A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume I, Part 68

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 888


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until June 2, 1844. On Dec. 29, 1843, in a settlement of the estate of Amos Wardwell, Sr., all the heirs released their rights in the farm to the widow, Madam Betsey Wardwell. On the same day, all the other heirs quitclaimed to Amos, Jr., their rights in the farm at 236, which Amos, Sr. had purchased. Amos, Jr. . moved there and lived there the remainder of his life. GEORGE WARDWELL, the other son of Amos, Sr., lived with his mother and, finally, purchased the farm of her, Mar. 23, 1854. Two years later, Jan. 27, 1856, GEORGE F. HUB- BARD, who had married Betsey Wardwell, daughter of Amos, Sr., purchased the farm and moved there from 172, Mr. Hubbard died, Aug. 14, 1872. By deeds of Apr. 25, 1874; May 31, 1877; and Aug. I, 1882, transfers were effected by which MINOT WESLEY HUBBARD and CHARLES W. HUBBARD, youngest two sons of Geo. F. Hubbard, have come into possession of the farm. The Ward- wells and the Hubbards have been among the most prominent citizens of the town, very active in town meetings, in school affairs, and in all that concerns the welfare of the place. The brothers who now occupy the farm are deeply interested in the history of the town, and in promoting the East Sullivan church of which both are members. They are public-spirited men and very influential in town affairs. For the work of Mrs. C. W. Hubbard in church circles, see page 548.


The farm of MASON A. NIMS now belongs to District No. 2, and its succes- sion of occupants will be considered in the next chapter, under 108.


26. The David McIntire place, now occupied by Q. B. Nash. It was a part of lot 2, range 9. See 14 for first owners of the lot. The occupants of this place have been the following, with dates of purchase: JEREMIAH LELAND, Jan. 9, 1799, bought the farm of Joseph Mason. For a further notice of Mr. Leland and his Sullivan residences, see Chap. XXI., No. 251. He lived here six years. He lived at first in a log house, which stood further south. He built this house later. Asa and Martha (called Patty) Leland were born in it. In 1805, he moved to Dublin, where Betsey (later Mrs. Peabody) was born. See No. 28. This place was vacant a short time. JOSEPH ELLIS, JR., who had lived at 25, bought it, Sept. 10, 1806. He remained two and a half years. It is said that his son, J. H. Ellis, managed to obtain his property without guaranteeing the maintenance of himself and wife, who eventually became charges upon the town. Samuel Burnap of Temple bought the place of Ellis, May 3, 1809. Burnap's daughter, Eunice, had married DAVID MCINTIRE of Stoddard. The McIntires came here to live and, July 19, 1813, Mr. Burnap deeded the farm to Mrs. McIntire. The McIntire family occupied the farm for 60 years. They were honest and respected, and the descendants have been successful in business and esteemed as citizens in other places. Mrs. McIntire died, Mar. 29, 1866. DANIEL WILLARD RUGG bought the farm of the heirs, the deeds bearing the dates of Mar. 29, Mar. 31, and Apr. I, in 1869. For a notice of Mr. Rugg, see page 611, also No. 22. DANIEL TOWNE bought it, Nov. 14, 1870. See page 624. Less than a year later, Mr. Rugg repurchased it, Sept. 30, 1871, and sold it, two days later, Oct. 2, 1871, to LUCIUS PEMBROKE NIMS of Sullivan, who lived here nearly five years. His son Herbert was born here. See page 605. Mr. Rugg repurchased the place, Sept. 16, 1876, and sold it, Apr. 7, 1887, to QUINCY B. NASH, who still occupies it. Mr. and Mrs. Nash are kind and useful


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neighbors, always ready to help, and efficient, in serving collations, or other- wise, on festal occasions, or in any time of need.


