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was brought up a farmer. When he was about twenty-five years old his brother Harris died, and Jabez bought his farm and re- sided on it until the spring of 1833, when he sold out and came to Michigan, and settled in Raisin,. this county, on section 22, but only lived there one year, when he sold out and went to the town of Girard, in Branch county, Mich., and purchased a farm, where he lived until his death, in 1845. About the year 1813, Jabez Aldrich was married to Mary Hoag, daughter of Jacob and Eliz- abeth Hoag, of Macedon, Wayne county, N. Y., by whom he had ten children, eight sons and two daughters, Stephen H. being the third child, and he and his sister, Mrs. Mary Mitchell, of Grove, Humboldt county, Ia., are all that is left of the family. Mrs. Mary Aldrich was born in Duanesburgh, Dutchess county, N. Y., . and died in Macedon, Wayne county, N. Y. Stephen H. Aldrich lived with his father until he was about nineteen years old, and was brought up a farmer. In 1835 he came into possession of a farm on section 35, in Raisin, which he afterward traded for a farm on section 33. He again traded for a farm on section 36, and finally in 1839, he traded for the farm he now owns and resides on, on section 32, in Raisin. Since that time, besides his farming he has carried on the coopering business, as well as a brick yard. He followed brick making about four years, and erected a good brick house for himself, and furnished brick for several other houses in the country. October 14, 1835, Stephen H. Aldrich was . married to Abigail Haviland, daughter of Ingerson and Alice Haviland, of Raisin, by whom he never had issue. But he brought up two children, Mary Lonisa, and William Oscar Greg- ory, brother and sister. Mary Louisa is now the wife of Nelson Haviland, who has a family of seven children. William Oscar is married, and has one child, a daughter, and lives in northern Michigan. Mrs. Abigail Aldrich was born in Providence, Sara- toga county, N. Y., and came to Michigan with her parents in 1834, and settled on section 32, in Raisin. She died August 19, 1878. Her parents were natives of Saratoga county, N. Y., and were members of the Society of Friends, of English ancestors. Mrs. Aldrich was married at the age of twenty-one, and immedi- ately began life with her husband in the woods, and always lived in the town of Raisin, and endured all the toils and privations in- cident to settling up a new country. She was a cheerful, worthy pioncer, and a consistent member of the Society of Friends. She was a sister of Peleg C. Haviland, of Raisin, and for several years was a victim of ill health, which she patiently bore until the last. She was esteemed by all who knew her, and her death leaves a void in the ranks of the old pioneers, that will be felt as long as
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her friends remain here. December 15, 1878, Stephen H. Aldrich was married to Huldah Haviland, daughter of Peleg C. and Laura Haviland, of Raisin, by whom he has had one child, Harry, who died in infancy. Mrs. Huldah Aldrich was born in Raisin, this county, November 4, 1840. She always made it her home with her parents, but she learned the tailor's trade and followed it very successfully until she was married. She is a most estimable . woman, and highly respected. [For her family relation, see Peleg C. Haviland's record, in the first volume of this work. ] Stephen H. Aldrich was a birthright member of the Society of Friends, but in 1877 he withdrew from the society, on account of what he considered a departure from the old faith. His wife is also a birthright member of the same society, and is in good standing. Mr. Aldrich has always, since 1835, been active in assisting in all the improvements in his township, including schools, churches, and the development of the country in every particular. He has given liberally of his means, and donated bountifully of his labor, for roads, bridges, etc., and is thankful that he has lived to see the township grow from a wilderness to a garden, settled up with in- telligent and worthy people, nearly all of whom are in comfortable circumstances.
