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three spinning wheels, two square tables, one Round table, a dozen of trays with other wooden ware, a Looking Glass, a frying pan an Iron pot, Glass Bottles, A Chest with a draw, a corn chest and the other Half of the Pew in the meeting House
In Testimony of all foregoing we have hereunto set our hands the 22d day of November Annoq Dom: 1756
Ebenezer Batchelder Jonathan Greeley Abner Morrill
[John Morrill, aged more than 14 years, son of Benjamin Mor- rill, makes choice of his brother-in-law, Samuel Stevens of Kings- ton, as his guardian; witnesses, Samuel Clark, Nathaniel Batch- elder; the appointment was made March 28, 1760.]
[Guardianship of Samuel Morrill, minor, aged more than 14 years, son of Benjamin Morrill, granted to Moses Morrill Nov. 26, 1763.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 121.]
[Bond of Moses Morrill, yeoman, with Thomas Batchelder, joiner, and William Parker as sureties, all of Kingston, in the sum of £500, Nov. 26, 1763, for the guardianship of Samuel Morrill; witnesses, Samuel Elliot, Jeremiah Fogg, Jr.]
[Bond of Samuel Stevens, husbandman, with Jeremy Webster and Ebenezer Batchelder, husbandman, as sureties, all of Kingston, in the sum of £300, Jan. 14, 1767, for the guardian- ship of Samuel Morrill; witnesses, John Morrill, John Toppan.]
ALEXANDER HINMAN 1755 LONDONDERRY
[Administration on the estate of Alexander Hinman granted to Andrew Thompson and his wife, Margaret Thompson, Jan. 29, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 166.]
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[Bond of Andrew Thompson, weaver, with Samuel Barr, gentleman, and John Anderson, yeoman, as sureties, all of Lon- donderry, in the sum of £1000, Jan. 29, 1755, for the administra- tion of the estate of Alexander Hinman of Londonderry, yeoman ; witnesses, William Parker, Jonathan Blanchard.]
[Inventory, Jan. 29, 1755; amount, £332. 19. 0; signed by Henry Campbell and Samuel Barr.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, personal estate, £327. 19. 0; expenditures, £145. 7. 0; no date.]
LOVE ROBERTS 1755 SOMERSWORTH
In ye Name of God Amen the third day of February in ye Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty five I Love Roberts of Somersworth in ye Province of New Hampsre in New England Gentleman, being very Sick & Weak in Body
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved Wife Elizabeth ye Improvement of one Third of my whole real Estate during her Natural Life
Item I give and bequeath to My Sd Wife, any Two of My Cows that she shall Coose.
Item I give and bequeath to My Sd Wife ye use & Improve- ment of one half of My Dwelling House, half below, half above during her natural Life
Item I give & bequeath to my Sd Wife ye one half of My Swine
Item I give and bequeath to My Sd Wife ye Improvement of one half of My Household Goods during her natural Life
Item I give and bequeath to my Sª Wife ye use & Improve- ment of My Negro Man Phil during her Natural Life.
Item I give and bequeath To My Two Beloved Sons Love & Francis all My real Estate in Somersworth Berwick & Rochester
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& everywhere else, to be Equally Divided between them, To them thier Heirs & assigns for ever
Item I give and bequeath to My Said Two Sons Love & Fran- cis, My Mill standing on Salmon fall Stream together with all ye appurtenances & priviledges thereunto belonging to be equally divided between ym to them thier Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item I give and bequeath to My Said beloved Wife four sheep, & ye Improvement of one third of My Barn during her natural life
Item I give and bequeath to My Sª beloved Son Francis My great Coat, & all ye rest of My wearing Apparell to My Sª Two Sons to be equally divided between them
Item I give and bequeath to My beloved Daughter Hannah, ye one half of My Household Goods at My Decease & ye other half after ye Decease of My Sª Wife Eliza To her her Heirs & as- signs forever
Item I give & bequeath all ye rest of My Stock of Creatures to My Said two Sons to be Equally Divided between them, to them thier Heirs & assigns for ever
Item after ye decease of my Sª Wife I give to my Said Son Love ye one half of My dwelling House & Barn.