27. Site of the first house in which JOHN MASON, SR., lived in Sullivan. The widow, " Molly " Packer, as administratrix of her husband's estate, had sold lot 3, range 9, to Nathaniel Appleton Haven, the distinguished merchant of Portsmouth, June 30, 1795. The latter sold it, Feb. 22, 1797, to Samuel Griffin, Esq., of Packersfield (Nelson). The latter sold it, Mar. 18, 1799, to John Mason, elder of the name, of Dublin (now Harrisville) who was born (and later lived, in that place,) in a house which stood between the present summer residences of Rev. Mr. Thayer and Mrs. Rand, upon the same side of the road. He was a son of Thaddeus Mason, Sr. John Mason, Sr., lived here a little more than three years. About 1802, he built the house at 28, but soon returned to his father's farm, returning to Sullivan in 1812, to the house at 28. We know of no other occupant of this house. It disappeared before the memory of anybody now living. Mr. Mason, while living on his father's homestead, continued to own the land, which he added to the farm at 21 (later 22), a large part of which has ever since been a part of the farm.


28. Second house built by John Mason, Sr., in Sullivan. It was on lot 3, range 10, which " Molly " Packer, administratrix of Thomas Packer, had sold, Apr. 30, 1795, to her husband's son, Thomas Packer of Newburyport, Mass. The latter sold it, june 29, 1797, to Thaddeus Mason of Dublin (now Harris- ville). See preceding paragraph. The latter sold it to his son, JOHN MASON, SR., March 18, 1799, the same day that John bought lot 3, range 9, of S. Griffin. John built, at first, as we have seen in the preceding section, at 27. After the road was built, in 1802 (XLIII, page 259), from the Packer's Quarter road to Daniel Wilson's (at 64), he built this house, but had hardly completed it before he returned to his father's homestead for a few years. In the mean time, JOHN HAVEN of Marlborough moved here, as his grandson, Franklin Baker, informed the writer at the time of the Sullivan Centennial. Haven's ninth child was born here in 1804. The father of the writer, and other men of his time, remembered a barn here, which was called the " Haven" barn. Haven rented the place of Mason, whose wife was a relative of the Haven family. In 1812, Nahum Haven, a son of John Haven, bought the land which was afterwards the Martin Rugg farm. He lived on the land, presumably in the house that stood at 58, possibly on the site of 59. As Nahum was not married, it is understood that his father's family went there with him. This is the more probable, as other families lived, about that time, at 28. The Havens went to Columbia, Bradford Co., Pa., in 1815. Miss "Patty" Leland informed the writer that her father, JEREMIAH LELAND, on returning to Sullivan, after a short residence in Dublin, probably in that part of Dublin which is now Harrisville, lived a short time in this house, the Havens still occupying a part of the house. We know certainly that JOHN MASON, SR., had returned to this place about 1812, for in the deed of Apr. 26, 1813, conveying the northern part of the lot to S. Osgood, he speaks of lot 3, range 10, as " the lot on which I now live". Probably the Havens had all gone to Nahum's land. See an earlier passage in this paragraph. It was also on Apr. 26, 1813, that Mr. Mason bought the Rider place, at 21, to which place he moved in the course of about two years. We know of no other occupant of the house. The road which led by it was discontinued in 1815.


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29. The mill of L. H. Goodnow, in lot I, range Io. The north part of this lot became a part of the Wilder farm. Dec. 27, 1888, LESLIE H. GOODNOW bought of Addison N. R. Wilder all of the lot which Wilder owned between the Concord Road and the east bank of the river, with the right of flowage caused by building a dam. In 1889, L. H. Goodnow built the mill now standing here, and he still owns it. See page 565. He has made toys, chair stock and crib stock. He is doing a flourishing business. During the first six months of the present year (1907), he has turned out 724,000 pieces of crib stock.


