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CHANGE OF NAMES. [1810.
George Sprague ; that Sylvester Twiss, of Danvers, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Sylvester Proctor; that Elizabeth Thompson Tyler, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the names of Elizabeth Jones Thompson Tyler ; that Asa Ward, Jun. of Boston. in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Lauriston Ward; that Rhoda White, of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Elizabeth Cutter White; that James Hin kley, (also called James Evans) of Winthrop, in the county of Kenne- beck, shall be allowed to take the name of James Wheeler; that George Fiske, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of George Boyle Fiske ; that Samuel Ford, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Bass Ford ; that William Hall, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of William Chauncy Hall ; that Abrahamn Howe, of Boston. in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Abraham Fay Howe ; that Rufus Lincoln, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Rufus Warren Lincoln ; that Thomas Hibbert Smith, of Salem, son of Isaac Smith of Rowley, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Lorain W. Smith; that Mussey Southwick, of Uxbridge, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Mussey Southwick ; that John Stephens, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of John Hathaway Stephens ; that William Barry Turell, of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Turell ; that Sarah Morton, of Dorchester, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Sarah Wentworth Morton ; and the said persons shall, from and after the passing of this act, be known and called by the names which they are respectively allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper names. [March 6, 1810.
AN ACT to alter the Names of the several Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted. etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing this act, Nathaniel Child, of Gardiner, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Nathaniel Parks Child : that Samuel Stevens, Jun. of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Bingham Stevens, that Federal Brownell, of Westport, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of Frederick Brownell ; that Benjamin Crowninshield, of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Benja- min Williams Crowninshield ; that Abraham Priest, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Abraham Priest Gibson ; that Pepper Mixer, of Dedham, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Mixer ; and each of the persons before named shall be severally allowed to assume the said names respectively, and they shall in future be called and known by the said names, and the same names shall hereafter be considered as their only proper names to all intents and purposes. [June 13, 1810.
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CHANGE OF NAMES.
AN ACT to alter the Names of certain Persons therein named. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Roger King, of Brewster, in the county of Barnstable, shall be allowed to take the name of Elkanah King ; that Quintus Carolus Turner, of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, be allowed to take the name of Charles Henry Turner ; that George Hodges, of Salem, in the county of Essex, be allowed to take the name of George Atkinson Hodges ; that John Stinson, of Woolwich, in the county of Lincoln, be allowed to take the name of John Robinson Stinson ; that Isaac Rea, and Ebenezer Rea, both of Beverly, in the county of Essex, be allowed to take the surname of Ray ; that William Caldwell, the fourth, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, be allowed to take the name of William Warner Caldwell ; that Molly Clark, of Brewster. in the county of Barnstable, take the name of Mary Paddock Clark ; that William Bancroft, Jun. of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, be allowed to take the name of William Austin Bancroft; that Abel Coffin, son of Jonathan Coffin, of Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket, take the name of Abel C. Coffin ; that Dyer Peters, of Ellsworth, in the county of Hancock, take the name of Edward Dyer Peters ; that John Saunders, of Danvers, in the county of Essex. be allowed to take the name of John Wallis Saunders ; that Jonathan Crosby, of Stow, in the county of Middlesex, be allowed to take the name of Salvo Crosby ; that William Coolidge, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, take the name of William Clark Coolidge ; that Alex- ander Wheelock, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, be allowed to take the name of Abel Wheelock ; that Isaae Foster, of Brunswick, in the county of Cumberland, be allowed to take the name of Ferris De Avr Foster ; that Thomas Davis, of Sidney, in the county of Kennebeck, be allowed to take the name of Charles Stewart Davis ; that Samnel Derby, of Salem, in the county of Essex, be allowed to take the name of Samnel Barton Derby ; that Samuel Ayer, the third, of llaverhill, in the county of Essex, be allowed to take the name of Samuel W. Ayer; that John Carter, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, be allowed to take the name of John S. Carter ; that John Foster, Jun. of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of the Reverend John Foster, of Brighton, be allowed to take the name of John Standish Foster ; that John Bacon, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, be allowed to take the name of John Arno Baeon ; that Alderman Hyde, of New Marlborough, in the county of Berkshire, be allowed to take the name of James Alderman Hyde ; that Asa Wildes, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex, be allowed to take the name of Asa Waldo Wildes ; that Abijah Peirce Hoar, of Charlestown, son of Samuel Hoar, of Lincoln, in the county of Middlesex, be allowed to take the name of Abijalı Hoar Peirce ; that Peter Brigham, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, be allowed to take the name of Peter Welles Brigham ; that Peter Thacher, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, Esq. be allowed to take the name of Peter Oxen- bridge Thacher ; - and each of the persons before named shall be sever- ally allowed to assume the said names respectively, and they shall in future be called and known by said names, and the same names shall hercafter be considered as their only proper names, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 26,1811.
