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506 COMMITTEES OF SAFETY AND SUPPLIES. [Dec. 20,
NOVEMBER 15, 1774.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, at Mrs. Whit- temore's, in Charlestown, on Tuesday, 15th November, 1774 :
Present-Doct. Warren, Doct. Church, Col. Palmer, Mr. Devens, Mr. Watson, Col. Orne, Mr. White, J. Pigeon, committee of safety : Col. Lee, Col. Lincoln, Deacon Cheever, Mr. Gill, committee of sup- plies :
Voted, unanimously, that Mr. Gill be desired to apply to Mr. Wil- liam Powell, to get seven large pieces of cannon, on the best terms he can; and, that said Gill and Mr. Benjamin Hall be desired to get them out of Boston to some place in the country, in such manner as they may think most prudent.
DECEMBER 20, 1774.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, at the house of Mrs. Whittemore, of Charlestown, on Tuesday, the 20th of Decem- ber, 1774 :
Present-John Hancock, Esq., Col. Orne, Col. Heath, Capt. White, Doct. Church, Doct. Warren, Mr. Watson, Col. Palmer, J. Pigeon, committee of safety : Col. Lee, Deacon Cheever, Mr. Gill, Mr. Hall, committee of supplies :
Voted, That the committee of supplies endeavor to procure the fol- lowing articles, viz .: 200 spades, 150 iron shovels, 150 pick-axes, 1000 six quart iron pots, 200 bill hooks, 1000 wooden mess bowls, 1 tenant saw, sieves, cartridge paper, tin cases, tubes, drills, hand mal- lets, drawing knives, gunner's quadrants, and fuses, as much as they think necessary of each of those articles, to which the quantity is not annexed.
Voted, unanimously, that Doct. Warren, Doct. Church, and the Hon. John Hancock, Esq., be a committee to inspect the commissa- ries' stores, in Boston, and report what surgeon's stores and stores of other kind are there.
Voted, unanimously, that the Hon. John Hancock, Esq., Doct. War- ren, and Mr. Gill, be a committee to write a letter to Henry Gardner, Esq., directing him to draft a letter to the collectors and constables, requesting them to make immediate payments of the taxes for 1773 and 1774, and all other province money in their hands.
Voted, That the committees adjourn to meet next Wednesday, at eleven o'clock, at Mrs. Whittemore's, in Charlestown.
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JANUARY 5, 1775.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, at the house of Mrs. Whittemore, of Charlestown, on Thursday, the 5th of Janua- ry, 1775 :
Present-John Hancock, Esq., Doct. Warren, Mr. Watson, Col. Heath, J. Pigeon, committee of safety : Col. Lee, Mr. Gill, Deacon Cheever, Mr. Hall, Col. Lincoln, committee of supplies :
Voted, 'That the last vote at the meeting on the 20th ultimo, where- in a committee was appointed to write a letter to Henry Gardner, Esq., directing him to write to the collectors and constables, requesting im- mediate payment of the taxes for 1773 and 1774, and all other province debts, be reconsidered, which was done, and, Voted, that it subside, and that said Gardner receive the taxes, &c., when brought to him.
Voted, That Doct. Warren be desired to wait on Col. Robinson, to desire him to deliver to any person Deacon Cheever shall send, two brass cannon, and two seven inch mortars and beds, and, that Mr. Wil- liam Dawes be desired to deliver to said Cheever, one pair of brass cannon, and, that the said Cheever procure carriages for said cannon, or any other cannon that require them; that the battering cannon car- riages be carried to the cannon at Waltham, and, that the cannon and carriages remain there till further orders.
Voted, That the committees adjourn, and meet at this place on the last Wednesday in this month, eleven o'clock, but if stormy, the next fair day.