30. House of A. Gauthier, the ell of which was the former Bond store. Lucius Nims had purchased of the widow of Daniel Goodnow, Oct. 19, 1857, the bit of land south of Mrs. Goodnow's home, between the Concord Road and his own land. He sold it, with a strip of his former land, in two portions, to Nahum Bridge of Roxbury, but formerly of Keene, the northerly part, Sept. 28, 1861, and the southerly part, Jan. 20, 1865. The southern portion, Mr. Bridge sold, May 4, 1872, to LABAN S. BOND, who had recently moved to town from Leices- ter, Mass. Mr. Bond built a store here, which was the ell of the present house. See page 573. Mr. Bond built and lived in the house, while managing the store. He got into financial trouble. From Bond, the place passed rapidly to the fol- lowlng owners, on the given dates : Lory (or " Larry ") S. Watson, of Leicester, Mass., Sept. 19, 1878, a mortgage on the place; E: R. Locke of Keene, Jan. 26, J880, by S. O. Gates, sheriff, in virtue of an execution for non-payment of taxes ; L. S. Watson, Aug. 24, 1880, a warranty deed from Locke; Sextus P. Goddard of Worcester, Mass., by deeds of Oct. 9, 1880, and Feb. 2, 1881, with a quitclaim from Mr. Bond, Apr. 11, 1881 ; Joshua G. Hubbard of Derry, Nov. 21, 1881 ; Edwin R. Locke of Keene, Nov. 21, 1881 ; Charles W. Hersey of Boston and Justin Whittier of Newton, Mass., " seizin & possession " taken May 6, 1882, by legal process, following an attachment for debt; George H. Jackson of Keene, June 16, 1882, deed from Locke, ineffectual because of the foregoing attach- ment; and the Cheshire National Bank of Keene, " seizin & possession " taken, Nov. 22, 1883, by legal process, following an attachment by the bank of the property of the firm of Hersey, Whittier, and J. Forster Wyman of Boston, to the two first of whom this place had been set off by legal process. Thus this little place had been tossed to and fro, from one owner to another, like a missile in the game of battledoor and shuttlecock. No one of these owners, after Bond, had lived upon the place. It was rented to various persons, among whom we find Geo. W. Hazlin ; Horace H. Bridge, about 1878; Frank W. Bridge, in the eighties ; George H. Davis, in 1885; Charles F. Putnam ; Albert Barnes ; Henry Hale ; and William M. Leland, whose wife was the postmistress from 1879 to 1886. Perhaps others have lived here for short periods of time. Finally ALFRED GAUTHIER bought the place of the Cheshire Bank, Aug. 27, 1888, and has since lived here. He has an interesting family of nine children, of whom the last two were born here. The post office was in this house from 1873 to 1886, the postmasters being Bond, 1873 to 1877 H. H. Bridge, 1877 to 1879; and Mrs. Leland, 1879 to 1886.


31. Formerly the carpenter shop of Daniel Goodnow, now the residence of Mrs. Chase. The land was included in the original purchase of Daniel Good- now (see 33), who erected this building for his shop. Caleb Goodnow purchased


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the land and shop thereon of his heirs, July 12, 1871. Ten days later, July 22, 1871, he sold it to Nahum Bridge. The shop was refitted for a dwelling and, May 29, 1872, the place was purchased by Lois M., wife of WILLIAM M. LE- LAND, who owned it until Feb. 28, 1876, when it was purchased by EDWIN ALBERT BLOOD, who occupied it for four years, when Nahum Bridge repur- chased it, Aug. 3, 1880. John S. Currier was a tenant here for a short time. LEWIS BRIDGE, JR., also lived upon the place, to whose wife, Julia D., it was deeded, Apr. 18, 1881. Lewis Bridge, Jr., also bought of L. P. Nims, Mar. 27, 1882, the bit of land, in the south-east corner of the old Lucius Nims farm, east of the Concord Road. JOSEPH BEAUDOIR (usually called Bedaw), purchased the place, June 8, 1892. Later, Jan. 21, 1893, he purchased the right to use a spring of Mrs. Bridge. Antoinette E., wife of LYMAN DAVIS purchased this house, May 10, 1894, and sold it, Dec. 31, 1895, to Hattie Ann, wife of FRANK W. BRIDGE, who lived here several years. The Bridges sold the place, Oct. 22, 1902, to AUGUSTA O. CHASE, a sister of Mrs. Bridge, and the widow of Ira E. Chase of Keene. The Bridges moved to Nelson. Mrs. Chase has resided here since her purchase. George Kingsbury has boarded here a couple of years, since he rented his farm. Albert Hale, a brother-in-law of the latter, came here with Mr. Kingsbury and died here early in 1907. Mrs. Chase is a good neigh- bor and much appreciated in the community.


