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" To see if the Town with fet their swine go at tango being regulated according to law ..
" Faut farge the present , car, or act away there neuen. Ho a late anex taxes that the Town man which javier IS Jo vec if no cowon will have a collective. collect their taxes as usual 13 Je dispose à che vingone ofthe bellasta con mar of think best in Jo Cheese a Sexton the present year I To bring in their votes for County Treasures To Je Ju if the tour will devise a Mac correct Method of taking an invoice of the Volte and Estate, in this Sown than has usually be done that may be more. conformable to law and that will ensure a greater quality inn taxation, or out any Thing thewenn that may be thought for the interest of the down -- I Jo Jec if the down will sell or grand a fineslige to crout a law toque ca the dawn land between tapt Dam Gregory and the Pound agreable to the request of 11 Harrington big or act any thing therain. Pa Tisce of the Moon with sell the ground or back few where the death new are, in the body of the Meeting how or act any Thing themon - Given under our hands and Jeals at Westborough this fifteenth day y onderwary 1.9. 1813. Il Jelemon hay () Jsaac Ruggles forach Brigham Abner Warren $ Waltere Manh 71813 - Daniel Bellow
Walter ough Ouvrant to the within Warrant Ihave notified aut warned the inhabitants of said Taion qualified as there in impressed to meet at The time & place & for the purposes within mentioned~
L'an for & Buggles Constable.
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Westborough March 1 1813 . - Sie Inhabitants ofsaid lawn Het agreable to the oresoins Marrant . Just made Choice of Man Chamnitalain Yer Moderator to regulate said Meeting Bien veled andmade Choice ofNathan Fisher for Town Clerk -- - Then voted we made Choice of Capt Solomon Sau) choses Great 2.
Heath Warren Salut Men Benjamin Nurse Sten aminday Ser votre to aljourned this meeting to Thursday next aftercon at one & block then to meet at the meeting heures in this place _ ___ Tearadan March L' The Inhabitants met aqueable to Kas aucun me. it - and- Voled & made Choice, of Nathan Fisher, & Joseph Brigham & Capt Barnabas Newton assessors John Vantorn - Town Grasarer.
Sanford huggies _ Constable Uneaction being chade. Voted to add four delect this marc, making in thewhole nine feled Mest - -- Ated and make Choice of Jau Haggle, DIferent. Brigham, Abner Warren; and Daniel Ssellow- Coted & made choice, of lambert For bush John. Warrenfor Antigas Harrington, Daniel Gerber Search Green , Elijah , Horse, John Belknap Hies Forbes and Joseph Warrent for Highway Surveyors Low & made Choice of Nathan& Andrews, Marin. Buttard, & Liste Woods, Forice Viewers- Volo Omtale Choice of damuel Fisher, Nachum Whe and Elitsatirick Hogrieves Vite and made theuse of Mr John Warren, Ichrain . Hardy Field drivers Antiga ) Harrington and Charles Hyde Fything He ... Gant Daniel Gregory. Sound haper
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Athen voted and those Jesse Woods for dealer of Lumber & Elite Blake for leader of the ather 3 Votes and granting 500 for the support of Schools this guar 4 Votos grande $ 500 for the repair of roads this year voted that Mens Wagen for working in the High ways and in Oken bart Ye fer day should be the same as last year 3'Voted and made Choice, Charles Parkman, Otis Fay, Forse Bryant, Elijah Gleason, Nathaniel Bowman, Jamuce Chamberlain, Lovet Peters & Charles Hyl · for a School Committee the present year 6 Votes & Choose A'trockwood, bant Torben Sam Harring to Charles Parkmon und Pinchas Gleason a Committee to Visit the Schools The present year_ Vele & Chose Asaph Warren, Lovet L'elevs and Gant S. Hay to settle with the town Treasurer. I passed Over this articles, I left it with the hind Man ... 9. Votes that their swine should be restrained, not to go at lowry Note that lante & houver be restrained and not go at large 10.50m motion being made it was voted to reconsider the last vote, so far as to leave it to the detect Rien to go. liberty to such persons as are poor and nuit y, and unas to hive pasturage for their bows, in the fundament of The Select Min, but no person is to be allowed to have but one bow is the on a foren aid, and may run in the Highway from the fifteenth of May to the first day of October -
