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VII. Judith, married Archibald McCall, a Philadelphia merchant, by whom she had eighteen children. She died there, aged 89 years.
By his second wife Peter Kemble had
VIII. Robert, b. April 5, 1755. He served in the British army during the Revolution. He lived at Mount Kemble, where he died, January 1, 1820.
IX. Elizabeth, born Dec. 18, 1753; d. June 16, 1836. X. Ann, b. June 9, 1757; d. Sept. 2, 1820-both at Mount Kemble, where they lived, un- married.
These genealogical details of the Kemble family have been compiled from the very full and interesting account given by Edward F. de Lancey in connection with the Journals of Col. Stephen Kemble, pub- lished by the N. Y. Historical Society in 1883-1884. See also White- head's Perth Amboy, 114-115; N. J. Marriage Licenses, and N. J. Archives, passim; N. Y. Chamber of Commerce Records, Biographical Sketch 8, 139; Family Records and Erents (Rutherford Papers), 301.
ARCHIBALD KENNEDY, Ist and 2d.
Archibald Kennedy, 1st, was a Scotch gentleman, a lawyer by pro- fession, who was complimented with the freedom of New York, by the corporation of that city, July 25. 1710 .- N. Y. Hist. Soc. Coll., 1885, 484. In 1727, on the recommendation of Governor William Burnet, he was appointed a member of the Council of the Province of New York, in which body he served until 1761, when he resigned, on account of his age, and other employments. He was Speaker of that body in 1757 .- Journals of the Legislative Council of New York, passim. He was Receiver- General of the same Province, 1722-54; Collector of Customs for the port of New York in 1758 .- N. Y. Hist. MSS., II., 475, 539, 616, 678, etc. In 1724 he acquired a tract of 383 acres at Bergen, being part of what was formerly called the West India farm .- Winfield's Land Titles of Hud- son County, 303. Mr. Kennedy died June 14, 1763, after a few days' illness, aged about 78 years. "He was a Gentleman who always sus- tain'd a fair and amiable Character, and his Death is universally la- mented by all his Acquaintance," said the New York Gazette of June 20, 1763 .- N. J. Archives, XXIV., 200. He left two children-Archibald and Catherine-to whom he devised his farm at Bergen, two-thirds to the son and one-third to the daughter. In 1765 Catherine conveyed her interest to her brother. The property was in litigation until 1804, when a compromise was effected .- Winfield, ut supra.
Archibald Kennedy, 2d, married Catharine, only daughter of Col. Peter Schuyler, of Petersborough, Second River, opposite Belleville, on
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the banks of the Passaic, and lived there for some years. By her he acquired large estates in New Jersey and New York. She died at Sec- ond River, December 25, 1765, of quinsy, in her 29th year .- N. J. Ar. chives, XXV., 263. In April, 1769, he married Anne, daughter of John Watts, of New York, who was very wealthy. The New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury, of May 1, 1769, announced the event thus: "Last Thurs- day Capt. Archibald Kennedy, Esq; was married to Miss Nancy Watts, Daughter of the Hon. John Watts, Esq; of this City, a young Lady of great Merit, with a handsome Fortune."-N. J. Archives, XXVI., 429. He became a Captain in the Royal Navy in 1757, commanding the Coventry for some time, and won much distinction in the service by his gal- lantry. In 1765 he refused to take on board his frigate, then at New York, a quantity of stamped paper, as the mob threatened to destroy his many houses in the city. For this he was superseded .- N. Y. Col. Docs., VII., 792, 821. Being suspected of sympathy with the British cause, he was arrested on the order of the Council of Safety of New Jersey, in 1778, and ordered to remove to Sussex, but was subsequently permitted to resume his residence at Petersborough. In 1792 he suc- ceeded his great-grandfather as eleventh Earl of Cassillis, Scotland, and his oldest son became twelfth Earl and Marquis of Ailsa. He died December 29, 1794. His New York residence, No. 1 Broadway, was one of the most noted in that city for its historic associations .- Winfield's Hudson County, 312-13; Mrs. Lamb's Hist. N. Y., 655, 671; Old New York. by Dr. J. W. Francis, 1858, 15; N. Y. Col. Docs., VII., 822. The Bergen common lands were divided by commissioners appointed by the Legis- lature in 1765. Their field-book forms the basis of Mr. Winfield's ad- mirable "Land Titles of Hudson County."-N. J. Archives, IX., 460.