32. The Nahum Bridge house, now owned by Mrs. Albert Davis. NAHUM BRIDGE purchased this land of Lucius Nims, Sept. 28, 1861, as we stated before. See No. 30. Mr. Bridge built here at once, and lived here 30 years and a few months more, and died here, Jan. 23, 1892. He was a shoemaker and had a little shop, a few rods from the street, to the south-west of the house. He lost a leg soon after moving to town, Sept. 24, 1863. See page 374. He was a quiet, honest man, thoroughly upright and respected. He willed this place to Julia D., wife of his nephew, LEWIS BRIDGE, JR., who had been living several years at 31. Nahum Bridge and his wife were tenderly cared for in their declining years by this nephew and his estimable wife. The latter couple soon moved into this house and sold the house at 31. Edward L. Gay had lived with them from infancy. See page 614. Lewis Bridge died at Ashuelot in 1898. Mrs. Bridge remained here a short time longer. Horace H. Robbins came here from Nelson and lived a short time as a tenant. Mrs. Bridge sold the place, July 15, 1899, to Eliza, wife of DAVID LARMAY (as the last name is spelled in the deed. It was perhaps L'Amour or L'Armee). In a little more than a year, the latter sold it to ALBERT DAVIS, Oct. 24, 1900. Mr. Davis was a deacon in the church at East Sullivan, and was of sterling New England stock. He died here, Sept. 26, 1903, and his widow, Mrs. Rosetta (Towne) Davis, still occupies the house. They had previously lived many years upon the old Nathaniel Osgood farm in Nelson, now owned by Rev. Mr. Conrad.


33. The Daniel Goodnow house, now occupied by L. H. Goodnow, with Mrs. M. A. Ware as a tenant. This place, like the rest of East Sullivan village, was a part of the original Nathaniel Mason farm (see No. 14). N. Mason sold this lot to his son, Nathaniel P. Mason, Oct. 12, 1840. The latter sold it to DANIEL GOODNOW, Nov. 6, 1843, who had previously lived in Roxbury, on the place which Mr. Ruggles owns. Mr. Goodnow built this house and lived in it


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until his death, Apr. 20, 1856. He was a carpenter and had a shop which, after his decease, was converted into the dwelling where Mrs. Chase lives, No. 31. After his death, the widow, POLLY GOODNOW, purchased the rights of her chil- dren in this place, by deeds of May 23, 1857 (from her son Caleb), and June 20, 1857 (from her daughter Mary, then Mrs. Raymond). She lived here till her death, Sept. 20, 1863. The house passed to Caleb Goodnow, who purchased his sister's share, Sept. 29, 1865. He had lived here, after his marriage, until he built the house at 34. Elbridge H. Taft was a tenant here during his first short residence in town, and his second child was born here. Caleb Goodnow, Sept. 7, 1865, sold this house to CLARISSA ESTY, widow of Solomon, who had lived many years at 144, and a short time at 128. She lived here over five years and sold it, Mar. 18, 1871, to Nahum Bridge, who, four days later, deeded it jointly to the wives of LESLIE H. GOODNOW and D. WILLARD RUGG. The Goodnows have lived here since, 36 years to the present time (1907), and have had the post office at East Sullivan since 1891. Mr. Goodnow is doing a good business in his mill at 29. He has inherited fine musical taste and promotes the musical efficiency of the church choir in the village, and is, in every way, a most valua- ble citizen. The death of Mrs. Elvira, wife of D. W. Rugg, occurred at her mother's old homestead in Stoddard, Sept. 20, 1871, only a few months after an undivided half of this house had been deeded to her. The Ruggs had lost their dwelling at 41, by fire, on the night of Feb. 1 and 2, 1871, and shortly after that moved here, into the northern end of the building. A month after the death of Mrs. Rugg, LYMAN DAVIS, Oct. 21, 1871, bought the half of the house which she had owned of Mr. Rugg, acting for himself and as the guardian of Arthur H. Rugg. Mrs. Davis was the postmistress from 1886 to 1891. In the fall of 1895, the Davises purchased the L. P. Nims house at 20, as we have shown already. On Apr. 29, 1896, Mrs. Marietta A. Ware, widow of Alonzo A. Ware of Swanzey, moved into this part of the house as a tenant, and was a valuable accession to the neighborhood. Mrs. Lydia Davis, widow of Marcus Davis of Stoddard, and the mother of Mrs. L. H. Goodnow moved into the same part of the house in 1899. Nov. 3, 1899, the undivided half of the place was deeded to the wife of L. H. GOODNOW, who now owns the whole place. Mrs. Davis died, Apr. 15, 1905. She was a capable, ingenious woman, of exceptionally good judgment.


