Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 92

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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John It. Hamillou, n Virginiun by birth, emme to this county with his futher, Jos. Homillon, in September, 1816. Shon after his marriage, which necurral in 1836, he bought nul settled ou n form in Hamilton Towrushp. llo nus the firat vleeted Justice of the l'ener in Ins township, su 1842, nud yervuil for several yours. In 1837, was electel County Commissimer, ond reelvelul in 1830, which ofier ho lilled lir six years. In 1800, he wny olectol to The llouse of Representolives. Ily sunved, in 1848, lo Browns- Ivan, where he von lives, n justly honored ostizen.


Hugh A. Findley, a Pennsylvaninn by birth, visited this counly with his father, in 1813, and in 1818 ho cuwe livre aml mumlo & permanent settlement in Bronwytuan Township. Aftor paying the weguner who brought his gouils from Clark County, ho lind only a silver coin left. lle has flint swine piece yet ; it is n Freneb roin; the ilute hus entirely worn off from fre- quent handling. Mr. Fuufloy is among ihn wealthivet citizens of Jackyou County, owning upwopl of 2, 04KJ nores of lund. Bo is now getting to 10 an obl ami, hint is still active in attention to his business, and is honored undl esteemeil throughout the oounly.


Rev Walter Benton is a ontivo of New York, was born near Genern, on Muy 7, 1700. Ile came lo this county with his further, in 1819, wad loenteil now Bewwwslown. lu 1821, he went to Iwlinwpolis, colting his vend Ilwintgls, as there was no esinblisheil ronil at that time. There were then nt the lust wines place only four or tive log wahins on the present sito of the city. In this snino year, ho went ty the State of New York and murrie, returning with his wife, wha ilied in n few years, lewring a daughter and How. The luller livos aus is iloing business in Brownstown lo-dny. llo (the futher) wny oleeleil Clerk and Recoriler in 1838, und continued in that offee for acrew years. This principu business has hicon that of agriculture and mer- chundis, nul in each he has been quite successfid. lo has for many years beyw u local preacher of the Methodlist oburoh. No nad y brother of how, two years younger, ure the oldest living residents of Brownstown.


Itezin A. Kelmnn is an Indionian hy birth, born in Clark County . Ilc camo ty Jackson in April, 1829, at which time he opened a tailor and boot aml shoe shop, which business he followedl nntil 1836, when he sold out and went into the mercantile business with Awirewy C. Griffith, and during the commercial disaster of 1837 they hroko up, awd Mr. Redoin went back tu his traile once more, and engaged in thut uutil 1811. ARer that he made u fow trips to Vicksburg, Miss., on Ent-boats. In 1835, he was elected County Aulitov, nud servel ns sneh until Murch, 1861, whey ho moved to town, and is now n resident of thot Sinte.


Daniel 11. Long is a resident of this Sinte, was born in April, 1819, receiveil his education nl Charlestown, nul reuil low with Julge Charles F. Walker. Wns ailmitled lo the bar in 1813, und came to Brownstowy in 1811. He was appointed County Itecoriler in 1838, awl served two years. Tu 1855, he wes elceled County Clerk, which office he filled for eight years. He was elected 10 the House of Representatives, in 1860, and serveil iwo sessions. In 1868, he was reeleefed, and gerved until the indorsement of the Fifteenth Amendment, when he resigned, in Murch, 1869, and came home to Brownstown. In the following month he was elveted to fill his own vacancy, wil since that time has been pruetieing law at Brownstown. He is a success. ful lawyer an't o much esteenel nud honored citizen.


Julge Frunk Emerson is o native of New Jumpshirv. Ho received his cincutien at Dartmouth College, and graduated in 1838. Woy ndmittel to the har in 1811 at Decatur, All. lle mowil to Brownstown in September, 1835. Ile wis & Lieutenant, in the Mexican Wur, of United States Third Draguuns, Regular Army. Servel about tifieen months. He was Assistant Secretary of the Stato Senate, 1818-4, In 181'LAil, was Secretary. 1 1861-2, was elected to the Stale Sevate from this and Scott County. In 1862, was elected County Treasurer, and in 1854, was reidlected. In 1856, was eleeleil Judge of Common Plens Court for This and Lawrence County. 1v 1862, he raised the Sixty. seventh Regiment Indiann Volunteers, und was appointed Colouel. He served two years, when he resignyl on account of his wounds. In 1808, he was ngoin elected Junigy of Common Pleas Court for this, Lawreney, Jennings and Bartholomew Counties. Was reelected in 1872, and served about n yeor, when the Judgeship uns nbolished, and he was appointed Circuit Judge, which office he held until the next election. He has hech nud is now one of the leading members of the Jackson County bar.


ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS.


Jackson County was named in honor of Gen. Jackson, and was cut off from Washington County about 1810. A Territorial Commission laid out Browostoirw, naming it in honor of Gvn. Jacob Brown, the loud being pur. chased of John Kelchnm.


Tho Territorial Government appointed the firat officers, who were as followa : John Milrny, Clerk oud Recoriler, non Weiktiff Kitehell, Sheriff Abil Trensurer . Hon. David Raymond wus appointed Presiding Judge, nwil Jos. Kitchefl and John Ketchum, Associoles.


The first courts were held at Vallenin, until the county could erect swi- alle buildings at Brownstown.


Among the first attorneys practicing wi the courts were: David Floyd, John 1. Thompson. Wmn. Hendricks and Alex A. Meek; the latter wos appointed Prosecuting Altorney


The first civil case tried was during the April ferin ol 1816, nod was onlitled Jos, Kitchell es. James Ilutelunson. The first criminal case was U S. 1. Cornelius Lieger (assault and battery ;.


COUNTY BUILDINGS.


Jackson County has a very beautiful, spacious and handsomely arranged court hoose, situnted in a grove, about the center of Brownstown. It cost upward of $05,000, and ling on the first floor the Clerk's, Recorder's, Au- ditor's, Treugurer's, and Sheriff's noms. The County Superintendent's, grand navl petit jury onil court rooms are on the second door, The latter of which is n hamlsomely furnished, spacious, well arranged and lighled roomn. It is one of the finest enurt houses in Southern loniann.


The county jail is a brick edifice, with n handsome Jailor's residence in frent of it ; it was completed in 1872, awil cost upward of $25,000. It bny both s male and female departsueut ; the firmey consisting of iwo general hiall-ways (one below and one above), with six cells on each floor ; the latter consisting of only one cell ul preerni.


The county poor farm contains 220 neres of laud, with very good build- ings upon it, costing the sum of $-16,1/00. There is an average of thirty- five inmuntr's. There are now about six insove, five of whom have been pro- nounced inenrable, and have to he kept confined constantly.


There was y County Agricultural Society founded af Brownstown about 1849, with John F. Carr as tirst President. It was reorganized ni Seymour in 18G5, and is now in a very Hourishing condition, und hos an ablo corps of ofheera ut present: F. M. Swope, President ; Joseph Blythe, Secretary, A. P. Clmries, Treasurer; aml Jas. H. Robinson, Superintendent.


BROWNSTOWN,


the county seat of Juokson County, is plemantly situnted about u mite south uf the O. & M. R. R., on sumewhat rolling ground. Among the finest resi- ilenees noticed are Judge Emerson'w, Ewel Foril's, Jobn R. Hamilton's, and Bomblin smith's; These all have more or less shrubbery about them, und me quito pleasantly situated.


Among the merchants of Brownstown we notice Walter Benton, Vermillion Fimilley, Willur C. Benton, S Gillespie, Warren Reynolds, and Burrell & Stillwell.


There are also wagon and carringe manufactorivs, a grist-mill, a livery stible, and three blacksmith ond wagon shops. Brownstown also luis a nons- puper, the Brownstown Banner; two hotels, the Worl and Mooney Houses ; four churches-Presbyterian, Methoili-1, Baptist and Christian. The former has the liest structure. There is also a handsome brick, two-story gruded school busbling, of four rooms, enlled " The White River Academy," under thy clinrgo uf Prof. G. W. Fiteb. The muilroad facilities are not the best here, the place beiug n mile frow tho O. & M R. R. There are about Stx ialınbitants in the town.


KARLY HISTORY.