Item Its My Will that My Said Two Sons Love & Francis, find My Said Wife Elisabeth Oxen to hall her fire wood & to do her Husbandry Work she finding them Meat when using of them
Item its My Will that My two Sd Sons Love & Francis, receive equally between ym all My outstanding Debts, & that they equally between them pay all My Lawfull Debts
Item after ye Death of My Said Wife I give & bequeath an Equal right to My Sª Negro Phil To My Sª two Sons Love & Francis
Item I give & bequeath to My Said Two Sons Love & Francis all ye rest of My Estate to be Equally Divided between them, To them their Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item its my will that my Said Sons Love & Francis be equally at ye Cost of Burying My Body in a decent Christian Manner.
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Item I do hereby Constitute Make & ordain My Said Sons Love & Francis My Sole Executors
Love Roberts
[Witnesses] John Wentworth, Moses Carr, Moses Stevens. [Proved May 28, 1755.]
[Warrant, May 28, 1755, authorizing Dr. Moses Carr and Moses Stevens, both of Somersworth, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, attested Sept. 24, 1755; amount, £8269. 17. 0; signed by Moses Carr and Moses Stevens.]
[Account of Love Roberts, surviving executor; expenditures, £41. 17. 5; allowed April 29, 1772.]
JONATHAN CHESLEY I755 DURHAM
In the Name of God Amen I Jonthan Chesly of Durham and Province of New Hampshire in New England, Gentleman, Being Aged and Infirme in Body *
Imprimis I Give and Bequeath my Loving Wife Mary Chesley One Third Part of all my Real and Personal Estate as the Law directs to Widows
Item - I Give and Bequeath my Loving Son Jonathan Chesly all my Lands and Privileges that I have or may have in the Townships of Durham, Dover and Nottingham in said Province with my now Dwelling House and Barn and all other Buildings in said Towns Likewise all my Stock and Moveable Goods within and without Doors to him my Son Jonathan his Heirs or Assigns forever, He paying my Just Debts & the Lega- cies hereafter mentioned. -
Item - I Give and Bequeath my Loving Daughter Mary Chatburn Two Hundred Pounds Old Tenor to be paid by my Son Jonathan Chesly, Vizt One Hundred Pound to be paid in
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one Year after my Discease & the other Hundred Pound to be paid in Two Years after my Discease to my said Daughter Mary her Heirs or Assigns, having already made Provision for my Daughter Mary another way. -
Item - I Give and Bequeath my Loving Daughter Comfort Chesly all my Right, Title and Interest that I have or may have in the Township of Canterbury in New Hampshire aforesaid free from all Incumbrances whatsoever to her my said Daughter Comfort her Heirs or assigns forever, Also I Give and Bequeath my said Daughter Comfort One Good Feather Bed and Furniture and Two good Cows Likewise Two Hundred Pounds Old Tenor Vizt One Hundred Pound to be paid in Three Years after my Discease and the Other Hundred Pound to be paid in Four Years after my Discease, to be paid by my Son Jonathan Chesly to my Daughter Comfort her Heirs or Assigns And I do hereby Ordain, Constitute and Appoint my Beloved Son Jonathan Chesly my Sole and Lawful Executor in all Things in Trust to see this my Last Will and Testament performed in all Things above-men- tioned - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Fourth day of February Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Five and in the Twenty Eighth Year of his Majesties Reign -
Jonathan Chesle
[Witnesses] John Adams, Stephen Jones Jur, Moses Emerson. [Proved Sept. 24, 1755.]
[Warrant, Sept. 24, 1755, authorizing Stephen Jones, Jr., gentleman, and Joseph Sias, trader, both of Durham, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Oct. 27, 1755; amount, £7434. 15. 0; signed by Joseph Sias and Stephen Jones, Jr.]