REV. SAMUEL KENNEDY.
The Rev. Samuel Kennedy was born in Scotland in 1720, and came to this country in early life, settling in New Jersey. By advice of the Presbytery of New Brunswick, he began studying for the ministry, and on December 26, 1749, was received under their care. He was licensed to preach the gospel, May 18, 1750, and on June 25, 1751, was ordained, and installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Baskinridge, where he remained for thirty-six years. He conducted a classical school for some years at the same place, which was noted for the character of the men it produced. He advertised in 1764 that he designed "to have the learned Languages, and liberal Arts and Sciences, taught un- der his Inspection, in a School-House now built on his own Plantation; where Persons may be fitted to enter any Class in College. There are Scholars now learning the Latin and Greek Languages in said School." He also practiced medicine, at least in his own congre- gation, his skill and judgment in this profession being regarded as uncommonly sound and correct. He was a remarkably evangelical preacher, and under his ministrations his congregation experienced several notable revivals. Although his ministerial brethren from Scot- land and the North of Ireland were sticklers for a high grade of educa- tion among the candidates for the ministry, he favored a more liberal policy, and allied himself to what was known as the New Side wing of the Church, as distinguished from the more conservative, or Old Side, wing. He received the honorary degree of A. M. from Princeton Col- lege in 1760. In 1767 Mr. Kennedy advertised his plantation, on which he then lived, to be sold at public vendue. He described it as contain- ing 300 acres of land, a dwelling house with three rooms and two fire- places on the lower floor, a good barn, and a stable at each end of it. an apple orchard, 72 acres of plow land cleared, 27 acres of meadow cleared; also his horses, cattle, sheep and utensils of husbandry. He
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was admitted to the New Jersey Medical Society in 1768. and was an attentive member. He died at Baskinridge, August 31, 1787. In an- nouncing his death, The Brunswick Gazette and Weekly Monitor, of Tues- day, September 4, 1787, remarked: "This was a faithful servant of Jesus Christ, and has for a great number of years preached the gospel with success; he also followed the practice of physic, and was one of the Trustees of Princeton College .- It is but too common to ascribe merit to persons after their decease which they do not deserve: wc shall only say that Mr. Kennedy was a truly pious, honest, upright, and zealous man; and in him the people have lost an excellent teacher, his wife an affectionate husband, his children an indulgent father, and his servants a kind and benevolent master." The statement that he was a Trustee of Princeton College is not borne out by the General Catalogue, 1746-1896, of that institution .- Memoirs of the Rev. Robert Finley, by the Rev. Isaac V. Brown, New Brunswick, 1819, 183-188; Webster's Hist. Pres. Church, 604; Sprague's Annals; Wickes's Medical Men of N. J., 305; Transactions N. J. Medical Society, reprinted in 1866; N. J. Archives, XIX., 418, 421, 577-8; XX., 489; XXXIV., 407; XXV., 350. He d. intestate, and letters of administration were issued, Dec. 3, 1787, to St, Samuel Kennedy (his son ?) and Henry Southard .- N. J. Wills, Lib. 29, f. 439. Correct, (D. R. Kennedy)
REV. NATHAN KER.
Nathan Ker was from Freehold. After graduating from Princeton he was licensed in 1762 as a preacher, and in 1766 became pastor of the Presbyterian church at Goshen, N. Y., where he remained until his death, Dec. 14, 1804. He served as a volunteer Chaplain in the Revo- lution. He was vigorous and persistent in the prosecution of the Rev. David Barclay for heresy in 1794.
REV. ABRAHAM KETELTAS.
The Rev. Abraham Keteltas, born in New York, Dec. 26, 1732, was ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Elizabethtown, Sept. 14, 1757, and continued there until July, 1760, soon after which he took up his residence at Jamaica, L. I., where he died Sept. 30, 1798. During the Revolution he made himself very obnoxious to the British by his ar- dent and outspoken patriotism.