34. The Caleb Goodnow house, now occupied by F. B. Hardy. This was a part of the old Nathaniel Mason farm, which went with the Dea. Wilson place. See Nos. 14 and 36. CALEB GOODNOW bought this house spot of Asa E. Wilson, Apr. 17, 1849. He built the house standing upon the place and owned it between 48 and 49 years. He was the postmaster from 1851 to 1857, and again from 1863 to 1873, and the office was in this house while D. A. Felt was the postmaster, from 1859 to 1863. Mr. Goodnow died Oct. 16, 1898, at the house of his son, L. H. Goodnow, at 33, where he had been stopping during his last illness. For notices of him, see pages 614, 588, and 575. He sold this house, Sept. 22, 1897, to FRANKLIN B. HARDY, a native of Nelson, but who moved here from Keene. He was a soldier of the Civil War. D. Wilmer Goodnow was a tenant in this house between seven and eight years, from his marriage until he purchased the Seward house, at 17. In the mean time, his


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father lived at Keene, but returned again to this house. For D. W. Goodnow, see page 614.


35. Site of a small store-house built by Dea. A. E. Wilson, on the land which was included in the tannery purchase. See No. 37. The postoffice at East Sullivan was in this building from 1857 to 1859, while Dea. Wilson was the postmaster.


36. The Dea. Wilson, afterwards Symonds, house, now owned and occu- pied by Will H. Harris. This was the second house built at the village of East Sullivan. It was built by LANMON NIMS, who purchased the site of Nathaniel Mason (of whose old farm it was originally a part), Mar. 14, 1835. For a notice of Mr. Nims, see pages 618-9. NATHANIEL P. MASON, son of Nathaniel, bought the same of Mr. Nims, Jan. 23, 1838, Mr. Nims reserving the right to occupy the north part of the house until Apr. 1, 1839, if he desired. Mr. Mason operated the mill for about two and a half years. He sold this house, June 5, 1840, to ASA E. WILSON, a native of Nelson, who came here from Alstead. Mr. Wilson was a tanner, who built and operated for many years the tannery at 37, of which we shall speak in the next paragraph. He was chosen a deacon of the First. Cong. Church, in Sept. (probably the first day), 1851, and nominally held the office until he was dismissed to the Nelson church, May 2, 1880, although he lived in Marlow several years in the mean time. He was an estimable man and a valuable citizen. He sold this house, together with his tanning business, to JOHN SYMONDS of Marlow, a native of Hancock, Feb. 1, 1859. Mr. Symonds lived here until he purchased of J. Whitney the house at 14. He then rented this house. Fred I .. Pitcher was a tenant several years. For a notice of Mr. Symonds, see pages 623-4. JOHN N. GROUT of Leicester, Mass., bought this house and the tannery property of Mr. Symonds, Jan. 23, 1872. He owned the place for a little more than five years. See No. 37, also page 566. Grout went into bankruptcy. His assignees, Charles Mason of East Sullivan and Frederick Taylor of Munsonville, sold this house, March 8, 1877, to Lory (or " Larry ") S. Watson of Leicester, Mass., and from him it passed, in succession, to George A. Kimball of Worcester, Mass., on Oct. 3, 1878; Edwin R. Locke of Keene, Oct. 6, 1879; Keene Five Cents Savings Bank, on June 13, 1882, by legal process, following an attachment, foreclosing a mortgage which Locke had given to the bank, Feb. 9, 1880; George H. Jackson of Keene, on June 16, 1882, an ineffectual deed, on account of the action of the bank; and John Symonds then of Keene, on Sept. 3, 1883, who bought it of the bank. No one of these owners, after Grout, lived here. During these years, the house was rented some time. Nathan G. Lyman was living here in the seventies. Sept. 16, 1885, WILL H. HARRIS bought the place of the executors of John Symonds, who died, March 28, of the same year, at Keene. Nov. 5, 1885, ASA DAVIS of Stoddard, the father of Mrs. Harris bought an undivided half of the house, and soon after moved into the southern end of the building. On Dec. 8, 1888, Mr. Davis made over his part of the place to his wife, by deeding it first to Mr. Harris, who, on the same day, deeded it to Mrs. Davis. After the death of Mrs. Davis, her heirs, on Dec. 23, 1895, deeded all their rights in the same place to Mr. Davis, which were purchased, Feb. 9, 1899, by the wife of Mr. Harris, after the death of her father, which occurred, Oct. 20, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Davis had always