Browuslown was laid out in the spring of 1815, by Commissioners ap- pointed by the Territoriul Legislature. The loud was purchased of John Kotelimu, und John Milroy was sppoiuteil County Agent, The first sale of lots was unde June 16, 1815. John ketehom creoted the first house upon tho Jown site ; and u few years after bundt the first frame building upon it. The first roligious society organized was by tho Methodlists, who met to worship in the school house, which was created in 181G. The first tavern was kopt by Ww. Cougleton. Tho first merchants were Craig & Tate. Vallonia, 69 hetore stuteil, was the temporary seat of justice, but when the county build- wigs wery erected ut Brownstown the courts were changeil, which change took pluee in November, 1616. Tho first brick building erected in Browns- town, as well as the county, was The court house, in 1825. The first papier grubliheil in Brownstown, 69 woll as tho connty, was called the Brow uston'y Advocute, by 31. B. Wools.


Browublown wns incorpornled as a lown in 1817, with Wm. Willians, A. C, Craig, Jolin Berry, Wm. Congleton, and Elisha Harrold as Trustees. Tho forwier was chosen l'resilent of the Board. Meses J. Ward was Clerk ml Trunserer.


At the September ivrm of the County Commissioners' Court, in 1870, Browwatyww was reivganizedl ns an incorporated town. Its present officers are : David Cogebenour, Ww. Dwokworth, Mwtin Harbbart, O. S. Lowell ntul Wmn. M. Clark, Trustees ; Joel Il Mntlook, Clerk and Treasurer ; and C. A Soltmarsh, Marshnl. There has been but one addition to Browns- town, mul that was Dobb's, i July, 1857.


The society throughout the county is partel. There are alen good commun schools, under the able management of .3. I. Mcl'une, County Superinten lent. The professions are ably and well representel throughout the county ; the Inw by Juilge F Emerson & B. 11. Burrell, Josow B. Brown, W. K. Marshall, Long & Long, Judge Applewhite, E. C. Devore and A. P. Charles; the med- ical by Iluns C. Brandt, Jag. W. Gerish, W' 1'. A Bain amil .I. A. Stillwell. llenl estate seems lo be holding its own.


There are two railroads in thy enunty , the .I., 33. & 3. R. R., which wug completeil through this county about 1850, undl cuts off the eastern part of it. The O. & M R. R. traverses the county in n southwesterly directivo ; wns compleles Ju Seymour iv 185-1. nul there fornir n junction with the J . M. & I. R. R.


named in hunor of Horatio Seymour, of New York, i, much the largest place in the vonnty. It was located on the .I , M. & 1. R. R., in November, 1x42, by M. W. Shichle and his wife, Eliza P. At the time the lown was laid out, There was a two-story frame building standing within it, which was kept as a hotel for a few years. Shields & Ewing built a frame buikling-which was the first one erected upon the town site-in December, 1852, and used il as & store the following spring. they heing the second merchants in Seymour H. B. Wools built n frame building in the carly part of 1853, which henyed 4 n dwelling end n store, and was the first merchant in the place. Travis Carter wns first l'ostainster, and he kept the Dinil iu n bureau drawer. Steven Story was the first bincksmith, in 1862. There muis n sw mill erected in 1852, by Sinehls & Adams; and M. W. Sbiebls & Cu. started a grist mill in 1856. There way n pork house started in 1863; and the first brick hilding was creeteil by David Harrison, in 1858.


The first paper published was by J. R. Monroe, V. D., and called the Seymour Times.


The first sale uf lots was held November 11, 1851.


Seymour did not make any active growth until the O. & M F. R. made a junction with the J., M. & I. R. R., and this was the western terminns for the rond for two years. During that time the rond built her machine shopy and round-honse bere, and has not ng yet removed them.


Seymour to-day is one of the liveliest business cenlers we have in the State. She has now about 3,600 inhabitants.


Among The principal merchants are Morrison & Isancs, W. R. Boles, L. D. Morrison, Davidson & Gardner, J. F. Andrews and Benjamin Price. Seymour also has a bank, a hub and spoke fuetory, two planing-mills, n large woolen and three grist-mills, foundry and machine shops, a carriage factory, marble yard, ten hlneksmith and wagon shops, four hotels-" Faulk- coner," " Harvey," " Kentneky" and " Schufer" Houses.