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AMES M. PATTERSON was born in Rutland, Vt., Decem- ber 7, 1815. He resided there until he was eight years old, when in 1823 his parents moved to London, Canada, and purchased a farm about nine miles from the city. After residing there about eight years his parents moved to Sarnia and purchased eight hundred acres of land eight miles from Lake Huron, and nine miles from the St. Clair river. James M. Patterson lived with his father, William Patterson, until he was nineteen years old, when, in 1835, he came to Michigan and settled in the town of Cambridge, this county, taking up some land, the same now owned and occupied by Asa Draper. Mr. Patterson cleared up this land and lived upon it for about ten years, when he sold out and opened a cooper shop, which he carried on for five years in Cambridge. In 1859 he purchased a small farm of Norman C. and Joseph Baker, on sections 6, in Adrian, and 31 in Franklin, where he now
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resides. Mr. Patterson has carried on coopering more or less for forty years, and is still engaged in it to some extent. James M. Patterson's father, William Patterson, was a native of Scotland, coming to this country when he was twenty-one years old, and set- tling in Vermont. He married Miss Lovisa Kimball, who was a native of Vermont, by whom he had ten children, James M. being the fourth child. He died in Grand Traverse, Mich., at the age of about eighty years. His wife died in Sarnia, Canada, at the age of sixty eight. James M. Patterson married Miss Louisa M. Purchase, daughter of Philip and Rebecca (Conklin) Purchase, January 2. 1836, by whom he has had five children, as follows : William T., born in Cambridge, October 25, 1836, now a farmer of Adrian; Philip P., born in Cambridge, September 13, 1840, a resident of the city of Adrian; Lovisa C., born in Cambridge, December 25, 1843, now the wife of Stanford Kingsbury, of Adrian city ; Thomas W., born in Cambridge, February 2, 1847, died March 31, 1862; Charles W. E., born March 31, 1857, died February 26, 1863. Mrs. Louisa Patterson was born in Phelps, Ontario county, N. Y., November 25, 1816, and came to Michigan with her parents in May, 1835, and settled in Cambridge. Her father, Philip Purchase, was a native of the State of New York, and died in Cambridge, in April, 1856, in his eighty-eighth year. Mrs. Purchase was born near Albany, N. Y. Her ancestors were German. She died in Kalamo, Eaton county, Mich., in 1869, in the seventy-eighth year of her age.
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ALTER S. SEARS was born in Rome, Oneida county, N. Y., October 19, 1823. His father, Richard Sears, was born in Massachusetts, October 9, 1775. In his early youth his father, Silas Sears, moved to Connecticut, where he pur- chased a farm. Richard Sears lived in Connecticut until he was married, when he moved to Hoosac, N. Y., and followed farming until about the year 1801. He then moved into the town of Rome, Oneida county, where he purchased a farm and remained until his death, May 2, 1830. When he moved to Rome there was but one building besides a government fortification, upon the ground where the present city now stands. The county was very
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sparsely settled by white people, and Mr. Sears raised the first frame barn in Rome township. In February, 1798, Richard Sears married Miss Mary Ash, daughter of John Ash, by whom he had eight children, five sons and three daughters, Walter S. being the youngest of the family. Mrs. Mary Sears was born in Con- necticut, October 14, 1782, and died in Camden, Oneida county, N. Y., June 8, 1845, after being blind twenty-four years. Her father was a native of New England, was a revolutionary soldier under General Washington, participating in the battles of Charlestown and Bunker Hill, and served as a substitute for his sick father, going into the army at the age of sixteen. The powder-horn that he carried during his services is still in the possession of W. S. Sears. He died at Batavia, N. Y., at the advanced age of seventy- eight years, and was buried there, his wife dying a few days after, at the age of seventy-six, and lies buried beside him. Richard Sears traced his ancestors back to the year 1300, or about that period, to Adam Sears, who owned an estate in Chatham, Kent, England. One of his descendants became the warden of Rochester Castle. In 1520 we find Richard Sears a boy, who was born in Colchester. He came into possession of large estates in Colchester. and was a devout Catholic. He was persecuted