11 Votes to a bate $ 2.30 of taxes Jet against Colon Biliroch in John Harrington tax bill for 1611-
12 Veled to have the taxer collected at the lowest Bilder Is Voted to have the singing of the Bell at the lowest hadde 14 Votos, made Shows of Thomas Lathrop fin exton ~ 15 brought in their voter for County Treasurer
Jos damaet Men Lige 87 votes
16 passed over this Artals. 17 On this article after some debate and a Committee of
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Voted to ad journ this Meeting to the first monday of April next at 2 o'clock afternoon to meet at this place. April 5th met agreeable to the adjournment and Vote to accept the report of their 'Committee! Chosen to dotte with the town Treasurer - und water an stated in the " article X 14, 15: 16 8. 17 und this adjournment = " Then voted to pass over This article
When voted to adjourn this meeting to based Gregory, The meeting being Opened there's, the ringing of the Well was det up there agreeable to the above vote und was struct of to Elijah Brigham grat $ 8.0_ then the Collecting of the taxes was det up to the Power bilder and struct off to Samuel Fisher at one cent, fix mill, &half on a Dollar. Hans voted & Choon Samuel Fisher Collector for the present ges The select Men having been sworn according to law on The 4th day of March - and now the Town Treasurer, afressurs, Constable Highway duveyor, fenice Viewers, Hogyveever, and Collection of taxes, all have been duly Sworn The Mutis, was dissolved by a vote of the Four . HUbst Nathan, Fisher Town Check
Worcesterfs- So farfort hogyhis Constable of Westborough Greeting you are here by required in the name of the Common; wealth of Massachusetts, to warn the made in habitants of vaid town of Westboro, of twenty one years of age and upwar I, having a freehold estate within the Commonwealth of the annual income of the pound orany Estate to the value of texty proceed to Meet at the Mutiny house in Westboro, On Monday the fifth. day of April next at one o block in the afternoon to give in their voter for a Governor of Governor and Jeme ters & Counsellow agreeably to the Constitute -on of said commonwealth-
Given under our hands and Seal, at s Westborough this twenty second day of March D1813
Solomon Hay, Mores Grout, AJajah Warren Beny hay fin Select. Men Jaachugalu ; Ben, " Music 1 Westborough April 5 1813 Persuant to the within Warrant I have notiyice & warned the male inhabitants of said Town of Westboro to meet at the time and place thereen. expressed & for the purpose within Mentioned Sanfordkugler bondiable
Jonych Brigham , Honer Waren Westborough
Imit 3th 1813 The Inhabitants met asparaboly to the foregoing warrant und gave in these votes as followeth virt.
Caleb Strong Sig. One hundred & nineteen Ity For Governor Joseph 's Varnum Bigone hundred & text 160 Aaron Dexter 219 ore) Governa( William Chillijet Lag One hundred Ininutically William King Esq" big One hundred & till Son foreach lang Las One - 1
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Bazeleel Safe One hundred Snineteen 119
Shiny Merrick big one hundred& dix 106 finner Bastos One hundred and eight 108 Nathan Fisher Lag tive .. 2
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BenjaminHeywooding. one !