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PHINEAS STEVENS 1755
BOSCAWEN
[Administration on the estate of Phineas Stevens of Contoo- cook, clerk, granted to his widow, Sarah Stevens, Feb. 11, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 370.]
[Bond of Sarah Stevens of Contoocook, with Aaron Stevens and Ezra Carter, both of Rumford, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, Feb. II, 1755, for the administration of the estate; wit- nesses, John Noyes, John Sanders.]
[Warrant, Feb. 11, 1755, authorizing John Chandler of Rum- ford, Jeremiah Clough of Canterbury, and Stephen Gerrish of Contoocook, gentlemen, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, attested May 1, 1755; amount, £458. 17. 9, per- sonal estate; signed by John Chandler, Jeremiah Clough, and Stephen Gerrish.]
[Account of the settlement of the estate; receipts, £1713. 14. 0; expenditures, £1865. 7. 2; mentions maintaining three children, John, Phineas, and Abigail, from Jan. 19, 1755, to date of ac- count, and a daughter Sarah from Jan. 19, 1755, for four months; allowed Aug. 31, 1757.]
[Warrant, Nov. 12, 1771, authorizing Jeremiah Clough, Thomas Clough, yeoman, Archelaus Moore, gentleman, all of Canterbury, Philip Eastman, yeoman, and Timothy Bradley, gentleman, both of Concord, to divide the real estate.]
Province of New-Hampshire Rockingham ss
To the Honble the Judge of the Probate of Wills &c, for & within the said County of Rockingham
In obedience to the Warrant or Order to which this is annexed, & by virtue of the power therein granted to us, we the Subscribers having met at Concord in said County of Rockingham on the Twentieth day of November 1771, proceeded with the Assistance of a skilful Surveyor, to divide all the real Estate of the within- named Phinehas Stevens deceased situate & being in the said
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County of Rockingham, which has come to our knowledge (we having made a diligent enquiry for that purpose) viz a Lot or Tract of Land in Concord aforesaid containing about ninety-six Acres, bounded as follows viz. Beginning at an Ash Tree at Merrimack River, on the easterly side thereof where the dividing Line between said Concord & Canterbury strikes the said River, thence running on said dividing Line about one hundred & seventy six rods to a red oak marked B. B. thence running South five degrees East about one hundred & fifty three rods to a white oak spotted on three sides at Merrimack River, thence by the said River to the first mentioned Bound. - Which Tract of Land we have divided in the following manner viz.
Thirty two Acres on the southerly part thereof we have set off to James Varney & Sarah his Wife, who was the Widow of the said Stevens as her Dower or Thirds, bounded as follows, viz Be- ginning at the white Oak afore-mentioned, thence running on the eastern boundary line of the whole Tract aforesaid about ninety one rods to a Stake spotted on three sides; thence running on a Line parallel to the aforesaid Line between Concord & Canter- bury about one hundred & twenty four rods to Merrimack River at a Stake.
Adjoining to this thirty two Acres one the northerly part thereof, we have set off to John Stevens the eldest surviving Son of the said Phinehas Stevens deceased twenty one Acres and one third of an Acre bounded as follows, viz. Beginning at the Bound Stake last mentioned, thence running back on the Line last described the whole length thereof; then northerly on the eastern boundary line of the whole Tract aforesaid about twenty two rods to a Pine spotted on three sides; thence on a Line parallel to the aforesaid Line between Concord & Canterbury about one hundred & fifty six rods to Merrimack River at a Stake.