for his religion by Henry the VIII. and his minions, finally escaped to the Nether- lands and settled in Amsterdam, where he died. His ancestors lived in Amsterdam for many years, and took active part in all the struggles against the Spaniards, and assisted in finally estab- lishing the Kingdom of Holland. One of his descendants, John Bourchier Sears, married Bessie Hawkins, daughter of the re- nowned rear admiral, John Hawkins, who assisted Queen Eliza- beth's fore admiral, Howard, in destroying the Spanish Armada. In 1630 Richard Sears, descendant of John Bourchier Sears and Bessie Hawkins, came to America with sixty other pilgrim families. He married Dorothy Thacher, at Plymouth, built a house on Quivet Neck, raised a family, and died there in 1676. The name was originally spelled Scearstan or Seerstan, and subse- quently Sarre, Sarres, Syer, Sayer, Scears, Seers, and Sears. Wal- ter S. Sears being left without a father at six years old, was entrusted to the care of one of his older brothers, and remained with him until after he was ten years old, when he was "hired out" to work on the canal, which he followed five seasons. He also drove stage between Frankfort and Rome for two years. In the spring of 1840 he went to work as a farm laborer, and fol- lowed it for four years. In the fall of 1844 he came to Michigan and passed the winter with a brother in Hillsdale county. In the spring of 1845, on the receipt of information that his mother had
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died, he immediately returned to the State of New York, and dnr- ing four years managed Fowler Penfield's farm in Westchester county. In the fall of 1849 he engaged in the employ of the Rome and Watertown Railroad company as station agent until the following June, when he resigned his position and came to Adrian under an engagement with E. P. Williams, then superintendent of the Michigan Southern railroad, and during the summer of 1850 he was employed in laying double strap rail between Adrian and Palmyra. At that time the road extended as far west as Sturgis Prairie, and the only passenger conductors were John Canlogue and Sumner Spafford, who acted as their own brakemen, baggage- men and mail-route agents. John Ludlum, who then lived in Adrian, was the first passenger train brakeman ever employed by the Michigan Southern railroad, and he is still in the employ of the company. In the fall of 1850 the government put the first mail agents on the road. In May, 1851, Mr. Sears was installed as freight conductor, and in July, 1852, he was promoted to a pas- senger conductor, and continued to run until the fall of 1860, when he accepted the position of yard and depot master at Toledo, which he held until the fall of 1863, when he again went to run- ning a passenger train between Toledo and Chicago, and continued until the 14th day of July, 1873, since which time he has had charge of the Adrian yard. During his services as freight and passenger conductor he ran 790,505 miles, and collected and returned to the cashier's office $141,447.91. There has been, dur- ing the past thirty years, eight general superintendents, as follows: E. P. Williams, Joseph H. Moore, James Moore, Sam. Brown, John D. Campbell, H. H. Porter, Charles F. Hatch, and Charles Paine. The Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana railroad was completed from Toledo to Chicago in May, 1851. The num- ber of locomotives owned by the company in 1852 was forty-four, and the number now in use is 207. The Jackson .branch, from Adrian to Jackson, was completed in 1857. The Air-line, from Toledo to Elkhart, Ind., was completed in May, 1857. Mr. Sears is the oldest conductor now in the employ of the company, and there is now no man connected with the running department of the road who has been in continuous employment so long as Mr. Sears. November 13, 1856, Walter S. Sears married Miss Sarah A. Mills, daughter of Abram and Ann Mills, of Adrian, by whom he has had three children, as follows: Walter E., born September 20, 1859, died in infancy; George A., born November 18, 1862; Mary L., born October 9, 1868. Mrs. Sarah A. Mills was born in Macklesfield, England, May 6, 1833, and came to America on the ship George Washington, leaving Liverpool in April with her
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parents in 1841, coming directly to Adrian, where Mr. Mills set- tled. Her father was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1800, and died in Adrian, May 16, 1870. He married Miss Ann Homes, who was born in Broseley, Shropshire, England, in 1796, and died in Adrian, in November, 1856.
