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Joseph Morehouse with his brother-in-law, Nathan Ray- mond, came from Connectient before or during the Revolu- tion and settled on the east side of the lake. The Morehouse
homestead was the present place of Edwin B. Cook. The Raymond place was the present place of widow Frances Rexford. Sons of Joseph Morehouse,-Talcott, Joseph, John, Daniel, Bradley. Talcott settled in Ballston, Brad- ley in Michigan, the other three in Greenfield. Two daughters became the first and second wives of George Watson. Talleot is still living, at the age of eighty-nine.
Samuel Wood was an early pioneer on the east side of the lake. Ilis homestead is now owned by Jehial F. Miller. The house, built about 1780, is still standing.
Epenetus White came from Connecticut about 1771-72, and settled on the east side of Ballston lake. The old homestead was on the site of the present brick house owned by the Collamers. His son, Epenetus White, Jr., settled at Ballston Spa about 1800, near the old iron-railing spring, and opened a store; continued till 1828; then built the red mill which was burned in 1874. He died in 1832. His sons, David F. and Henry, settled at Ballston Spa.
A daughter, Mrs. W. L. F. Warren, resides at Saratoga Springs.
A daughter of Epenetus White, Sr., became Mrs. Shep- herd, of Albany.
Dr. Elisha Miller came from Westchester county in 1770, about the same time as Rev. Mr. Ball, and settled on the east side of the lake. His old house stands a little way from the outlet,-now occupied by Edward MeLahey. The original farm was about one hundred acres. His children were John, Elisha, William, Ephraim, James, and Moses. Moses and James settled in Pennsylvania, John in Cooperstown, William in Northumberland, Eph- raim settled east of the lake, Elisha where his daughter, Betsey Miller, now lives. A daughter of Elisha Miller, Sr.,-Deborah,-became Mrs. Daniel Clark, of East Line, afterwards of Sullivan county.
Dr Miller was a practicing physician. During the war he removed his family to Schenectady, and returned him- self to practice. After the Burgoyne battle he procured two horses from the woods, which were full of estrays. Descendants of this breed are now owned by Jehial F. Miller, a grandson. Dr. Miller was a man of varied ac- quirements, and lived a long and active life. Among the papers of Dr. Miller, in possession of John Miller, of Gansevoort, are many valuable documents.
A letter upon the death of his wife, written in 1791, says, " When Death receives his summons to execute the almighty decrees of Ileaven, doctors are but cobwebs before his all-conquering arm."
There is an assignment by Thomas Weed to Dr. Miller, dated Jan. 14, 1800. A survey and map of Dr. Miller's place in Ballston. A lease, June 18, 1772, from Sunder- land Sears to Jesse Smith, of two hundred acres. A re- ceipt signed by John Pollen in 1772. A deed of land in Westchester county, in 1745, by John Holmes,-a vener- able paper, one hundred and thirty-two years old.
The following notice of entry or purchase also is pre- served : " The bearers hereof, Messrs. Epenetus Howe and Dr. Elisha Miller, have taken lot No. 3, in the 11th Divi- sion of the township of Ballston, containing 210 acres, not having been taken up before."
Capt. Titus Watson was an early settler in Ballston be-
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fore the Revolution. He was in active service during the war. His homestead was on the east side of the lake, and is still in the family, owned by his grandchildren. Of his children, Titus settled in Ohio, Freedom in the south, George lived and died on the old homestead. Danghters were Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Waterman, aud Mrs. Ezekiel Horton.
Ezekiel Horton was the son of Ebenezer Horton, of Ilebron, Connecticut. He came to Ballston about the year 1802, and settled near the line of Charlton. He afterwards removed to Academy hill, and kept a public-house, where the tavern now stands, opposite the school-house.
His son, James Watson Horton, clerk of Saratoga County since 1845, was born there and edneated at the academy opposite. Bearing the name of his maternal grandfather, he recalls the numerous stories told him in his boyhood by Capt. Watson of the old Revolutionary struggle. The places in the forest where they hid from the Indians, their exposure, sleeping in the woods in blankets, waking up to find a foot of snow over them, but warm and ready again for the fight or the march.