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CHANGE OF NAMES.
[1811.
AN ACT to alter the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Thomas Scarle of Rowley, in the county of Essex, son of Joseph Searle, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Colman Searle; that Joseph Jones, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Henry Jones ; that Abraham Quiney, of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Abraham Howard Quiney ; that Elizabeth Mock, of Boston aforesaid, single woman, shall be allowed to take the name of Elizabeth Allen ; that William Rogers, of Boston aforesaid, shall take the name of William Charles Rogers ; that John King, Jun. of Salem, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of John Glen King ; that John Harris, Jun. of Marblehead, in said county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of John Lord Harris ; that Moses Atkinson, of Newbury, in said county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Moses Little Atkinson ; that Moses Moody Swan, of Haverhill, in said county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Moses Swan Moody ; that Levi Whit- more, of Framingham, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Levi Foster Whitmore ; that Samuel B. Harris, of Charlestown, in said county, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Harris Brad- street ; that Batehellor Hussey, of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Hussey ; that Simeon Alden, Jun. of Randolph, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Horatio Bingley Alden ; that Marilla Gurney, of the town of Abington, in the county of Plymouth, shall be allowed to take the name of Marilla Livingston Gurney ; that Samuel Barnard, of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of George Edward Augustus Carpenter Barnard.
And each of the persons before named shall be allowed to assume the said names respectively, and they shall in future be called and known by the said names, and the said names shall hereafter be considered as their only proper names, to all intents and purposes. [June 21, .1811.
AN ACT to change the Names of certain Persons herein mentioncd. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the date of passing this act, that William Andrews, the third son of John Andrews, of Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of William Barrell Andrews ; that John Brown, of Boston, son of John Brown, of Sterling, in the county of Worcester, shall be allowed to take the name of Jobn George Brown ; that Elijalı Clark, son of Humphry Clark, shall be allowed to take the name of Elijah Popc Clark ; that William Jarvis shall be allowed to take the name of William Charles Jarvis ; that Obadiah Johnson shall be allowed to take the name of William Henry Johnson ; that Susan Ann Lovell, daughter of James Lovell, shall be allowed to take the name of Ann Bethune Lovell; that William Maehett shall be allowed to take the name of William P. Matchett ; that John Marston shall be allowed to take the name of Jolm Melehier Marston ; that Henry Parkman, son of Samuel Parkman, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Parkman, - all of Boston in the county of Suffolk ; that John Buckminster, of Hamilton, shall be allowed to take the name of John
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Butler ; that Elisha Hogg, of Danvers, shall be allowed to take the name of Elisha Dana : that Asa Fletcher, of Danvers, shall be allowed to take the name of William Asa Fletcher ; that Polly Smith, of Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Larkin Smith, - all of the county of Essex ; that Samnel Tubbs, of Pembroke, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Tubbs Angier ; that Calvin Dammon, of Scitnate, shall be allowed to take the name of Calvin Damon Wilder, - all of the county of Plymouth ; that Ahner Gifford, of Westport, shall be allowed to take the name of Abner Browner Gifford ; that Raiman Castino (alias Salis- bury), and Abigail Castino (alias Salisbury), of Westport, shall be allowed to take the names of Raiman Castino, and Abigail Castino, only, - all of the county of Bristol ; that Baxter Olds, of Brookfield, shall be allowed to to take the name of Baxter Olds Minot ; that Polycarp Putnam, of Sutton, shall be allowed to take the name of John Milton Putnam, - all of the county of Worcester ; that Richard Lyman, of Northampton, shall be allowed to take the name of William Cornelius Lyman ; that Chase Page Wedgwood Griffin, of Alfred, in the county of York, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Griffin ; that John Kimbal, of Angusta, in the county of Kennebeck, shall be allowed to take the name of John Sawyer Kimbal ; that Ebenezer McIntosh, of Portland in the county of Cumber- land, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry P. MeIntosh ; that Moses Chase, Jun. of Newburyport, shall be allowed to take the name of Moses James Chase ; that Moses Chase the third, of Newburyport, shall be allowed to take the name of Moses Bailey Chase ; that Benjamin Gould, Jun. of Newburyport, shall be allowed to take the name of Benjamin Apthorp Gould, - all of the county of Essex. And the said several per- sons, from and after the passing of this act, be called and known by the names which by this act they are respectively allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [Feb. 29, 1812.