JANUARY 25, 1775.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, at the house of Mrs. Whittemore, of Charlestown, on Wednesday, the 25th of Jan- uary, 1775 :
Present-Doct. Warren, Mr. Watson, Deacon Palmer, Mr. Devens, Capt. White, Col. Orne, J. Pigeon, committee of safety : Mr. Gill, Deacon Cheever, Mr. Hall, Col. Lincoln, committee of supplies :
Voted, That all the cannon, mortars, cannon balls and shells, be de- posited at the towns of Worcester and Concord, in the same propor- tion as the provisions are to be deposited.
Voted, unanimously, that two ten inch mortars be provided, and also, two howitzers be provided, together with a suitable quantity of shells, by the committee of suppliès.
Voted, unanimously, that the committee of supplies endeavor to pro- cure the following articles, viz. : 200 axes handled and ground com- plete, 50 wheelbarrows.
508 COMMITTEES OF SAFETY AND SUPPLIES. [Feb. 13,
Voted, unanimously, that Deacon Cheever settle the account with Mrs. Whittemore, for charges of entertainment at her house, pay the same, and exhibit his account to the next Congress.
Voted, That the two committees adjourn, and meet next Friday week, at one o'clock, at Capt. Stedman's, of Cambridge, and dine to- gether, and, that Mr. Watson bespeak a dinner and room.
FEBRUARY 3, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety and committee of supplies, at the house of Capt. Ebenezer Stedman, on Friday, the 3d of Febru- ary :
Present-The Hon. John Hancock, Mr. Watson, Col. Palmer, Capt. White, Col. Orne, Col. Heath, Mr. Devens, committee of safety : Col. Lee, Col. Lincoln, Deacon Cheever, Mr. Gill, and Mr. Hall, com- mittee of supplies :
Voted, unanimously, that the six pounders that were formerly voted to be procured, be passed by.
Voted, unanimously, that the two pieces of brass cannon in the care of Capt. Robinson, and the two pieces of [cannon] that were taken out of Boston, be included in the sixteen that were voted.
Voted, unanimously, that the chairman of [the committee of ] sup- plies be directed to report to the Congress their transactions, since their appointment, and, that this report be made to-morrow forenoon.1
FEBRUARY 13, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety and the committee of sup- plies, at Capt. Stedman's, at Cambridge, on Monday, February 13, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Mr. Palmer, Deacon Fisher, Capt. White, Mr. Watson, Col. Heath, Mr. Devens, of the committee of safety : Col. Lincoln, Mr. Gill, Elbridge Gerry, of the committee of supplies :
Voted, That the committee of supplies be desired to purchase all the powder they can, upon the best terms they can.
Voted, That Capt. White, and Col. Lincoln, be a committee to wait on Col. Robinson, and receive from him the four brass field pieces, and three brass mortars, now in his hands, the property of the prov- ince, and as soon as may be, remove them to the town of Concord,
(1) The records of this meeting, and of that held February 13, are subscribed by Richard Devens, as clerk pro tempore.
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and they are to inform him that the committee agree, in case of a rup- ture with the troops, that the said field pieces shall be for the use of the artillery companies in Boston and Dorchester, and if matters are settled without, said field pieces are to be returned to said Robinson.
FEBRUARY 21, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety, and committee of sup- plies, at the house of Capt. Nathan Adams, in Charlestown, Tuesday, February 21, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John. Hancock, Doct. Joseph Warren, Doct. Church, Mr. Watson, Col. Heath, Mr. Devens, Col. Orne, committee of safety : Mr. Gill, Mr. Cheever, Mr. Gerry and Col. Lincoln, committee of supplies :
Voted, unanimously, by both committees, that the committee of supplies do procure ten tons of brimstone, provided, it can be had on this condition ; that the committee of supplies engage to pay there- for, when the present owner shall have opportunity to sell the same, or that it shall be returned in six months if not used, and if used, that it shall then be paid for.
Voted, unanimously, by the committee of safety, that the commit- tee of supplies purchase all kinds of warlike stores, sufficient for an army of fifteen thousand men to take the field.
Voted, unanimously, that the powder that is now at Concord be re- moved to Leicester.
Voted, unanimously, that the committee of supplies get fifteen thousand canteens.