There are seven churches here-the Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Christian, German Lutheran, African Methoilist and Catholic; the Isiter has the finest structure


There are four papers at this place, the Seymour Times, Seymour Notes, Seymour Democrat and a German paper.


There is also a good graded school luibiling, with eight rooms,


The Catholic Church has n beautiful female seminary situated here, under ably and well-educated instructors.


In June, 1864, Seymour was incorporared as a town, and in June, 1863, it became i eity, with ten Councilmen, a Muyor, Clerk, etc.


The present city officers are 3. 1'. Charles, Mayor; B. F. Price, Clerk ; James H. Blythe, Treasurer; F. C. Devore, City Attorney . Nathan Robin- son, Marshal; L. W. Bartlett, .Assessor.


M. W. Shichls has made twelve additions jo Seymour, the first of which iras mode January 5, 185G, and the lust, November 23, 1814. Charles Bul- ler has addel four ; Pfingst and E. S. nnl A. W. Dickinson have each added two. Mary A. Sulhvon, Holmes, Thonins, Blish and Champion one apiece.


OTHER TOWNS, VILLAOVA ANH POST OFFICES.


ROCKFORD.


previous to the day of Seymour, was the commercial town of the county. Cologne, Corilaad, Crothersville, Dudleytown, Ewing, Freetown, Hous- ton, Medora, Mooney, Retreat, Shields, Sparksville, Tampico, Vallonia and White Creek ure small villages and post ofbees.


The present conaly offcers are John Scoff, Clerk, W. H. Hamilton, Auditor; James K. Hamilton, Recorder. John Houstan, Treasurer; S. S. Early, Sheriff ; M. L. Nichols, Coroner, \ J. MeCune County Superintend- ent, and B. H. Burrell, Prosecuting Attorney.


We acknowledge our thanks for the uhle assistance rendered us by Judges Slaughter and Emerson, John Blish, Esy., the county officers and winny others


SULLIVAN COUNTY


was named in honor of Gen. Daniel Sullivav, who was cotemporary with Gen. Knox, and who was killed by the Julians on the road from Vincennes 10 Louisville, while carrying express matter between those places. The conniy was organized by an act of the Legislature in 1817, and embraced all the territory between Knox County, on the south, and the Iskes on the north. About the year 1824, it was reduced to its present limits. 11 em- braces nt present nboul 420 square miles. lis shupe is nearly square, being twenty-four wiles long, from north to south, nul nineteen miles wide. Tho western boundary is irregular, being bounded by the Wabash River. The surface is mostly level, divided into river bottoms, praine and what is known ns the darrens. Tbe uplunds are well timbered with oak, wuibut, hickory, pecan, poplar, nah, becch nul sngar umple. The soil, save that in tho barrens, is well ndopted to the mising of the various grains, fruits, and to the grazing of cattle. Good veins of conl are found in parts of the county, toaging from five to seven feel in thickness. At present four shafts ure bring worked by sivam power. Geological surveyy made from time 10 Lite intilicale vist fields of coal.


EARLY' SETTLEDIENTS,


The first settlement was made at Carlisle, in the southern part of the county, in 1803, by the family of Junies Ledgerwood, whose descendants muy yet hy founil there. His son, Col. Samuel Ledgerwood, was often heard 10 remark that his mother was the first white woman to cook a dinner in Sullivan County ; and let it be borne in mand, the county extended from Kavx to the lakes. Shortly after, the families of Benjamin Price, Major Watson, Eilward Purcell, Col. Juhn Benofiel and others came. And in tho yeur 1808, tho town of Carlisle was loiil ow. The Inst named individual was elected to the Grs) Constitutional Couvention, held a) Indianapolis in 1816. In the wor of 1812, this settlemeny furnished many soldiers, chiefly for the mwuger service, several of whom still anrvive. During this war the wassnere wi Dudley Mack, wear Carlisle, occurred. Two boys were cap- turul on Gill's P'rairie, by the Iwilinys, uwl vover afterward heard from. Livul. Murrison was defvated near the present town of Shelburn, suffering s lyes of twelve mou. The little creek vear the scene of this fight received the unme of Morrison's Run. Several skirmishes occurred with the Indians luring this wor, and our hardy wucestore were cvvspelled to exercise con- etwut vigilunce.