AN ACT to change the Names of certain Persons therein named. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Joseph Freeland, Jun. of Boston shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Freeland Bordman ; James Perkins son of the late Colonel Wil- liam Perkins of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles James Perkins, all of the county of Suffolk ; John Mudge, Jun. of Lynn, shall be allowed to take the name of Parker Mudge; Charles Kimball of Boxford shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Harrison Kimball ; George Smith, the seventh of that name of Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of George King Smith ; Jonathan Sargent the fourth of Ames- bury, shall be allowed to take the name of Jonathan Adams Sargent: Jonathan Morrill, Jun. of said Amesbury, shall be allowed to take the name of Jonathan Currier Morrill, all in the county of Essex ; William Breck, of Northampton in the county of Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Hunt Breck ; Chauncy Taylor, of Blanford, in the county of Hampden, shall be allowed to take the name of Chauncey Taylor Knox ; Rebecca Cutler of Sudbury, in the county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Rebecca Maynard ; James Child, Jun. of Augusta, in the county of Kennebeck, shall be allowed to take the name of James Loring Child ; Barden Sylvester, merchant, of Bath in the county of Lin-
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CHANGE OF NAMES.
[1812-13.
coln, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Barden Sylvester ; and the said several persons, from the time of passing this act, shall be called and known by the names which by this act they are severally allowed to take as aforesaid, and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [June 22, 1812.
AN ACT to change the Names of certain Persons therein mentioned. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That Ebenezer Stoddard of Salem, in the county of Essex, trader, shall be allowed to take the name of William Couillard Stoddard ; and that Moses Smith Fox of Williamsburgh, in the county of Hampshire, yeoman, shall be allowed to take the name of Augustine Washington Fox ; and the said persons, from the time of the passing this act, shall be called and known by the names which by this act are severally allowed to take as aforesaid. and the same shall be considered as their only proper and legal names. [ Oct. 24, 1812.
AN Act to alter the Name of Joshua Gee Whittemore, Jun. Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Joshua Gee Whittemore, Jun. of Gloucester, in the county of Essex, mariner, shall be allowed to take the name of Harvey C. Mackay, and he shall in future be called and known by the said name ; and the said name shall forever hereafter be con- sidered as his only proper and legal name, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 13, 1813.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Samuel White, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Kellogg White; that Mary Leo Griffith, daughter of the widow Mary Griffith, of the same Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Elizabeth Newall Griffith ; that Johnston Brown, of Boston aforesaid, jeweller, son of Robert Brown, late of Plymouth, in the county of Plymouth, deceased. shall be allowed to take the name of Robert Johnston Brown ; that Abiah Williams. of said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Maria Williams ; that Charles Parsons, of Boston aforesaid, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Chauney Parsons ; and all acts hertofore lawfully done by the said Parsons, in the name of Charles Chauncey Parsons, are hereby ratified and confirmed ; that Lucy Ann Innes Whitwell, an infant daughter of Benjamin Whitwell, Esq. of the same Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Lucy Cushing Whitwell ; that James Dickinson, of said Boston, coniedian, shall be allowed to take the name of James Amos Dickson ; that Ebenezer Baker, of Boston aforesaid, son of Ebenezer Baker, late of Dorchester, in the county of Norfolk, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Richard Baker ; that William Wyer, of the same Boston, mariner, shall be allowed to take the name of William Fitspatrick Wyer ; that George Hall. of said Boston, son of Dr. George H. Hall, late of Brattleborough, Vermont, deceased, shall
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1813.]