CONSTANT KING.
Constant King was among the early settlers of Morris county, from Southold, L. I. His wife was Phebe Horton. Their children were: 1. Joseph, b. Dec. 13, 1735; m. 1st, Prudence Howell, of Southampton; 2d, Rhoda Carter, of Chatham, 1768; d. May 19, 1794; 2. Frederick, b. Oct. 6, 1738, at Southold; m. Mary Ayres, of Morris Plains, Nov. 23, 1762; d. April 4, 1796; he was the first postmaster at Morristown; 3. Catharine, b. Feb. 15, 1740; m. William Walton, who was killed in the British attack on Charleston, S. C .; she d. Oct. 4, 1805; 4. John, b. March 10, 1742; 5. George, b. Sept. 15, 1745; m. Esther Dickerson, Oct. 2, 1774: d. July 3, 1780 .- Registers First Church, Morristown, 127. He was a Judge of the Morris county common pleas, Feb. 15, 1771, and a Justice of the Peace in 1776.
JOHN LADD, First and Second.
"Of John Ladd, the father, and John Ladd, the son, much appears in the various records and traditions of their times, which proves them to
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have been conspicuous persons. They were prominent in the political and religious matters that surrounded them, and the subjects of much hard talk, for which some of their defamers appear in no very enviable position."-First Settlers of Newton Township, Old Gloucester County, by John Clement, Camden, 1877, 142. The father was a practical surveyor, and assisted in laying out the city of Philadelphia for William Penn, but in compensation preferred £30 cash to a square of land in the em- bryo city, which moved Penn to say, "Friend John, thou art a Ladd by name, and a Ladd in comprehension. Dost thou not know this will be- come a great city?"-Ib., 143-5.
John Ladd, second, was a surveyor and man of prominence for many years in Salem and Gloucester counties .- Clement's First Settlers of New- ton Township, 142-3-5. In 1740 he interested himself in getting evidence against Robert Jenkins, of Salem, arrested for having counterfeit money in his possession .- Penn. Archives, I., 623. He was elected a member of the Assembly from Gloucester in 1754 .- N. J. Hist. Proc., May, 1850, 31. While still a member of that body, he was recommended by Governor Belcher in 1758 for a seat in the Council .- N. J. Archives, IX., 127. In 1762 he was appointed one of the Surrogates for West Jersey .- Ib., 359. In 1763 Governor Franklin recommended him for appointment as Coun- cillor, saying: "Mr. Ladd is a Gentn. of Fortune and unblemished Character, was formerly in the Assembly where he was always on the Side of the Administration, and is now one of the principal Magistrates of Gloucester County, which Office he has long executed with Ability, and Credit to himself."-Ib., 387. Mr. Ladd was appointed August 31, 1763 .- Ib., 394-5. He continued in that office until his death, at Wood- bury, February -, 1771 .- N. J. Archives, IX., 395; X., 224; XXVII., 380.
HENRY LANE.
The will of Henry Lane, of Paramus, Bergen county, merchant, dated December 27, 1762, was proved January 29, 1763, so that it was probably a death-bed will. The testator devises to his wife, Eliza- beth, one-third of his real estate (not described) in "Bargin" county and in New York, and all his silver-plate; one-third of said real es- tate to his son, William Henry Lane, and one-third to his daughter, Geesie Lena. He leaves a legacy to his wife's mother, Geesie Lena Rousby. Executors-his wife and William Rousby, of New York, mer- chant. The West Jersey Society gave a power of attorney, dated May 7, 1752, to Henry Lane and Lewis Johnston, which was revoked August 5, 1761. In the meantime Henry Lane had executed two conveyances as agent and attorney of the Society. One of them recites that Thomas Lane, one of the Committee of the West Jersey Society, was eldest son of John Lane, who was eldest son of Sir Thomas Lane, Knight, and Alderman of London. The executrix advertised, February 28, 1763, "four valuable plantations (pleasantly situated) in Salem county, and a dwelling house and lot in New York." She also adver- tised for sale certain tracts upon Ancocus brook, in Bergen county, which elicited a warning from the East Jersey Proprietors, who claimed the title to be still in them.
