence, nrose und exciteilly exelnimed, "My God ! nin't hiDeon lashes enough ? linve 1 gol lo inky unather lickin' ?""




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