be allowed to take the name of George Ward Hall ; that John Browne, of Salem. in the county of Essex, eordwainer, shall be allowed to take the name of John D. Browne ; that John Smith, Jun. of Newburyport. in said county of Essex. merehant, son of Leonard Smith, of the same Newbury- port, shall be allowed to take the name of John Augustus Smith ; that Salvador Sabate, of Cohasset, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Samnel Snow ; that William Leonard, Jun. of Plym- outh, in the county of Plymouth, son of Nathaniel Leonard, Esq. of Taunton. in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of William B. Leonard ; that Harry Sargent, of Leicester, in the county of Worcester, gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of Henry Sar- gent ; that Albert Lamberton. commonly called Albert Lewis. a minor and godson of Darius Lewis, of Egremont, in the county of Berkshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Albert Lewis ; that Jesse Hunter, of Becket, in the said county of Berkshire, yeoman, shall be allowed to take the name of Jolin Larkin Hunter ; that Pardon Shippey, otherwise called Pardon Trask, of Cheshire, in the county of Berkshire aforesaid, yeoman, shall be allowed to take the name of Pardon Lincoln ; that Harvy Needham, of South Brimfield, in the county of Hampden. gentleman, shall be allowed to take the name of James Harvey Needhamn ; that John Tompson, the fourth. of Berwick, in the county of York, shall be allowed to take the name of John S. Tompson ; that Abel Preseott, 2d of Coneord, in the county of Middle- sex, son of the late Willoughby Prescott, of the same Concord, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Abel Heywood Preseott ; and the sev- eral persons before named, from the time of the passing of this act. shall be called and known by the names, which by this act they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid ; and the said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 27, 1813.
AN ACT to alter and change the Names of certain persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this aet, Samuel Torrey of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of William Torrey of Mendon, in the county of Woreester, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Davenport Torrey ; that Joseph Smith of Salem, in the county of Essex, son of Joseph Smith of Rowley, in said county, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Baker Smith ; that Chauncey Whittlesey Coats of Middlefield, in the county of Hampshire, shall be allowed to take the name of Chauncey Coats ; that Zebedee Macomber, 2d, of Westport, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of Zebedee Augustus Macomber ; that William Woodbury of Hallowell, in the county of Kennebeck, printer, shall be allowed to take the name of William Augustus Woodbury ; that James Bowdoin Winthrop, son of Thomas L. Winthrop, Esq. of Boston, in the county of Suffolk. a minor, shall be allowed to take the name of James Bowdoin. And the several persons before named, from the time of the passing of this act, shall be ealled and known by the names, which by this aet they are respectively allowed to take and assume, as aforesaid ; and
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[1813-14.
the said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [June 16, 1813.