THOMAS LAURIE.
Thomas Laurie was a storekeeper at Allentown. His grandfather, Thomas Laurie, brother of Gawen Laurie, came to America in 1683, with two children, James, who probably married Sarah, dau. of William Redford, of Freehold, and Anna, who married John Hebron. His will, dated March 6, 1712-13, was proved August 2, 1714. His son James bought land near Allentown in 1705, and there spent the re-
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mainder of his days. He had two sons, William and Thomas .- Salter's Hist. Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Appendix, xxxvi; N. J. Archives, XXIII., 286, 377.
LAWRENCE FAMILY.
Elisha Lawrence was one of the earliest and most prominent settlers of Monmouth county. He m. Lucy Stout, and d. at Chestnut Grove, Upper Freehold, May 27, 1724. Issue:
Second Generation.
2. i. Elisha2, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. John Brown. He probably removed to Burlington. In 1764 there was a letter in the Trenton post-office for "Elisha Law- rence, jun., West Jersey."
ii.
3. John2, b. 1709; m. Mary, dau. of William Hartshorne; d. 1794. He was a surveyor, and ran the "Lawrence line" between East Jersey and West Jersey. He ad- vertised a plantation at Upper Freehold for sale, in 1767.
Third Generation.
2. Elisha2 Elisha1 Lawrence and Elizabeth Brown had issue:
4. i. John3, b. about 1726; m. Martha --; prob. d. in Bur- lington in 1796. She was bap. at Burlington, April 20, 1764, with two infant daughters. He was ad- mitted to the New Jersey Bar either in May, 1747, or at the November term, 1749 .- Vroom's Sup. Ct. Rules, 58. He was called up to be a sergeant-at-law in 1771 .- Ib., 54. He was a prominent lawyer of Bur- lington county for many years. To distinguish him from his uncle, John Lawrence, the surveyor, and from his cousin, Dr. John Lawrence, as well as from others belonging to the Quaker Lawrences, of Bor- dentown, he was often spoken of as John Brown Lawrence, after his maternal grandfather. (It was perhaps John Lawrence, who traded at Bordentown, 1751-7, who was admitted to the Bar in 1747 or 1749. -Hist. Burlington and Mercer Counties, 1882, p. 456.) John Lawrence (but whether of Burlington or Bor- dentown is not stated) was appointed one of the commissioners to erect a suitable house at Burling- ton for the preservation of the public records, by act of the Legislature passed Dec. 5, 1760. By act passed April 7, 1761, he was appointed one of the commis- sioners to grant relief to townships for the support of soldiers disabled in the French war. He was a manager of the Burlington church lottery in 1762. In 1763 he was interested in a visionary scheme to found a Colony, to be called New Wales, upon "the finest part of the Ohio," which was speedily aban- doned by the chief "promoter," Lieutenant T. Webb, of the British army. He was named on a committee in 1765 to receive subscriptions for the erection of a causeway and bridge over Newtown creek, Gloucester county. John Lawrence was elected to represent Burlington county in the Assembly of 1767. It is not
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likely that it was the Assemblyman who was one of the Committee of Lawyers to present charges against ex-Sheriff and Assemblyman Samuel Tucker. -Field's Provincial Courts, 170. That was probably the Bordentown John Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence was Mayor of Burlington in 1769 .- Hill's Hist. of the Church in Burlington, 296. Upon the representation of the Board of Trade, June 27, 1771, Mr. Lawrence was appointed by the King in Council, July 19, 1771, to be of the Council of New Jersey. He sat with that body until its dissolution, in November, 1775 .- N. J. Hist. Soc. Coll., V., 422-3; N. J. Archives, X., 302-3; XVIII., passim. When Col. Donop approached Bur- lington with his Hessians, December 11, 1776, Mr. Lawrence, with the Rev. Jonathan Odell, Rector of St. Mary's church, and two or three other of the principal citizens, went out to meet the troops, and to intercede with Col. Donop to protect the town from pillage by his soldiers. To this the Colonel graciously agreed, and he and some of his officers dined with Mr. Lawrence. The American gunboats lying in the river fired upon the town to drive the Hessians out, compelling their retreat to Borden- town, whither Mr. Lawrence, Dr. Odell and others were obliged to accompany them, in order to avoid arrest by the Americans for harboring the enemy .- Hill's, ut supra, 315; The Burlington Smiths, 170. Mr. Lawrence subsequently returned to Burlington. On March 31, 1777, he was "desired" by the Governor and Council of Safety to "attend" them at Borden- town. He did so on April 3, when he was examined, but it is not stated that anything came of this .- Minutes Council of Safety, 1777, 11, 12. He was for many years a leading member and officer of St. Mary's church in Burlington, his name appearing repeatedly in the church records from 1765 to 1795 .- Hill's, 286, 305, 324, 341. He was also one of the first Trustees of Burlington Academy, founded in 1792 .- Ib., 328-9, 332-3-4-5.