Adjoining hereto we have set off ten Acres & two thirds of an Acre to Phinehas Stevens the other surviving son of the said de- ceased, beginning at the bound Stake last mentioned & running
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back on the Line last described the whole length thereof; then running northerly on the eastern boundary line of the whole Tract aforesaid about ten rods to a Stake spotted on three sides; thence on a line parallel to the aforesaid Line between Concord & Canterbury about one hundred & sixty three rods to Merri- mack River, at a Stake
Adjoining hereto we have set off ten acres & two thirds of an Acre to Abigail Eames one of the Daughters of the said Deceased, beginning at the Bound Stake last mentioned and running back on the line last described the whole length thereof; then north- erly, on the eastern boundary Line aforesaid about ten rods to a Pine spotted on three sides; thence on a line parallel to the afore- said Line between Concord & Canterbury about one hundred & sixty eight rods to Merrimack River at a Stake.
Adjoining to this we have set of ten Acres & two thirds of an Acre to Sarah another Daughter of the said deceased, beginning at the bound Stake last mentioned, and running back on the line last described the whole length thereof; then running northerly on the eastern boundary line aforesaid about ten rods to a Stake spotted on three sides; thence on a line parallel to the aforesaid Line between Concord & Canterbury to Merrimack River, at a stake.
The Remainder of the said whole Tract of Land being about ten Acres & two thirds of an Acre we have set off to Jane Hill the other daughter of the said deceased, bounded as follows, viz Be- ginning at the Bound Stake last mentioned, & running back on the Line last described the whole length thereof; then running northerly on the eastern boundary line aforesaid to the red oak before mentioned, on the Boundary or dividing Line between Concord & Canterbury, about ten rods; thence on the said Line between Concord & Canterbury to the Ash tree first of all men- tioned. Merrimack River to be the Southwesterly Boundary of all the divisions aforesaid. The whole Tract of Land aforesaid with the aforesaid Division thereof and all the Lines above de- scribed are represented in the Plan hereto annexed. Which
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Division we have faithfully & impartially made to the said James Varney & Sarah his Wife & to all the several Children of the said Deceased in due proportion for quantity & quality according to the best of our knowledge and discretion, & set forth each part by the respective metes & bounds above described, being first sworn to the faithful discharge of our said Duty & Trust as on the warrant aforesaid is certified. Dated at Concord aforesaid the 20th day of December Anno Domini 1771
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ISAAC GRIFFIN I755 KINGSTON
In the Name of God Amen I Isaac Griffin of Kingstown in the Province of New Hamps: in New England Husbandman * *
Imps I Give and Bequeath unto Hannah my now dearly be- loved wife all my Houshold goods which she bro't to me whin she became my wife & also Two Cows & two sheep & one Swine for ever to be at her dispose and also my Geese, and also all the fruits & Effects of her own Labour within doors that shall re- main & Not be won out further I give unto my sd wife the one Half of my Dwelling House vizt the Easterly End thereof, And the Income & produce of the one Third part of my Real Estate by her freely to be possessed & Enjoyed so long as she remains my widow. and also all the provision which I shall leave in the House -
Item I Give to my well beloved Daughter Elisabeth now the wife of John Page One Cow, she having had her portion out of my Estate already -
Item I Give to my well beloved Daughter mary now the wife of Moses Blake five shillings (New Tenour) She also haveing had her part of my Estate -
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved & only son Isaac all my Real Estate wherever being, or however scituate with all my moveable goods & Effects without doors of what kind or Nature soever to him his Hiers & Assigns forever, the same with all the Priviledges & appurtenances thereof To Have And To Hold forever, saveing what is before disposed of in this my Last will and I do hereby Constitute my sd son Isaac to be sole Executor of this my Last will & Testament And I do hereby Will & ordain my sª Executor to deliver up the forementioned creatures to my sd wife & Daughter as above Expressed, & pay the forementioned Legacy Immediately after my Decease -
And I do hereby further Will & ordain my sd Executor to pay all my Honest debts And to be at the Cost & Charge of my funeral, further if I have any Real or personal Estate which I
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have Left out & not mentioned in this my Last will I hereby Give it to my sª Executor to him his Hiers & assigns -
And I do hereby Utterly Disallow Revoke & Disannul all & every other former Wills Testaments Legacies & Bequests by me in any ways before Named Willed & Bequeathed, Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last will & Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & seal this 15th day of february Annoq domini 1755 -
Isaac Griffen
[Witnesses] Jeremy Webster, Phinehas Batchelder, Josiah Tilton.