Edmund Jennings was another early settler in the town of Ballston. He came from Connecticut in 1775, and set- tled on the present farm of widow Spear. Of his children, Elisha, Samuel, and Joseph settled here. Abram went west. Daughters, Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Anson Seeley. Abram, in Michigan, is still living (1877), and also Joseph, in Ballston Spa, at the advanced age of ninety-one. The latter came from his farm to the village sixty years ago, and led an active life as constable and deputy sheriff for many years. Ile once brought twelve prisoners from the jail at Schenectady handcuffed together, and on his arrival here was obliged to chain them to a tree until he could seeure his team. Ile also assisted in preparing the murderer, Benja- min Bennett, for the gallows, July 21, 1820, and also pre- pared John Watkins for execution, Jan. 17, 1834. Mr. Jennings yet retains the rope used on this last occasion. Mr. Jennings recalls the following as old neighbors to his father's house when he was in his boyhood : James Spears, Archy Spears, John Wilson, Noah Toby, 'Squire De For- est, Joseph lhubbell. The latter was probably the earliest blacksmith in that section of the town. Joseph Jennings was named for him, and the blacksmith presented his name- sake a pair of sleeve-buttons. The first school Jennings attended was in a log house just within the present town of Charlton. An early school-teacher was Mr. Hugin.
In early times Peter Williams was a tanner, and had a shoe-shop on the Mourning Kill.
The earliest burials in that part of the town were at the " Hop City" burial-ground.
Mr. Jennings describes clearly the old spring and the early times of fashionable resort to its celebrated waters. The spring was surrounded with an iron railing, four gates, and a marble floor; and iu the season was thronged with visitors. Rude means for bathing were provided in very early times. He remembers coming with his father and his brothers while yet boys to the springs. His brothers were indueed to try the shower-bath. So, removing their clothes behind the temporary sereens, they awaited the dash. When they received the sudden shower they rushed
out of the bath pell-mell without stopping to dress. On the old homestead is an orchard set out before Joseph Jennings was born.
Zaccheus Scribner removed to this town in 1770, and settled on the east side of the lake. His pioneer home was the present place of Stephen Bowen.
His son Thaddeus was active in the War of the Revolu- tion, and was also the "old mail-earrier," known far and wide by the blast upon his horn.
Stephen White came to Ballston from Connectieut in early times. He was a captain in the Revolutionary army, and was a cousin of Epenetus White, Jr. ; therefore his father must have been a brother of Epenetus White, Sr.
Hezekiah Middlebrook came from Connecticut probably as early as 1772, and settled on the farm now owned by William Smith. He sold to the father of Mr. Smith the next year, and removed to the farm long known by his name, just north of the town line. Hle had two sons, Mi- chael and Hezekiah. The former settled in Milton, on the south line of the town and on the middle line road. IFeze- kiah came to Ballston Spa, it is supposed, a little before 1800, and bought a large tract of land in connection with Daniel Thomas. His enterprises are spoken of elsewhere. A son, Ilezekiah,-the third of that name in succession,- resides in Ballston Spa. A daughter became the wife of Harvey Chapman and mother of George W. and Edwin EF. Chapman. Another daughter became Mrs. Arnold Harris. It is a tradition in the Middlebrook family that Joseph Bettys, the celebrated spy, had some touches of kindly friendship in the midst of his fearful career. The elder Middlebrook having concealed his cattle somewhere to the north for a time, was bringing them back just before one of the raids. Met by Joseph Bettys, the latter warned him to keep them in a place of safety. Ile did so and saved them.
John Taylor was probably the father of John W. Taylor, the well-known congressman for many years, and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Their pioneer homestead was just within the present limits of Charlton.
John, Samuel, Azor, and Eliakim Nash. It is not known whether these were brothers, though it may be inferred they were. Eliakim died not long after their settlement. John and Samuel lived on the farm between Wm. Smith's and Mr. Alexander Sears', west of the middle line road.