Voted, That Docts. Warren and Church be a committee to bring in an inventory of what is necessary in the way of their profession, for the above army to take the field.
Voted, That these committees adjourn to to-morrow morning, at nine o'clock, in this place.
FEBRUARY 22, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety, and the committee of supplies, Wednesday morning, February 22, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Col. Orne, Col. Heath, Capt. White, Mr. Watson, Mr. Devens, Mr. Pigeon, Doct. Warren and Doct. Church, committee of safety : Col. Lincoln, Mr. Cheever, Mr. Gerry and Mr. Gill, of the committee of supplies :
Voted, That the committee of supplies procure one hundred bell tents, for arıns.
510 COMMITTEES OF SAFETY AND SUPPLIES. [Feb. 23,
Voted, That the committee of supplies procure one thousand field tents complete, for the soldiers.
Voted, That the committee of supplies procure ten tons of lead balls, in addition to what were formerly voted.
Voted, That said committee employ a number of men to make cart- ridges for fifteen thousand men, for thirty rounds.
. Voted, That said committee purchase three hundred bushels of beans or peas, more than formerly ordered. Also, that they purchase twenty hogsheads of molasses: also, 150 quintals of salt fish : also, two carpenters' chests of tools complete.
Voted, That Mr. John Pigeon be the commissary of stores.
Voted, That Mr. Abraham Watson, on the arrival of more troops, take possession of the province arms, now at the college, and send them to Worcester.
Voted, That the province arms, now at Boston and Roxbury, be re- moved by Moses Gill, Esq., to Worcester.
Voted, unanimously, by both committees, that, on certain intelli- gence, or such as appears to the committee to be such, of the arrival of the reenforcements coming to General Gage, that then the commit- tee appointed to assemble the Congress, be desired to despatch cou- riers to assemble the Congress immediately.
Voted, That the committees adjourn to this place, to meet to-mor- row morning, at forty-five minutes after 7 o'clock : and that when the committees meet to transact business after the arrival of the reen- forcements to General Gage, it be at Capt. Stedman's at Cambridge.
FEBRUARY 23, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety and the committee of sup- plies, February 23, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Col. Orne, Capt. White, Doct. Church, Mr. Devens, Mr. Watson, Doct. Warren, Mr. Pigeon, com- mittee of safety : Col Lincoln, Mr. Gerry, Mr. Cheever and Mr. Gill, committee of supplies :
Voted, That Doct. Church, Mr. Gerry and John Pigeon, be a com- mittee to draft a letter to the commanding officers of the militia, and the commanding officers of the ininute men through the province, to assemble one fourth part of the militia through the province on receipt of this letter.
Voted, That one hundred of each of the letters be printed, and two hundred of the resolves of Congress, relating to the committee of safe- ty assembling the militia.
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Voted, That Moses Gill, Esq., and Doct. Church, be a committee to draft a letter to each member of Congress, to require his attendance directly on receipt of said letters.
Voted, by the two committees, that the following colonels have each two field pieces put into their hands, by the committee of supplies, viz. : Col. Gardner of Cambridge, Col. Mitchel of Bridgewater, Col. Warren of Plymouth, Col. Heath of Roxbury, Col. Ward of Shrews- bury, Col. Foster of Brookfield, Col. Robinson of Dorchester, and two for the use of the artillery company of Boston, lately commanded by Major Paddock.
Voted, That Mr. Gerry and Doct. Church, be a committee to draft a letter to the above colonels, relative to the above cannon.
Voted, That the committee of supplies purchase twenty hogsheads of rum, and send them to Concord.
Voted, That Doct. Warren be desired to apply to the company for- merly under the command of Major Paddock, and know how many of them may be depended on, officers and men, to form an artillery com- pany, when the constitutional army of the province shall take the field, and that report be made without loss of time.
Voted, That Mr. Cheever and Mr. Devens procure couriers to carry letters to the several colonels who are appointed to have the care of the sixteen field pieces, and get an answer, and bring to the committee of supplies.