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lived near Sullivan, were of excellent families, and were highly esteemed. After their decease, the southern end of the house was rented for a time to Wm. H. H. Law, also to Albert Corey. Mr. Harris operated the saw-mill at 46, which was destroyed by fire, Jan. 13, 1898. See page 380. Since then, he has operated the old Ellis mill at 110. He is a man, who, through the activity of his mills, has helped the town, by adding to its industries and furnishing employment for several men. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Davis were living in this house when they cele- brated their golden wedding. The celebration was in Union Hall, Nov. 28, 1893, which was well filled with their kindred and numerous friends.


37. Site of the old Wilson (later Symonds) tannery. The land on which this building stood, like other property in the village, was a part of the old Nathaniel Mason farm. It was purchased of Mr. Mason by Lanmon Nims, Mar. 14, 1835, and passed to all of the owners of the estate, No. 36, down to and including the second ownership of the property by John Symonds. The names of the owners and the dates of conveyances may be seen in the preceding para- graph. The site of 35 was included under the same title. The old tannery on this spot was built by DEA. ASA E. WILSON, about 1840. He operated it for nearly nineteen years. JOHN SYMONDS bought it, Feb. 1, 1859, and sold it, Jan. 23, 1872, to JOHN N. GROUT. The building was burned, Aug. 20, 1874. For a full history of the affair, see pages 565-6. No building was again built upon the site. The executors of Mr. Symonds sold the land, which also included the site of 35, to Martha D., wife of L. H. Goodnow, Sept. 16, 1885.


38. The house owned several years by Mrs. S. B. Rugg, where Byron J. Holt now lives, in the north part, and John H. Holbrook in the other part. LABAN S. BOND of Leicester, Mass., Mar. 22, 1872, bought this place of John Symonds, who had already erected a house to rent to men who worked for him. It was on the premises purchased by Symonds of Mr. Whitney. See No. 14. Mr. Bond lived here a few months until he had completed the building at 30. He then rented it. Jacob Nash, who came from Gilsum, was the tenant when SOPHIA B. RUGG, widow of Harrison Rugg, purchased the place, Feb. 23, 1876. Mrs. Rugg then built the addition which forms the northern portion of the house. She lived many years in that part of the house, or made it her head- quarters. She rented the southern part of the building to various tenants, among whom were Atwell C. Ellis, for several years; Mrs. Parker ; and Fred A. Davis. Mrs. Rugg was a person who had been trained in the olden school of New England household duties and could turn her hand readily to any one of those manifold services required of the women of her period. She nursed the sick, and was a kind and useful neighbor. She died, Apr. 16, 1900, nearly 92 years of age. JEDIDIAH R. HOLT bought the place of her administrator, E. E. Rugg, Sept. 29, 1900. His son, BYRON J. HOLT, on Feb. 4, 1905, came into possession of the place, by purchasing the rights of the heirs, after the death of his father, which occurred, Feb. 26, 1903, about two years after the death of Mrs. Holt. He has lived in the northerly part of the house since his father pur- chased it. The southerly part is now rented to John H. Holbrook. Mr. J. R. Holt was a native of Sullivan, but had lived considerably in other places before fixing upon this place as his last residence. The south part of this house was built by Mr. Symonds in 1869. Among his tenants were Ira Robbins, his brother-


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