[Proved Feb. 25, 1756.]
[Warrant, Feb. 25, 1756, authorizing Jeremy Webster and - Josiah Tilton, both of Kingston, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, April 22, 1756; amount, £3340. 10. 0; signed by Jeremy Webster and Josiah Tilton.]
MOSES RICHARDSON I755 SOUTH HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Moses Richardson granted to Humphrey Peirce of Newbury, Mass., June 4, 1755.]
[Probate Records, vol. 19, p. 303.]
[Bond of Humphrey Peirce of Newbury, Mass., with Samuel Clark, clothier, and John Clark, husbandman, both of Stratham, as sureties, in the sum of £1000, June 4, 1755, for the administra- tion of the estate of Moses Richardson of South Hampton; wit- nesses, Richard Rust, Samuel Peirce.]
[Inventory, Feb. 20, 1755; amount, £2474. 6. 0; signed by Henry Currier, Abner Morrill, and Samuel Currier; mentions Humphrey Peirce as son-in-law of the deceased.]
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ELIAS DICKEY 1755 LONDONDERRY
In the Name of God, Amen, I Elias Dickey of London Derry in the Province of New Hampshire Trader being weak in Body
Item, I Give to my dearly beloved wife Rosannah the One third part of my Real Estate during the term of her Natural life, and One third part of my Personal Estate for Ever I Also Give to my Brother Samuel's Son Adam and Daughter Elizabeth Four pounds old tenr each to buy 'em a handkerchief
Item, I Will and Order that half of my Cattle, all my Shop Goods, my Negro, Clock and Riding Chair be sold by my Execu- tors and the produce of them applyed towards the Payment of my Just Debts I also for the same purposes Do Impower my sd Executors to Sell all my Land in the Town of Hollis as also my Cloaths - except my white Coat wch I Give my Brother Samuel & what I have given my Sisters children & her husband
Item, In case there should be any moneys left in the hands of my Executors after my Debts and Funeral Charges are paid I Give out of the same to my said Wife Three hundred Pounds old tenor New Hampshire Money, I also give out of the same to my Brother Adam's Daughter Martha the sum of Thirty Pounds old tenor like money and so in proportion to each of them if the money so left should fall short of said sums -
Item, I Will and Order that my remaining half of my Cattle & all the remainder of my Household Furniture, be and remain in the hands of my said wife for the maintainance of my Children 'till they arrive of Age -
Item, I Give all such of my Personal Estate as shall be re- maining after all my said Children are of age to and among my sd Children in equal shares for ever -
Item, I Give Devise and Bequeath to my beloved Eldest Son William and to his heirs and Assigns forever All my Mansion House and Land & Appurtenances situate in London Derry aforesaid and which I bought of David Kergill Esq' he my said Son Paying such sums out of the same to the child my wife is
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now Pregnant with as I have herein after Ordered him to Pay I also Give my sª Son William a Beaver Hatt -
Item, I Give Devise and Bequeath to my beloved Son Elias, All that Parcell of Land which I bought of Capt Todd, as also One hundred acres of Land which I bought of the Town of London Derry to be Enjoyed by him my said Son Elias his heirs and Assigns for Ever, sd Lands being in sd London Derry
Item, I Give Devise and Bequeath unto my beloved Son James his heirs and Assigns for Ever That One hundred Acres of Land which I also bought of the said Town and which is Bounded on the Land of Joseph Santer in sd Town
Item, I Give to the Child my wife is now Pregnant with if it should be a Girl Five hundred Pounds old tenor New Hampshire Money, but if it should be a Boy I Give him the sum of One thousand Pounds old tenor like money - And my will and Order is that the Legacy given to the said Child shall be Paid it when it arrives to Age or marriage by my said Son William out of the Real Estate I have herein before given him and I hereby Subject the sd Estate so given him for the Payment hereof - I Also Give to my Sister Elizabeth Hall Fifty Pounds old tenor - & I also Give to the children of my sª Sister Sixty Pounds old tenor to be equally divided between them in Cloathing - & to my Brother John Hall my Scarlett Coat & Jackett -
Lastly, I Do hereby Constitute and Appoint my Brother Sam- uel Dickey, my Brother John Hall and My Brother James McDonald of Hollis Executors of this My last Will and Testa- ment And I Revoke all former Wills Codicils and Bequests by me heretofore Made - In Witness whereof I the said Elias Dickey have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Twentieth day of February Anno Domini One thousand seven hundred and Fifty five And In the Twenty Eighth Year of his Majesty's Reign
Elias Dickey
[Witnesses] Thos Greene, Nehemiah Wilkins, Wm Winter Nots Pubcus 1755
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[Proved in Boston, Mass., March 29, 1755.]