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OBERT CAMP was born in Cavin, County Cavin, Ireland, February 12, 1816. His father, John Camp, was born in the same place, where he always lived, and where he died in 1818. About the year 1814, he married Margaret Hutchison, daughter of William Hutchison, of County Cavin, by whom he had three children, Robert being the oldest. . Mrs. Margaret Camp was born in the same county, in 1797, and died in Palmyra, this county, in December, 1861. Robert Camp came to America with his mother and her parents, in 1825, landing at Quebec, where the family resided three years. In the fall of 1828 they moved to Porter, Niagara county, N. Y., where a farm was purchased, and Robert worked on the farm until the spring of 1835, when he came to Michigan. He came to Toledo by boat, and followed the track of the Erie & Kalamazoo railroad as far as Palmyra village, and then followed up the Tecumseh branch, which was then being constructed. When he arrived at the Raisin river, near Asa Sutton's in Raisin, he found a gang of men employed in construct- ing the bridge, and the next morning he was set at work. He continued working on the road until the weather got cold in the fall, when he went to school at LeRoy, Wilbur Ross being the teacher. He then followed farming summers, and going to school winters for four years. In 1841 he leased a farm in Palmyra, and carried it on for three years, subsequently working other farms until 1858, when he purchased forty acres on the school section in Blissfield, but soon after traded for forty acres on section 2, in Palmyra, where he now resides. Since that time he has added forty acres and cleared the entire eighty acres, and purchased twen- ty acres of wood land on section 29, in Ridgeway. He has erected a good brick house, with barns, etc., and has a good home and desirable farm. August 25, 1841, Robert Camp married Polly Slade, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Slade, of Palmyra,
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this county, by whom he has had four children, as follows: War- ren N., born in Palmyra, August 13, 1842, a resident of Ionia, and conductor on the Detroit, Lansing & Lake Michigan railroad ; Elmond S., born in same place, July 23, 1845, a farmer of Pal- myra; Elisha R., born in same place, February 6, 1848, a farmer of Palmyra; John H., born same place, April 2, 1861, at home. Mrs. Polly Camp was born in Galloway, Niagara county, N. Y., June 28, 1821, came to Michigan with her parents in 1835, and settled on section 2, in Palmyra. Her father was born in Dart- mouth, Mass., in 1782, and after he was married, moved to Niagara county, N. Y., and settled in the town of Somerset, where he owned a farm, residing there until he came to Michigan, in 1835. About the year 1804, he married Margaret Rogers, by whom he had eight children, Mrs. Camp being the fifth daughter and sixth child. Mrs. Margaret Slade was born in Dartmouth, Mass .; in 1788, and died in Palmyra, October 21, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Camp have struggled hard to make themselves a comfortable home. They commenced in the woods of Palmyra with nothing but hope and courage, and have finally succeeded in raising a family and making a home. If their early efforts shall be appreciated by their children and grandchildren, they have nothing to regret. They now have five grandchildren.
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ACOB FISCHER was born in Seebronn, Wurtemberg, Germany, May 22, 1846. His father, Lukas Fischer, son of Martin and Margarette ( Weiss) Fischer, was born in the same place, October 18, 1802, where he was brought up and lived until he came to America, in 1866. He learned the trade of stone cut- ter, when a boy, but afterwards owned a farm of eighty acres. February 2, 1831, Lukas Fischer married Katharine Hahn, daughter of Joseph and Margarette Schach, of Seebronn, by whom he had six children, Jacob being the youngest. Mrs. Katharine Fischer was born in Seebronn, in 1807, and died there in 1862. When Mr. Fischer came to America he brought four of his chil- dren with him. One daughter, who was then married, Mrs. Car- oline Dettling, remained in Germany, and now lives in Salzstetten. He came directly to Adrian, where he has resided ever since. He