After the votes were sorted and counted and dularation therest made and recorded and Sealed up in Ofin Town meeting acterdans to the Constitution and lawsof the Common wealth the meeting was dissolved . Alift Naltan Fisher I Check Honestir.A.s. () Je sanford hacgier Constable of Hisborough Greeting You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth, of Massanaselt the male inhabitants of said Towni Historos of twenty oneyear of age and upwards have a freehold estate within the commonwealth of the annual income of three pond, or any estate t. the value of sixty pounds to meet at the meeting House in vaid Westboro on Monday the thing das Kasjer Inext atone O'clock in the afternoon to for the purpose of Choosing one representative to dupresent them at the General court appointed de convened & held at Boston on the fast wedreferes en Hay Given andles Our hands and Jeah at said Nisterough this namedunth day offforit 813 Solomon hay, Notes Grout Jajah Warren, Bony Hay Face Hugger, Jonych Brigham Westborough Abri Warren, Bong Nurse and Daniel Bellows
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Borsuant to the within Marrant. Ihave notified & warned the male inhabitants of vaid Town of Westborough to meet at the time and place Thereis expressed and for the purposes arthur Mentioned, Sanford chugging Constable
Westborough May 3 1813 "The Juli Hanke of the Town Met agreable to the força y Harrout and gave in their vote to the Salut Mest for Host, Grout - 10:3 vater for Simon Bellows 98 S. Fischer 2 after the votes were darted X Counted declarations was made that doses grout was Chosen ist a
dialvid Attat Nathan Fisher Town Check -- 1 Boucher fo Foranford trung i Constable o westborough Greeting.
In the name of the Commonwealth. Golessausas.the yo wie heby required to notify and wars tu Fraholders &other whabitants of the lon o' Visiva qualified according to law to vote in lower afaire to But at the muting house for sale Westborough on Monday So that day of april hay next at two O'clock in the afternoon to act on the following Articles vi 'the Ghost a moderator to regulate vaid Meeting 2 de remise thearing of the Select Men of vais vous respecting the regulating the fury Broxes peuvent de law ofthe Common wealth passed rcb 27.183 for regulating furore __ 3. To see if the town will grant money referent to pay her Archivode Lottery for the Present year ... To see if the towns will grant money for the support the poor and defray other town Charge --
1 Pesce if the towns will tell thestory of taxes inclues the house sheer and Got fisher! land on air hartie of
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mach any thing thereon __ b to see if the town will afford any help in repairing. Bett Malow Bridge or act any thing theron_
- Given under Our heads and deals at Medthrough The nineteenth day of April D 1813 Fotomonday, More Spout
Lehet Men
Foreach Brigham, Miner Hans a.29 Daniel Fellowes
Westborough May 8 1813 want to the within Warrant I have notifice ased learned the free neider & other in habitants & vaid www. qualified by law to vote in town affairs to meet at the time Que & place & for The pronpose, Thereis Mentioned sanford Huggies Constable WillowMay 3 1813.
The lowse met agreeable to the foregoing wariant and I Made choice of Daniel Chamberlain Moderator_ 2 Vote and accepted the list made by the deles Mer
3 485 Articles cated to pass them over for the present 0 Votos to allow the account presentes for the repasi. Kabell Medlow Bridge being 8/2- 37 cents after which the Meeting was dissolves by the
Norester is To Sanford Muggle, Constable for Werther Greeting you are hereby required in the name of y Commonwealth of Massachusetts and by the authority of the same. to notify and warn the freeholders and other in habitants of vais town qualified by law to vote in town affairs to common at the meeting house in Westborough on Monday twentieth day of september Instant at one o clock in the afternoon then and their in the first place to Choos a Moderator to regulate said meeting-
2. To see what dawn of Money The town will grant to Support the poor, and other necessary expences for the 3 To grant The reverend bliska Lockwood Gallery for the present year
" to see the town will a bate a ny taxes I cannot to collants- "To what method the town will take to keep the meeting house clean theyears ensuring
Gt To Choose choristers or act any Thing thereon_ In To see if the town will procure a stave to set in of Meeting herrn 8 To see if the town will paint the meeting house & helfen and grant money to do the same ov actory These Vieron of To see if the town will open the road leading from Umasa Maynard house, to Bey Harvest agreeable to the request of for. Wavvan tractionry thing thereis ~