Tho Erst minister of the Gospel ww the Rev. Rubert Gill, uf tho Mytho- dist church. The first school teacher was an ex. Revolutionary soldier by tho Lowe of Edward Ransford, who wielded the birch for the settlement at


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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.


fartislr. The first physicinn it'as Dr. Whellelsey. Also, mention may be . The denomination bae atdy vecondeil his efforts nud well sustantird them. munde uf Dr. John W' Davis, for some time Spraker of the Hinuse of Reprr. Traveling un find, by horseback, through armmus and woods, hirsel by itangers from the Indians nud from malaria, he and his followers built up a church nou' umtubering nine or ten congregulions, with an average meuther- ship of nearly Om. wpnlalices of the Site, was elected lo a similar position in the National House of Representatives, anil sont its Cotumissioner to China, by the gov. vennient, and finally uppaintel ns Governor of Oregon, unter Prrendent fioren'a wlministralion. George Boon was another worthy jouerr elertel About the year 1820, the Baptists folleweil, with The country still u com- porntire wyililorness, und Inhereil in The same good esuse. Now they unmber Aux churches, with an average mruhership of ubont 180. In Ili House of flourearntutives anil Seunte af his Sinte, und died, while still hobling the latter position, in 181. Benjamin Well, another of Ilinse worthy men, was Clerk of Court for fourteen years. lle represented severnl countira in the Sinte legislative halls, and represented his county ns mem- ber of the last Constitutional Convention.


COUNTI ORGANIZATION.


The tiral comty for the county af Sullivan were held ut thr inira uf l'ar- lisle, nith lundgy Prince presiding , Grurge R. C. Sullivan, Prosecuting Alfor . uvy : Robert Buntin, Clerk, and dohm Bailey, Sheriff. For some Time this enurt held its sessions nudler a beech free, in the uurth part of town. One of the inhabitants, un being brought before this tribunal for trinh, for not working on the Pool, set up the jdeu thul " he had an offnek of the clulis und fur er," nul could not work. To this the Juilge gure heed and releneril him froin my fine or ulitigation, merring that " ho mann ought lo trork the rouds u'he irng sirk trith such it ilisensu."


Ahont the yeor 1819, The county seat being bonted nt Mrrem, Do the nestern sidle of the county, the court was frinovell to that place. Benjamin Wolfe, of whom mention has been minde, acted as Clerk nt think place for øreral years.


In the yrir 18th, the court uns removal to the town of Sulliinn, then un unbroken wilderness; tint selected As il uns, near the renter of the county, Meroto elnius The honor of hiring the first county sent of Sullivan Comt) .


The felloning mibles of tho agricultura] productions of Sullivan County aro ullainel fruin The Inst esse givent .


GILAIN, ETC.


Number of acres of wheni in 1874,


Bushels of wheat raised op same, 411,12


Number of neres of Porn in 1874, 11,01919


Bushels of vorn raised on enme, 179,48G


Number of neres of unts in 1874. 3,174


Busbels of oats riused ni salue, 111,758


Nuinter of acres of mtados, 11,812


Bushels of' gross utul clover seed, Number of deres uf pasture, 44, 2021


Number of burary in 1876,


H miles in 1876, 872


" beef conte, 1874, 14,125


..


n hogy, 18;A, 37,415


" pounily af brown,


" Imlk york,


177,132


" tard.


4,217


Y'ALL OF TANNINER P'ROLEITY


The whale number uf acres nto giren in be. Valueil ul 58,434,630


280,714


Improvements on the strue radned nt 653,040


Add the rnluc uf kods, 194,430


Also valyo ed their nuprorrmicula, 178,130


Audibe personal property, 2,071,N94


And u totil tas value is given, amounting to the round sum of $6,811,307 Tumiero, ETC.


Of tolscene three In- mised, It?,


Of monpile sugar there yos mennfueinred, les, 1,410


Smuler of bushels of upples, Gallups uf vidre, 1,070


.. " ringar,


149


# serglint ordasses, 13,192


mide molasses, 1,516


A salonbly Negli af conl underlies the greater purt al tho county, aml the supply seemy inextinustible Annually There are shipped large quantities to ulf peints of the rompa-s, but as ne record is hepl of the shipments, no rerlainty emu lar giren in numbers. Several lowny linve sprung up wu this coal seutn, awl from present in lications they will remain filled nul begrimen mutters, trho, for setural generations, will derivo their frelihond from the "' hilnrk destinopls "


LAIHIELT9.