ii. Anne, m. Raynold Keen, of Philadelphia (his third wife), and d. August 1, 1823, in her 72d year.
iii. Elizabeth, m Dr. James Newell, of Upper Freehold; d. Feb. 22, 1791, aged 60 years .- Penn. Hist. Mag., V., 97- 98; Wickes's Hist. Medicine in N. J., 431.
3. John2 Elisha1 Lawrence and Mary Hartshorne had issue:
i. John3, b. 1747.
Having graduated at Princeton in 1764, young Lawrence studied medicine and graduated from the Medical College of Philadelphia in 1768, being one of the first ten who received literary honors from that institution. His was the first medical degree conferred in America. He began his practice in Monmouth county. Early in the Revolution he was suspected of disloyalty to the American cause, and by order of Gen. Washington he was arrested at Perth Amboy, with a number of other prominent citizens of that place, by Major Duyckinck, July 6, 1777, and removed to Trenton. A committee of the Provincial Con- gress reported, July 9, 1777, that they had waited on Dr. Lawrence and
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others, "apprehended and removed to this place, pursuant to an order of Gen. Washington," and had taken "their parole, not to depart the town of Trenton, unless with leave of Congress." On Saturday, July 13, 1777, it was "ordered, that Dr. John Lawrence have leave to re- move, on his parole, to Morristown, and not to depart from thence, more than six miles, without leave of Congress." A remarkable tribute to his ability and popularity appears in the proceedings of the Provincial Congress of Wednesday, July 17, 1777, when
"A petition from sundry ladies at Perth Amboy, setting forth, that they apprehend fatal and melancholy consequences to themselves and families, and to the inhabitants in general, if they should be deprived of the assistance of Dr. Lawrence's skill in his profession, as his attendance is hourly necessary to several patients now much indis- posed, who will be left helpless if he be removed, as no other prac- titioner resides in that place, praying that he may be permitted to remain in Amboy; was read, and ordered a second reading.
"The petition from sundry ladies at Perth Amboy was read a second time, and ordered that a copy of the following letter, addressed to Mrs. Franklin, one of the subscribers, be signed by the President and sent:
"Madam :-
"I am ordered by Congress to acquaint you, and through you the other ladies of Amboy, that their petition in favour of Dr. John Law- rence has been received and considered.
"Could any application have procured a greater indulgence to Dr. Lawrence, you may be assured yours could not have failed of success. But, unhappily, madam, we are placed in such a situation, that motives of consideration to individuals must give place to the safety of the publick.
"As Dr. John Lawrence therefore has fallen under the suspicion of our generals, we are under the necessity of abiding by the steps which are taken; And are, &c."