10 % des of the town will take away method to Subdued the owner in the old burying apound Given under our hands and deal, at Westborough this sixth day of September 1813
Solomon Fray Mores Sprout Jaapich, Harren Bengt Kurse)
Westhovaryk
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Worcester ss Westborough Sept 26. 1813 Bruant to The within warrant thave noticed and warned the freeholders Dother inhabitants ofvaid Town. to meet at the time and place & for the purposes thorens. mentioned as within directed. Sanford Muggles Constable
Watborough Repite 20 1813
The inhabitants met agreeable to The foregoing waren Ist made Choice of Elijah Brigham bog Moderator_ voted and granters 530 for the support of the poor - Voted & granted $ 582.60 to make up W"kockwees walterys for the present year Vito Labated to Elijah Whitney $ 2-30 det intevitable Harrington, tax bill for 1811 for hisden forts hold. he having paid said sur at Grafton & alic at the town and voted to grant money to pay the vam ~ 3 voted that the Select Mess process. some person to keep the mastice house clean, Se, andkey thank beat_ Vod to Submit the Choice of Chorister for the year ensuing to the Vingers X that the Clock notify
Cloud to Chase & sont to view the road leading Tom Amara Maynard to Ben " Warren" Hace made Choice of Ed A Peter Daniel Chamberlain. Ed Fisher to examine dai road and report at Denext town meeting what is necessary to ve done the it vecheats The width of said road I voti to point of pain The belpey a love thefull duke and made Choice of Samuel Fisker Thomas Lathrop, and Solomon Hay to bealot oto Pe ared fino wane The work to be done accordingly 10 votes that the delect there be requested to leave out the ald burying you to subdue and kill the father with
Majonable __ raised over the ga arate
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on the I article voted and monter for contingent
capover for the purent year 150 dollars
also Voted & grantes 40 for painting Unpacking the Belfrey above The Bible. dick-
the business of the meeting being done it was then Dissolved by the modern low Attest NathanFisher I Clech-
( Worcester fr To Sanford Ruggles Constable of Westboro greeting
5 you are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth ofMassachusettstonotify.com att The kruholder and other inhabitants of sais town qualified by law to vote for towa Offices, was to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Future house in suil Westborough on the first monday of March next, at 12 o Clock at noon, to act on the police. ing Artules Vin
" To Choose amoderator to regulate said meeting 2 To Choose a Town Clerk, Select- Men assessors accesaes other town Offers as the law requires to be chosen in The month of March or April annually
3 To see if the town will dispose of any ground war the meeting hours, for the purpose of building Hove Stables, or act unay thing theron-
I To see if the town will open a real from the dwellen heures of the heart of Me Miller & Nathan Maynard~ deceased, and discontinue the old roadovactanythen thereon
5 To grant money for the Support of a lawful school. the present year -. 6th To grand Money for the repair of roads in said town the present year, and determine what wayer shall be allow formen, Oxen, and Part de Viday 7 % choose a school Committee to visit and inspect
'S To choose a school Com mette for each distrut " To appoint a committee to settle with the town Treasury and hear, and act, on the report of the committee. no To see what method the town will take to support May hoor the present your, tract any thing there in Jo vec if the town will let Their wine go at large being regulates according to fail
To see if the town will Suffer their neat calle or Movies to go at lange The present year or ast any thing Mereon.
Is To use if the town will have a Collector to collect mais taxes as usual .... I Je abate any taxes that the town may think fichier tto despise of the ringing of the well as the town may stack best
1050 Choose a sexton for the present year To bring in Their votes County Treasurer Ho Te ace if the town will offer any bounty for the Pucuvagement of killing Grown~ I To see if the Town will paint the making house and belfrey Tier ycar
Given under our hands and deal, at Westtere. du identy first day of February A.S. 1814 . Potomon Fray Asaph Warren (Select- Mer Brenda Vuise Ben " Kayg Ab ner Warren
Westboro' Soester 1 March 7 1814 Thuswant to the within Warrant Those notifies warned the Freeholder and other in habitants of town qualified to vote for lower Officers & other town "fawn, to meet at the time and place " for the purposes Bauen Heartand Sanford Muggles Constable