As David Clark died soon after settlement, it is difficult to ascertain anything concerning him.
Ebenezer Sprague lived north on the Middle Line road. He came from Connecticut, about the year 1770. He set- tled on what is now the James Thompson place.
Beriah Palmer was a noted man in early times, repeat- edly filling important publie positions and executing the inost responsible publie trusts. He came from Connecticut early in the war or before, and settled on the farm now owned by Hon. S. W. Buell, which is at the forks of the road north of Burnt ITills. There Judge Palmer died. One son was D. L. Palmer, of Saratoga Springs. At this point there were, in early times, a store, a tavern, and shops; but Burnt Hills afterwards became the village for the south part of the town rather than the Palmer place.
Sunderland Sears came from Connecticut about the same
ELISHA CURTISS.
This gentleman's paternal grandfather came from England and settled at Huntington, Connecticut, where the subject of this sketch was born July 17, 1793. His father, Andrew Curtiss, was also born at Huntington. He was a soldier in the Revolution ; was on duty at New York when the town was taken by the British. In 1797 he emigrated to this county and settled in Charlton, where he lived nine years ; then moved to Ballston and purchased the farm now owned by Asa W. Curtiss.
Elisha lived with his father till he was twenty-three years of age, when he married Elizabeth Waterman (daughter of Asa Waterman, of Ballston), and commenced for him- self as a farmer, which occupation he followed for a few years; he then went with Colonel Young (canal commis- sioner) as assistant, and was engaged in the construction of the canal until its completion in 1825, when he was ap- pointed superintendent. This office he hekl until 1830, when he gave notice of his resignation, which was some months previous. The canal board, who were Samuel Young, Henry Seymour, Wm. C. Bouck, Silas Wright, Azariah C. Flagg, and Abram Keyser, gave him the fol- lowing neat compliment :
" Resolved, That the skill, economy, and ingenuity which Elisha Curtiss has exhibited in the discharge of his duty as superintendent on the canal, entitles him to the appro- bation of this board, and that the clerk of this board trans- mit to him a copy of this resolution."
While Mr. Curtiss was superintendent he took his family
to West Troy, where he built the first weigh-lock, and another at Albany. In 1829 he purchased the farm ad- joining the old homestead in Ballston, and in 1830 removed there and made substantial improvements on the farm. After remaining one year he again went forth to assist in the construction of our national highways, and took part in building the Albany and Schenectady railroad, which was the first railroad in America ; also, the Troy and Ballston railroad, and others. When the Erie canal was enlarged, he, with Harvey Davis, took contracts for three sections, which was completed about 1842, when he returned to the farm, and has since followed that calling.
His wife died Aug. 22, 1829, leaving five children, three of whom are now living,-Asa W., Frederick, and Eliza- beth Holister. Mr. Curtiss was again married in August, 1830, to Miss Belinda Waterman, sister of the formuer wife. They both, and Mr. Curtiss, united with the Presbyterian church at Ballston Centre about 1823, and have since been consistent and active members. Mr. Curtiss is at this time the oldest elder in the church ; and now, as the life of this pioneer, already lengthened more than a decade beyond the allotted threescore years and ten, is drawing towards its close of activity, he can look back over its varied shadows and sunshine, its struggles and its triumphs, and, with a serenity born of an unfaltering trust in One who doeth all things well, await with composure the inevitable hour that comes to all living.
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time as the other pioneers, and settled northwest of Burnt Ilills. His children were Rev. Reuben Scars, Dr. Isaac Sears, Dr. Levi Sears, William Sears. Daughters were Mrs. James Comstock, Mrs. Curtiss Taylor. The old Sears Homestead is known as the J. W. Haywood place.
Isaac Ilow came from Connecticut and settled in Balls- ton at an early day. The How place was southeast of Ballston Centre.
Isaae Stow was the miller of Gen. Gordon, and the man killed in the Tory raid, as noted in another place.