Voted, That Cols. Gardner and Heath be desired to procure, by bor- rowing, field pieces to learn their companies the exercise of them.
FEBRUARY 24, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety, and the committee of sup- plies, February 24, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Col. Orne, Mr. Devens, Capt. White, Mr. Watson, J. Pigeon, Doct. Warren, Col. Heath, committee of safety : Col. Lincoln, David Cheever, Esq., Mr. Gerry and Mr. Gill, committee of supplies :
Voted, That what artillery companies are formed in the regiments, shall consist of thirty-two privates.
Voted, That the committee of supplies procure the following arti- cles, and send the same to Concord, viz. : 1000 candles; 100 hhds. salt ; a suitable supply of wooden spoons; 20 casks of raisins; 20 bushels of oatmeal; 1500 yards Russia linen ; also 2 barrels Lisbon oil; 6 casks of Malaga wine, and 9 casks of Lisbon wine, to be lodged at Stow.
512 COMMITTEES OF SAFETY AND SUPPLIES. [March 7,
Voted, That Doct. Warren, Doct. Church, Mr. Gerry, Mr. Cheever, Col. Orne and Mr. Devens, make inquiry where fifteen doctor's chests can be got, and on what terms, and report at the next meeting.
Voted, unanimously, that the clerk of the committee of safety, in behalf of said committee, sign the letters to Col. Warren, Col. Ward, Col. Mitchell and Col. Foster, relating to two pieces of cannon to be put under the care of each of those gentlemen.
Voted, unanimously, that Mr. John Goddard, of Brookline, be wag- gon master for the army, and that Capt. White inform him of his choice by the province.
Voted, That Mr. Pigeon, Capt. White and Mr. Watson, be a com- mittee to consider how many couriers shall be chosen to go to the sev- eral colonels through the province for returns of militia men, and the minute men, and report what road each courier shall go.
Voted, That eight field pieces, with the shot and cartridges, and two brass mortars with their bombs, be deposited at Leicester, with Col. Henshaw.
Voted, That these committees adjourn to Tuesday, the 7th of March, [to meet] at the house of Capt. Stedman of Cambridge, at ten o'clock.
MARCH 7, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety, and the committee of sup- plies, at the house of Capt. Stedman of Cambridge, on Tuesday, tlie 7th of March, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Doct. Church, Doct. Warren, Mr. Watson, Mr. Palmer, Capt. White, Mr. Devens, Col. Heath, Mr. Pigeon, Mr. Adams, Hon. Thomas Cushing, Esq., committee of safety : Col. Lee, Mr. Gill, Deacon Cheever, Col. Lincoln, committee of sup- plies :
Voted, That the committee of supplies be directed to make a draft on Henry Gardner, Esq., the receiver general, in favor of Doct. Jo- seph Warren and Doct. Benjamin Church, for five hundred pounds. lawful money, to enable them to purchase such articles for the provin- cial chests of medicine as cannot be got on credit, to be deducted from the provincial tax payable by the town of Boston.
Voted, That what the seven hundred barrels of flour formerly voted, fall short of two hundred weight each, be made up to the quantity of fourteen hundred weight of flour.
Voted, That the committees adjourn, to meet at Capt. Stedman's in Cambridge, at nine o'clock on Tuesday next.
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MARCH 14, 1775.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, at the house of Capt. Stedman, Tuesday, 14th March, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Col. Heath, Capt. White, Col. Pal- mer, Mr. Devens, Col. Orne, Mr. Watson, Mr. Pigeon, Hon. Thomas Cushing and Mr. Samuel Adams, committee of safety : Deacon Chec- ver, Mr. Gerry and Mr. Gill, committee of supplies :
Voted, That watches be kept constantly at places where the provin- cial magazines are kept, and that the clerk write on the subject to Col. Barrett of Concord, Henry Gardner, Esq. of Stow, and Capt. Timo- thy Bigelow of Worcester, leaving it to them how many the watches shall consist of.