62 Wanttorough Manh & lidl!
The town met agreatly to the foreging warrant and fint male choice of Daniel Sham balain Jo Moderator
made Choice of Nathan Husher for Town Bleck. Gage Solomon hay, Jonas Muggler. Jostongham. Almer Haven and Daniel Mellown. Select Men Nathan Bisher Joseph brigham aud Barnal Newton
They voted to ad journ this meeting to mord as next at one o Clock a fire noon to meet at this place Monday, March 14 wet agreable to the a= Tournament and made theuseof John Somborn for Town Treasurer- Stanford huggles for constable Surveyor of thehighway vin Lot Forbush, Elliot Andrews, Bely Whitney. Thomas Lathrop, then Harring toi Lesvelice Isabel bellow, Thomas Twitch et Ben Gay France Wiesen Tra Torbush, Nathaniel Andrews and Doct Burnside.
Hourlever Asaph Warren, Ephraim Maynur. & Samuel tpo Field Driver's LambertForbush.Thomaslathrop Suiteman Led Jacher Samuel Burton Lytting Men -
Moses Miller, and COti Gris ham Tonno Recher
Daniel Gregory Sealer of Lumber. Sealer of Leather The Woods. Daniel Fortes
3 Article Finally dismissed __ " word that the Select Mers be required to View and
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b) Voland granted 500 for the support of a lawful myschool the present year - 6" Voted and granted 500 dollars for the repair of road, & high ways the present year and the way er shall be the same as last year ( except Oxen which are to be 75 cents for a whole way wy Men & 1. per day for may fancy July, Then 750 for Aus+ September & 50 cent. after that Time, ixen · 75 texty 4ª day, Gart & blow to be what it is reasonable will. in the judgment of the Surveyors " Veled and made Choice of Jesse hice, William bay. Barnabas Miller, Daniel hay Lambert Forbush une Elijah Forbes, Naum Bisher & William Breton for a Committee to finowie School, in each. district where they respectively belong 8' voted and made choice of M'Rockwool, jonathan habe Sahan Harrington, Charles Parkinan S Level Telen atom multic to visit the Schools o" Voted that graph Warren, Can't dotoman Bay, and Joseph dbrigham be a come to delle with the Town Fcassurer & to Report at the adjournment i Voted to let out the poor at the lowest bilder Noted that the same regulations with respect to calle doing at large to be the same as tout yeas ovy that Archive and battle be restrained except that liberty may be qu'en by the Com" hacafter named to such well Four persons who are not able to hire, by reason of being rudy, But no person is to be allowed more than one By to run in the high way, and may be out from The fifteenth day of May, to the first day of vehicles Serving - Voted that Can't S. Tay Franc Huggle, and Lowph brigham be a cord for the love pusher 13th Voted to have a Collector to called the laxe. This year Mi not cached upuer-
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15" Voted to let cut the ringing of the Bell at the tour, A Bilder this year
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16 Voted and Make chows d' Hemas Saltrop Sexton IT"voted for County Freasser, Samuel Alten bag of Horeaster had Eighty six i die. no other person being voted for Vous to give a bounty of 12% Costs for each Evers kille within the limits of this town to be paid by the town Treasurer to the jusson killing the same, in Such Persons Satisfying vail Freanazer that such crow or hos were actually killed ar afover aid - Voti to adown this meeting to the first monday C'est next at @ Block after not. The Towns met agreable to the above avrouenment und Votre to depour vaid meeting again tell pracy nes . at one o'clock afternoon :- Toutday , Hvit of The town met according to al, ou me. and provide to the unfinished business
To Vous to pass over this articles
On thu It Totale after the verbal report of the elect: Men The down voted there istisfaction that
The road might be quence agreable to the start- if the Heart of Nehemiah Miller & Na ther Masvar would for daie road at their own expence On the ghantule the Committee reported their fortement with the Town Treasures and the Town Voted to accep. the same accordingtes - On The 13 Art. Voted and made Choice of Samuel nice For their collector the prevent year _~ Collection of taxes bring it up at the lowest bilder were Strait of lo Jamuet hisher at two lente X two mell, on the dollar he being the lowest Bilder The ringing of the bell was Struct of to Samuel Gray at 455.75. Mors Surse that of to Samuel "Fiber for dix month, at $2.88 per Week , whove . Poche and wife to Samuel Fisher for at$ 3.12 pr week
-05 Widow deaves Struct of to Caps hay for one year at $ 2.24 A Heck ~ Forusha Bradish Struct of towna Goof for one year at 2.80 per Week ·Memorandum The town voted to cupt Thereport of a conto that was Chosen to examine the road leading con tera Marrons house formara Haynails house the County and when at thequest of Light Beer his friends of the regions- ) that if road 1 is to be made
mens required of them have been worn excepting 1
When de Meeting was Dissolved . Will Cathan Fwher Telen
66 Worcester f To Sanford Buggles Constable for Westborough Greeting you are hereby requires in the name of the Comma wealth of Massachusetts , to warn the male inhabitants of said Town of Westboro of twenty one years of age and upward having a freehold (state within the Commonwealth of the annual income of there pound, or any estate to the Value of Sixty hours to Mut at the meeting house in said Westboro on Murdery the found day of April next at one of the Clock in the afternoon to give in their vote for Governor x"Governor and Senator, and Counsellors agreally to the Constitution of said Commonwealth.