Aside fraai the Inrge attnul nf ceal exported, greit numbers of bogs amnl Int cittle ore unautdly shipped to l'iltsburgh sud Ciucinuoti. Numbers of logs are shipped to Indianapolis. Over $00,000 worth of four is stippel to Eust- ora markets; 4 large part to Baltimore, Md. Fruit is shipped to Chicago. Wool geurrally goes to Cincinnati, while the sheep go to the Pittsburgh tour- kv. Horses uro shipped to Philadelphia and St. Louis markets. Poultry lituls u ready muskel south, atul numbers of the domestic feathery trile ore guld in Lauigrille, liy., mul Mrunpis, Tenu. Prior to the opening of the Erausrille. Terre Haute & Thiesgo Railroad through the county, all produce was hauled in wagons to the tunn ot Meroni, ou the Wabash River, about the iniddle of the ursteru priFt of the county, und from there it was rafted down to iti Ohie River, some of it being taken in fat-hoaty In New Orleans.


The best qualities of timber are found in the conuly, although the greater part of the black walnut bas berg rul off. Fine ouk, poplar and hickory are slitl in great utunduties; nul, otring to the direct comotuunicalions with Chirugo, fue ran ho imported ut n supull cosl.


ENTUATIONIL INTERESTS.


There are in the county 199 school chistricts, employing about llu tench- erd. Thero nrr 7, 751 srlvol children enumerated, muil un orerage aftrud1. ance of nearly 1,000 daily. Thir Teachers' wages itternge $50 per month, und atnoug educational eireles, Sulluiau County is said to eland one of the first in furnishing school Teachers fat the Stufe. Tho Intess of Sulliruo elnius In bave furnished over 400 ferotiers since the argnuiization of its graded school.s. A few log school housey muy yer be seen, but these are fost giving way to more counnodious structures, supphel nith all moderu improvements. At the low'n of Merom, the Church of the Disciples has established a college, of n hich mention will be made more fully, hereafter. M the present writing, w is in a very prosperous conilition. The schools so the county are opea from fire in eight months in the year.


RELIGIOUS WNPEV ESTS.


The Rev. Robert Gilt (before spoken of | was the hrst to " proclaim the good news nud hdings of salvation" to the piouerrs of this county.


Aboul The year 1808, he rame, and at once proceedrd will his work, with That zent and enterprise so comivendoble to the Methodist t'hurel.


The enrollment fur len yeats pist Uns utvraged 137, but is untv inerensing


The school year consists uf three lermy af' twelve, thirteen and tuelro tveeky, respertirely.


Annual commenequout on first Weduvyluy of June, each your.


is situated in the southern part of the county, ten miles from Sullivan, ot the Brunsville, Terre Haute & Chicago Railton1. It is the oldest lou o in the clunly. It has grath little, if any, since 1820, and, owing to its being hetneen Vincennes an the senth amdl antlirun on the north, will not likely over increase any. the good llonring-tnatt nini a pork-pneking establishment ure in operation here. lis schools emplay Ino trachres, and have nay average nilemiluneo of eighty schulars. There are churches of the l'resbytrrinus, Disciples and Mriboihals. The population is nunnl 800.


SIIL.L.BU'RN


nhout six miles north uf Sullivan, on the same railroad, is the main shipping point for the confirade. Maro shutty ure in sneerssful operation here flinn at uny lown in the county. Its schools employ two tenchers, and havean aitend. unce of soveuly-five ur eighty pupils. Its population is nlmt 200.


still further north, rontarus about low0 inhabitants.


liny n population of seventy-five or eighty.


PALSON,


uenr the south line of the county, hay ofment 150 inhabilunta. The remaining lowny.


coblain aboul & like nunther of people. In all of Thom churches and schools are regularly maintained. The sehunls employing tuo teachers, and eurolling from seventy-five lo one hundred pupils ench.




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