He was subsequently permitted to leave the State, and located in New York city, where he practiced medicine until 1783, and was also in command of a local Company of volunteers for the defence of the city. At the close of the War he returned to New Jersey, residing at Upper Freehold, but did not resume practice, having abundant means. His patients were among the most prominent families of New Jersey and New York, Long Island and Westchester county. He was never married. He died April 29, 1830, at Trenton, while away from home. His remains were brought back and interred in the grave yard of the Old Yellow Church (Baptist) at Upper Freehold .- N. J. Archives, X., 302, note; Wickes's Hist. Medicine in New Jersey, 307-310; Old Times in Old Monmouth, 48, 150; Lawrence Genealogy, 1858; Sabine's Loyalists, II., 2; Whitehead's History of Perth Amboy, 330; Minutes of Provincial Congress, passim. His will, dated Feb. 1, 1816, proved May 21, 1830, describes him as "of Monmouth county." He gives to his sisters Elizabeth Le Conte and Sarah Lawrence all his estate, equally, and mentions nephew Henry Waddell. Executors-the two sisters named above. Witnesses-Samuel Newell, William Thompson, Elizabeth Hartshorne. Letters testamentary were granted to Elizabeth Le Conte, surviving executrix. The "inventory of the personal estate of Dr. John Law- rence, late of the city of Trenton, was filed May 21, 1830. It mentions "Articles at Trenton"-purse, apparel, carriage and harness, carriage horses, covered wagon, etc. "Articles at the Farm"-horses, oxen,
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etc. The total was appraised at $2,127.20. Appraisers-Samuel C. Newell, David Fischer .- Originals, Hunterdon Wills, 1828-30.
Fourth Generation.
4. John3 Elisha? Elisha1 Lawrence and Martha had issue:
i. John4, 5th child, b. Sept. 27, 1768; licensed as an attor- ney in 1789, and settled at Woodbury, N. J., where he enjoyed a large practice, and where he died; he was buried Nov. 7, 1806.
ii. James$, b. at Burlington, October 1, 1781; bap. in St. Mary's church there, November 14, 1781; studied law, 1796-8, with his brother John at Woodbury, in defer- ence to his father's wishes, but on the latter's de- cease entered the American Navy, September 4, 1798, winning in his chosen sphere an imperishable renown as one of the most gallant of heroes, even though cut off at the early age of 32 in his daring but disastrous fight with the Chesapeake against the British frigate Shannon .-- Miekle's Old Gloucester, 71; Hist. Collections of New Jersey, 96; Alden's Epitaphs, No. 583; Hill's, 319; Mag. Am. IIist., XXV., 283.
iii. Elizabeth2, m., June 30, 1774, Michael3 Kearny, son of Philip2 Michael1 Kearny, by his wife Isabella, dau. of Chief Justice Robert Lettis Hooper, of Trenton .- Whitehead's Perth Amboy, 91.
iv. Martha, b. Feb. 24, 1773; buried Sept. 14, 1773.
v. Sarah, bap. April 20, 1764.
vi. Catherine, bap. April 20, 1764.
vii. Elisha Talman, b. Feb. 13, 1775.
viii. Lucy, bap. Nov. 24, 1771.
BRYAN LEFFERTY.
Bryan Lefferty, Esq., is mentioned in 1755 in the record of a road near Lamington, Somerset county. He subscribed, in 1756, £1, 15s. to- ward the erection of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Pluckamin. In the same year he built his house, at Pluckamin, south of the village, north of Chambers's or Lefferty's brook, and east of the road running fromn Pluckamin to Somerville. He was appointed one of the Common Pleas Judges of Somerset County, March 19, 1759, and again in 1768. He loaned money, June 3, 1767, to Peter Eoff, innholder, of Pluckamin, on a mortgage on the latter's house. On July 20, 1769, administration was granted to "Mary Leferty, widow of Bryan Leferty Esq late of Somerset county deceased." His tombstone in the Lamington church- yard says he was 64 years old. His children probably were: 1. Bryan; 2. Priscilla, married William Steward, of Somerset County, April 11, 1748; 3. Catharine, married Asher Herriott, Jan. 6, 1755; 4. John, who removed to Sussex county; administration on his estate was granted to Moses Van Campen, July 14, 1781; 5. Ruth, said to have been one of the most beautiful and most wayward girls in the county; her son's half-brother, William McDonald, made a runaway match with a sister of Jennie McCrea, who was murdered by Indians near Fort Edward, during the Revolution. Bryan Lefferty, second, is said to have been a noted Tory in the Revolution. His prominence in the community is indicated by the fact that the War Office of the Continental Congress wrote, July 20, 1776, to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey, sug- gesting "the propriety of Bryan Lefferty, Esquire, his residing in New
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