Given under our hands and seals at Westborough "This twenty writ day of March & 1014 -
Solomon Hay Jaar huggle, forchbrigham . Honer Namen Daniel Bellows
(Select- Man
Westborough Mathovo April 1814
' u want to the within Warrant I have notific ? And warme the inhabitants of sai lown to meet at the time and place therein expirefico and for the purpose within Mentioned
Sanford Rugg les Comotable April 1 1014
The inhabitants met agircably to the above Warrant and gave in their oster as follow oth I Hon Samuel Dexter __ 120 For Governor Hon Caleb Strong .!!! Food Bovino ) Hon William Gray 114
Hon William Miller 120
For Senators & Counsellors 7 kon Sulas Holman one hundred & ninchen 119 Benjamin Adams bog' & Uxbridge 119 Adres Seruth ane huidrokminden 119 Mon Francis Blakeone hundred fourteen
Hosts While boq' inchunere y fue .. /05 Joseph . Addons End one hundred five 105 Edmund Bushing Sig enchanted Spice 105 Jamel Bastore Lag erichunarke & die 105.
Elisha Rockwood four
Qto dochwood Your
Thomas Burnside four 4 John ch Elliot your
Hon Benjamin Heywood Siow
Hon Dwight Foster one
ware. after the valor thus sorted and bounded and Declaration there made and recordis and Scaled wh in Open town meeting acording to the Constitution and laws of the Com monwealth The muting, was dissolved AUSSI Nathan Fisher I. Blech
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Westborough.
(Ii) town the annual income of three hours or
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the propose of Electing a trade time to represent their at the general soient around to be held at Boston on the last semester of
Eighteenth day of April D. 1814 .... Solomon au 0
Daniel Bellows Wiedorough Nonesters Way of 1814.
Bartwant to the westin Haveand have notifica
quellied as hevn excited to meet at the home plan
standard huggies tamente die
if ere own would send a Representative The General Count the present year and the art being but it faded in the negative . and the waiting was accordingly Discord
MWST Nathan, Jaker Soon Cloud
Je Janferd Muggles 6
You are hereby requires In the name ofthe tem wwwend of Massachusetts used by the anthony and other inhabitants ofdavid Jens qualified og Low to vote in Jown aferry to convent at the meeting house in Desidero On Monday the both day of Celeber next at one & check with allenoci, then and there on the first place to Choose a Moderator to regulate suive Heating, Tosee what do of money the Town will grant or the support of the beer and other necessary ganger for The ensuing year.
Je Grant The her Elight check woods de Hery
What if the town will abate pay taxes thatcan Met de collectie .... Joves what method The Green will take to when the meeting clean the year enowing ...
To see if the town will increase The wager the militia, that have been called into bul derive from This Town or altany
Given anche our hands and veals at Well
Solomon Hay
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centre s out 10 18th Homer Warren
Franswant & Howellin Dureel Bellows Grund Shave selfied & Warned the free holder wird
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