[Warrant, March II, 1755, authorizing Benjamin Thompson and John Clark, both of Londonderry, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, March 23, 1755; amount, £8009. 18. 11 ; signed by Benjamin Thompson and John Clark.]
[Warrant, July 17, 1755, authorizing Samuel Barr, John Clark, innholder, Peter Patterson, weaver, James Ewins and James Ramsey, husbandmen, all of Londonderry, to set off the widow's dower.]
[List of claims against the estate, Aug. 5, 1755; amount, £16,478. 7. 4; signed by Samuel Barr, James Ewins, James Ramsey.]
Londonderry Oct' ye 20 1755 -
Than Laid out to widow Rozanah Dickey one third part of Elias Dickeys Estate Quantety and Quallety and is Bounded as followeth Begining at a stake at the high way thance Running South fourty Nine Degrees East fourtey Eight Rods to a board marked on the Back Side of the Barn than Begining at the South Side of Sª Barn at a board marked thence Runing South fourtey Degrees East three Rods to a stake thance Running South Eightey four Degrees East five Rods to a stake than Be- gining two Rods South from the west corner of the house at a stump than Runing South twentey one Degrees west to the South west side of Sd farm thence Runing N: W: B: W: to William Whites Land thence N : E: B: N : to the Bounds first mentioned with the west tayup and floor way of the Barn Up and Down together with ten feet of the South Side tayup up and Down Nixt to the widows floor way and the East Ende of the house up and Down with the priveledg of the well and wattering-place at the Bridge at the East End of the house together with twelve acers for a wood Lot Joyning to the Six acre meadow and Be- gining at ye No E: Corner of Sª Land at a Cherey tree thence
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Runing west sixtey Rods to a stake than Runing South thirtey two Rhoads to a stake thence Runing East Sixtey Rhoads to the meadow thence by Sd meadow to the Bounds first mentioned Samuel Barr James Ewins Peter Patterson
James Ramsey
John Clark
Daniel Leslie Surveyor
To the Honourable Judge of Probats of Wills for the Province of Newhampshireetting -
For that Whereas Rozanah Dickey Wife to Elias Dickey Latte of Londonderry Decesd Being alowd Pay for Keeping the Children of the Sd Deceasd till they Come to the age of Seven years Each She the Said Rozanah Dickey thought Proper to Insert the age of Each Child at the time of the Decease of the Said Elias Dickey Which is as folows (viz)
Elias Son to the Said Decsd was Born in august the Second 1751 -
James Son to the Said Deceasd was Born the first Day of august In the year 1753
Elizebath Daughter to the Said Decesd was Born the twenty Sixth Day of Feberuary 1755
Londry Janry the 21 1757
[Petition of creditors, Feb. 19, 1757, that the executors be cited into court, charging them with a false and incomplete inventory ; signed by Thomas Killicot, Jonathan Cummings, David Whitte- more, Jacob Hildreth, John Anderson, and William Humphrey.]
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