AN Acr to alter and change the Names of certain persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the date of the passing of this aet, Thomas Ken- dall, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, sail-maker, shall be allowed to take the name of Thomas Boyd Kendall ; that Silas Cheney, of the same Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel S. Cheney ; that John Torrey, son of Samuel Torrey, of Boston aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of John Gore Torrey ; that Asa Dennet, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident at said Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles A. Dennet ; that John Reed, of Boston aforesaid, son of Benjamin Reed, of Milton, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of John Walter Reed ; that Ebenezer Upton, Jun. of Dan- vers, in the county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Eben Sprague Upton ; that Merey Smith, an infant daughter of James Smith, of Marblehead, in said county of Essex, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Mercy Abigail King Smith ; that Moses Moody the 3d, of Newburyport, in the county of Essex aforesaid, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Moses Frederie Moody ; that Lorenty Spitzenfield Colby, an infant son of John Colby, of Salisbury, in said county of Essex, shall be allowed to take the name of Edwin John Colby ; that George Bartlett 2d. of Charlestown, in the county of Middlesex, son of the Hon. Josiah Bartlett, of the same place, shall be allowed to take the name of George Frederick Bartlett ; that William Porter, of Charlestown aforesaid, shall be allowed to take the name of Frederiek William Porter; that Timothy Burbank, of Sherburne, in said county of Middlesex, shall be allowed to take the name of Timothy Kendall ; that Lysander Baseom Loveland, an orphan boy, and son of the late Epaphroditus Loveland, of Greenfield, in the county of Franklin, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of Lysander Loveland Baseom ; that Mary Gifford, of Westport, in the county of Bristol, shall be allowed to take the name of Mary Ann Wilbour Gifford ; that Adam Briggs, a minor, and son of the late Susanna Harrington. of Orange, in the county of Franklin, shall be allowed to take the name of Adams Harrington ; that John Rice, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, son of the late Major Jolin Rice, of the same Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of John H. Rice.
And the several persons before named from the time of the passing of this aet, shall be called and known by the names which, by this act, they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid; and the said names shall forever hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names, to all intents and purposes. [Feb. 26, 1814.
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AN Acr to alter and change the Names of certain Persons therein men- tioned.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
That from and after the passing of this act, Charles Adams of Boston in the county of Suffolk, son of Elijah Adams, of Medfield, in the county of Norfolk, shall be allowed to take the name of Charles Jeremiah Adams ; that Welcome Eager of Boston aforesaid, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of William Eager ; that John Bradford of said Boston. son of William B. Bradford of the same place, shall be allowed to take the naine of John Rufus Bradford ; that George Doane of the same Boston, shall be allowed to take the name of George Bartlett Doane; that William Couil- lard Stodderd, of Salem, in the county of Essex, trader, son of Ebed Stod- derd, of the . same Salem, shall be allowed to take the name of Ebenezer Couillard Stoddard ; that John Babbidge, jun., of Salem aforesaid, mariner, shall be allowed to take the name of John Laurens Babbidge ; that John Osgood, jun. of the same Salem, mariner, shall be allowed to take the naine of John Babbidge Osgood ; that William Low, of Salem aforesaid, a minor, and son of David Low, late of Haverhill, in said county, deceased, shall be allowed to take the name of William Henry Low ; that John Browne, the sixth, of said Salem, son of Edward Browne of the same place, shall be allowed to take the name of Edward John Browne; that John Clarke, of Watertown, in the county of Middlesex, son of Thomas Clarke, Esq. of the same town, shall be allowed to take the name of Jolin Henry Clarke ; that Joseph Tufts, the third of Charlestown, in said county of Middlesex, son of Deacon Amos Tufts of the same place, shall be allowed to take the name of Joseph Frothingham Tufts ; that Jesse Harlow Torrey, of Plymouth, in the county of Plymouth, merchant, shall be allowed to take the name of Harlow J. Torrey ; that Thomas Damon of Truro, in the county of Barn- stable, shall be allowed to take the name of William Frederick Josiah Damon ; that Walter Johnson, 2d, of Leominster, in the county of Wor- cester, shall be allowed to take the name of Walter Rogers Johnson ; that Obadiah Burnham, a minor, and son of Josiah Burnham, of Durham, in the county of Cumberland, shall be allowed to take the name of George Burn- ham ; that Scott Wilkinson, of Thomastown, in the county of Lincoln, attorney at law, shall be allowed to take the name of Samuel Scott Wil- kinson ; and the several persons before named, from the time of the passing of this act, shall be called and known by the names, which by this aet they are respectively allowed to take and assume as aforesaid ; and the said names shall forever hereafter be considered, as their only proper and legal names, to all intent and purposes. [June 14, 1814.
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