Voted, That the members on these committees, belonging to the towns of Charlestown, Cambridge and Roxbury, be desired, at the province expense, to procure at least two men for a watch every night, to be placed in each of those towns, and that said members be in readiness to send couriers forward to the towns where the magazines are placed, when sallies are made from the army by night.1
Voted, That the committees adjourn to [meet on] the 22d of this month, at Concord.
MARCH 23, 1775.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, at the house of Mr. Taylor, at Concord, the 23d March, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Esq., Col. Orne, Col. Heath, Capt. White, Deacon Palmer, Mr. Watson, Mr. Devens, Mr. Pigeon, com- mittee of safety : Deacon Cheever, Col. Lincoln, Col. Lee, Mr. Gerry, Mr. Gill, committee of supplies :
Voted, That a ton of musket bullets now arrived at Concord, be there lodged with Col. Barrett.2
(1) On the fifteenth of Much, the committees directed Col. Barrett of Concord, to engago a suffi- cient number of faithful men to guard the colony magazines in that town, to keep a suitable num- ber of teams in constant readiness, by day and night, on the shortest notice, to remove the stores, and to provide couriers to alarm the neighboring towns, on receiving information of any movements of the British troops.
(2) The following letter from Plymouth is preserved on the tiles of the committees :
" PLYMOUTH, MARCH 27, 1775."
" The selectmen and committee of correspondence of the town of Plymonth, beg leave to repre- sent the peculiar circumstances of this town, and to desiro such aid and protection as yon, in your wisdom, shall think proper to direct. We have an open harbor, on which lie tho towns of Ply- mouth, Kingston and Duxborough, extending twelve or thirteen miles, in almost every part of where it is extremely easy for troops to land, commit ravages, and retreat, unless a sufficient force is continually on duty to watch and repel them. Ever since the late alarm, the inhabitants of this
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APRIL 1, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety, at Concord, April 1, 1775, Voted, that the stores at Concord, and elsewhere, shall not be removed without written orders from the committee of safety.
APRIL 5, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety, at the house of Mr. Tay- lor, of Concord, on Wednesday, April 5, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Esq., Col. Palmer, Col. Heath, Capt. White, Mr. Watson, J. Pigeon, Mr. Devens :
Voted, unanimously, that the committee of supplies do directly fur- nish this committee with an exact account, in writing, of all the pro- visions and stores, and the places of their disposition.
Voted, -That one piece of cannon be sent to Col. Mitchell of Bridg- water.
APRIL 14, 1775.
At a meeting of the committee of safety at Concord, at the house of Mr. Taylor, on Saturday, April 14, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock. Esq., Col. Heath, Capt. White, Mr. Devens, Col. Gardner, Mr. Watson, Mr. Palmer :
Voted, That the cannon now in the town of Concord, be immedi- ately disposed of within said town, as the committee of supplies may direct.
Voted, That the cannon powder now at Leicester be removed, one load at a time, to this town, and made into cartridges, under the direc- tion of the committee of supplies.
N. B. Mr. Devens acted as clerk pro tempore. Col. Gardner this day was chosen as one of the committee of safety, instead of Deacon Fisher, who resigned, in consequence of the distance he lives.
town, apprehensive of danger, have been on almost constant duty, without being able to at- tend to their private affairs : the consequence of which must produce great distress, if not ruin, unless they can be relieved. Another very peculiar circumstance attending us is, that in case we should be attacked, no immediate aid can come to our assistance from the back country, we being surrounded by a wilderness, extending several miles, without any inhabitants at all, and several more miles with very few and scattering ones. We, therefore, pray your consideration of these matters, and that you would order the minute regiment under the command of Col. Cotton, to he posted licre, and that proper provision be made for them."
" We are, gentlemen, with great respect,"
" Your very humble servants," 1
"JOHN TORREY, Chairman, per order of the committee and selectmen of the town of Plymouth."
" To the honorabic the committee of safety for the province of the
Massachusetts Bay, now sitting at Cambridge or elsewhere."