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has three children now living in the county, Mrs. Elenore Baur, wife of Eduard Baur, of Adrian township ; Joseph, a brewer of Adrian, and Jacob. One son, Leo, resides in Lockport, Ill. Ja- cob Fischer came to America with his father, in 1866, and settled in Adrian, where he has resided ever since. His first employment here was farm work, but he soon took charge of Joseph Pfeiffer's brewery, where he remained until 1868, when he formed a part- nership with his brother Joseph, and purchased the fixtures and machinery of Mr. Pfeiffer, and built a new brewery on the corner of Oak and Railroad streets, in Adrian. He remained in the bus- iness until September 1, 1873, when he sold out to Joseph, and purchased a brick store on North Main street, where he now re- sides, and carries on an extensive saloon. In 1877 he built a three story brick building on North Main street. He was one of the original members of the Adrian Turn Verein, and was active in its organization, being for many years its treasurer. He was for three years chairman of the building committee of the German Catholic church, and was very active in the construction of that beautiful edifice. He has always been a member of the German Workmen Benevolent Association, of Adrian, and has filled nearly all its offices. August 18, 1868, Jacob Fischer married Miss Catharine Post, daughter of John and Christine (Lohner) Post, by whom he has had two children, as follows: Edward L., born June 2, 1869 ; Louise B., born February 22, 1871. Mrs. Catha- rine Fischer was born in Adrian, August 6, 1849. Her father was born in Kur Hessen, Germany, August 18, 1809, came to this country in 1836, and settled in Adrian. He died in Adrian, Oc- tober 5, 1863. Her mother was born in Baden, Germany, Sep- tember 3, 1826, and died in Adrian, December 4, 1853.
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IRAM C. COLBATH was born in Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., January 8, 1823. His father, Samuel Colbath, was born in Maine, December 27, 1788, where he lived until he was twenty-one, when he moved to the State of New York, and first settled in Ontario county, but subsequently purchased a farm in Sodus, Wayne county. He lived in Wayne county until the spring of 1832, when he came with his family to
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Michigan, and settled in Erie, Monroe county, where he purchased a farm and lived until his death, which occurred July 22, 1837. He was a member of the Territorial Legislature of Michigan, and assisted in framing the first State constitution. He was elected justice of the peace in the State of New York, and also served in the same capacity in Monroe county. He was a prominent and in- fluential man in Monroe county, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of the entire community. He did good service as school teacher in Monroe county during the winter of 1832-3 and subse- quently. September 21, 1816, Samuel Colbath married Sally Lewis, who was born February 11, 1794, in Connecticut, and died in Erie, Monroe county, Mich., October 2, 1834. Samuel and Sally Col- bath had ten children, Hiram C. being the fourth child and oldest son. Hiram C. Colbath lived in Monroe county until January, 1838, when he came to Lenawee county, and immediately went to work for Daniel Price, of Rome, with whom he learned the car. penter's trade. He followed his trade for over twenty years, erect- ing a large number of buildings in the town of Rome. In the spring of 1845 he purchased forty acres of heavy timbered land on section 28, in Rome, and since that time he has added to his first purchase until he now has 120 acres. He has cleared up this entire tract, and erected a good frame house, barns, sheds, etc. He also owns another farm on section 35, in Rome. It is unnecessary to go into detail, for it must be understood that Mr. Colbath has been an enterprising, frugal and industrious man, when it is known that he came to Lenawee county without a dollar in money, and has never been assisted in any way except by his own untiring arm and strong will. He has hauled cord-wood to Adrian for over twenty years, and he feels that he has nothing to answer for in regard to good measure and fair dealing. He claims to have hauled as much wood into Adrian as any other man in the county. January 22, 1846, Hiram C. Colbath was married to Miss Hannah Elizabeth Owen, daughter of Charles and Betsey Owen, of Wol- cott, Wayne county, N. Y., by whom he had five children, as follows: Lewis Cass, born August 1, 1847, died July 22, 1849; Leroy C., born December 5, 1848, died June 18, 1849; Seymour A., born September 2, 1850, a farmer of Rome; William H., born July 17, 1855, a farmer of Rome; Charles H., born December 22, 1864, at home. Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Colbath was born in Wolcott, Wayne county, N. Y., December 4, 1829, and came to Michigan with her parents previous to 1840. She died Septem- ber 11, 1867. February 25, 1869, Hiram C. Colbath was mar- ried to Cordelia Hatter, daughter of John and Altheria Hatter, of New Fane, Niagara county, N. Y., by whom he has had no
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issue. Mrs. Cordelia Colbath came to Michigan in 1863. She was born in New Fane, Niagara county, N. Y., September 15, 1832. Her father, John Hatter, was a native of New York, and died in 1851. He was a prominent man in his community. He was at one time a merchant in Lockport, and also a captain on the Erie canal and a prominent politician. Her mother was Altheria Bates, daughter of John and Charlotte Bates, of Rome, this county. She died in New Fane, Niagara county, N. Y., April 29, 1841.
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RS. MARY E. SUTTON was born in Raisin, Lenawee county, Mich., June 27, 1835. Her father, Reuben Sat- terthwaite, was born in Mansfield, Burlington county, N. J., 3d month, 17th, 1801. He was brought up a farmer, and re- sided there until the spring of 1830, when he came to Michigan, and located 160 acres of land from the government on section 2, in Raisin. He cleared up the farm and made nearly all the im- provements in the way of buildings that are now there. He was an earnest, active man, and soon was recognized among the prom- inent men in the early settlement of the county. He served the township as supervisor during the years 1835-6 and 7. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends, and a regular attendant at the Raisin Valley church. He had just become one of the use- ful and respected men among those who were already settlers, as well as those who came in and were so fortunate as to make his ac- quaintance and friendship ; a help and a necessity in his family, and a comfort to all indigent and unfortunate pioneers who fell in with him, when, during the summer of 1838 he was attacked with dysentery, which prevailed at that time in a virulent form, and died 8th month, 8th, mourned by the entire community. Mr. Satterthwaite's father, Joseph Satterthwaite, married Elizabeth Champion, and always lived in Mansfield, Burlington county, N. J. Joseph Satterthwaite departed this life 2d month, 20th, 1837, aged 74 years, 11 months and 12 days. His wife departed this life 5th month, 2d, 1831, aged 69 years, 5 months and 6 days. They were Friends, and Mr. Satterthiwaite traced his ancestry back to 1532. [See Samuel Satterthwaite's record on page 99, of this volume.] Second month, 17th, 1830, Reuben Satterthwaite mar-
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ried Rachel W. Atkinson, daughter of Caleb and Sarah Atkinson, of Burlington county, N. J., by whom he had three children, as follows: Champion and Charlotte Augusta, died in infancy and Mary Elizabeth. Mrs. Rachel W. Satterthwaite was born in Bur- lington county, N. J., 1st month, 31st, 1806, and departed this life 12th month, 15th, 1838. Her ancestors were Friends as far back as there is any record, and originally came from Wales. Her father was an elder in the Society of Friends, and died at the age of ninety-nine years and seven months. A singular incident in the history of the family is, that previous to coming to America the Satterthwaite's married into an Atkinson family, but whether it was the same Atkinson's that subsequently came to this country, is not known. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sutton is the only survivor of her family, her parents and brother and sister dying before she was four years old. She was then taken and brought up by her uncle, Samuel Satterthwaite, with whom she resided until her mar- riage to Nehemiah M. Sutton, 11th month, 15th, 1854. She then went to Detroit with her husband, and resided for fifteen months, when they returned to Raisin and resided on her father's old homestead for six years. In 1862 they went to Battle Creek and resided until the following year, when Mr. Sutton purchased the old Samuel Satterthwaite farm, on section 33, in Tecumseh, where they now reside. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton have had two children, as follows: Anna R., born in Raisin, 5th month, 3d, 1858; Mary Arminda, born in Tecumseh, 12th month, 10th, 1864. Nehemiah M. Sutton was born in Venice, Cayuga county, N. Y., 6th month, 21st, 1829, and came to Michigan with his parents in 1836, and settled on a new farm near Battle Creek. Mr. Sutton is now en- gaged in farming, and the mercantile business in Tecumseh.
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