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APRIL 17, 1775.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, at Mr. Tay- lor's house, in Concord, on Monday, April 17, 1775 :
Present-Hon. John Hancock, Esq., Col. Heath, Col. Palmer, Capt. White, Mr. Devens, Col. Gardner, Mr. Watson, Col. Orne and J. Pigeon, committee of safety : Col. Lee, Mr. Gill, Mr. Cheever, Mr. Gerry and Col. Lincoln, committee of supplies :
Voted, unanimously, that application. be made to Capt. Hatch, for captain of the artillery company for Boston, and if he refuses, to offer it to Mr. Crafts, and so on in order as they stand in the company ; also, that Capt. Robinson of Dorchester be applied to as captain of the company of Dorchester ; and that Mr. Newhall of Charlestown be applied to ; that the captain for the Marblehead company be not ap- pointed until the Marbleliead members make inquiry and report; that Capt. Timothy Bigelow be applied to as captain of the Worcester com- pany ; that Mr. Thomas Wait Foster of Hadley, be applied to as cap- tain of the company at Hadley.
Voted, That two four pounders, now at Concord, be mounted by the committee of supplies, and that Col. Barrett be desired to raise an artillery company, to join the army when raised, they to have no pay until they join the army; and also that an instructer for the use of the cannon be appointed, to be put directly in pay.
Voted, unanimously, that six pounds, lawful money, a month, be a captain's pay in an artillery company, that the first and second lieuten- ant have four pounds, the lieutenant of fireworks to have three pounds, five shillings, that the sergeants have forty-two shillings per month ; the corporals thirty-eight shillings per month, the common mien thirty-six shillings per month, the drumniners and fifers thirty-eight shillings per month ; also, that four shillings per week be allowed for their board.
Voted, That when these committees adjourn, it be to Mr. Wetherby's, at the Black Horse, Menotomy, on Wednesday, at ten o'clock.
Voted, That the four six pounders be transported to Groton, and put under the care of Col. Prescott.
Voted, That two seven inch brass mortars be transported to Acton.
Voted, That the two committees adjourn to Mr. Wetherby's, at Menotomy, [at] ten o'clock.
APRIL 18, 1775.
At a meeting of the committees of safety and supplies, on Tuesday, the 18th of April, 1775 :
Present-Col. Orne, Col. Palmer, Col. Heath, Col. Gardner, Mr.
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Devens, Mr. Watson, Capt. White, J. Pigeon, committee of safety : David Cheever, Esq., Mr. Gerry, Col. Lee, Col. Lincoln, committee of supplies :
Voted, That the two brass two pounders, and two brass three pound- ers, be under the care of the Boston company of artillery, and of Capt. Robinson's [company.]
[The following letter was sent to Capt. Timothy Bigelow.]
NEWTON, APRIL 17, 1775.
Capt. Timothy Bigelow :
SIR :- The committee desired me to write you, to desire the favor of your company, next Wednesday, the 19th instant, at Mr. Wether- by's, at the Black Horse, in Menotomy, on business of great impor- tance.
Sir, your most humble servant,
J. PIGEON, Clerk.
P. S. The committee meet at ten o'clock.
Voted, That all the ammunition be deposited in nine different towns in this province ; that Worcester be one of them; that Lancaster be one, (N. B. Col. Whitcomb is there ;) that Concord be one; and, that Groton, Stoughtonham, Stow, Mendon, Leicester, and Sudbury, be the others.1
Voted, That part of the provisions be removed from Concord, viz. : 50 barrels of beef, from thence to Sudbury, with Deacon Plympton; 100 barrels of flour, of which what is in the malt-house in Concord be part ; 20 casks of rice ; 15 hogsheads of molasses ; 10 hogsheads of rum ; 500 candles.
Voted, That there be, by the committee of supplies, provided, six ammunition carts, one to be in each town where a company of matros- ses is fixed.
Voted, That one company of matrosses be stationed at Worcester ; one at Concord; one at Stoughtonham ; one at Stoughton ; one at Stow ; and, one at Lancaster.2
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