Jabez Hubbell settled at Hop City.
Wm. Barnes resided on the present place of Isaac Cain, between Ballston Centre and Burnt IFills, opposite the old school-housc.
Robert Speir settled in Ballston very carly, in the north- west part of the town, where his two sons, Archibald and James, also resided. The name is still common in Ballston. His grandson, Robert, was a sheriff of Saratoga County. A son of Archibald, Gilbert M., is a judge of the Supreme Court in New York city.
It is known that John Young, with his wife, joined the Presbyterian church in 1776.
John Cable was an early pioneer some time before 1776, as he united with the church that year. His place was the present farm of Abram G. Bradt.
Uriah Benedict came from Connecticut in early tinies, and settled on the East Line road. His home was the farm now owned by Thomas Moffitt. He was a supervisor of Ballston in 1784, when the town included nearly eight of the present towns of the county. His children were Uriah, Elias, and David. Uriah died young. A grandson was Lewis Benedict, of Albany. James M. Marvin and Thomas J. Marvin are grandsons.
Nathaniel Weed was in Ballston very carly, as the deed of the Ball farm bounds the traet on the south by land owned by Nathaniel Weed. His homestead is supposed to have been on the corner opposite the church at Ballston Centre. He afterwards removed to Greenfield. Mrs. Morchouse Betts is a granddaughter, and lives northwest of the church, and Mrs. Riley Crippen is a great-grand- daughter of Mr. Weed, now living on the homestead of her ancestor.
Miles Beach was an early settler of Ballston. He came from Connecticut in 1786, with his father, Zerah Beach. Miles Beach married Cynthia Warren, in 1807. Their second child was William A. Beach, the noted lawyer. Ilis father afterwards removed to Saratoga Springs.
The Davis family, coming in about the time of the open- ing of the Revolutionary troubles, settled on the present place of A. J. Slade, the first house north of Ballston Centre, on the Middle Line road. The first barn built is still standing there, and is said to have been the first framed barn in town. It is a tradition in the family that the Tories were confined as prisoners in this barn, when they attempted to join the British forces in Canada, and were seized and brought back. The old house of Mr. Davis stood south of the present mansion, near the well. It was moved back, and is yet in use as a wagon-house. A son of the pioneer, Heury Davis, resides north of Academy Ilill.
Asa Waterman, now residing near Burnt Hills, is the son of David Waterman and grandson of Asa Waterman. The father of this last named was also Asa Waterman. He was in active service in the Revolutionary war, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne's army. In posses- sion of the present Asa Waterman is his ancestor's com- mission as lieutenant-colonel, signed by Governor George Clinton, December 27, 1786. This was an appointment in the militia just after the war was over. There are pre- served also the sleeve-buttons marked A. W., a pocket-book and knee-buckles, very likely worn at Sehuylerville, Oeto- ber 17, 1777. The wife of Asa Waterman, Sr., lived to an advanced age, dying in 1831. IFer great-grandson, now living, received from her many anecdotes of the war, and particularly of the battles of Stillwater, and these had an especial value as not coming through several hands, but related by one who lived then to one living now. She confirmed all that has been written of Arnold's brave, des- perate fighting that last great day,-October 7,-and when he fell wounded Mr. Waterman carried him from the field. When the fearful crime occurred that forever blackened the name of the brave hero, Waterman regretted that he had not left him to dic upon the field of his glory rather than live to be stained with treason.
The Waterman family, Asa Sr., and Asa Jr., went from Columbia to Montgomery county, soon after 1786, and a few years later came to Ballston. Their home here was at first opposite the Presbyterian church at the Centre. Soon after they removed to the Larkin farm, just east of the present Asa Waterman place. Asa the second was an only son. Ilis children were David, Frederic, and John. All settled in this vicinity.
Sctlı C. Baldwin was one of the carly settlers of Balls- ton. His pioncer home was the well-known Colonel Young farm. He was an active and useful citizen, and filled im- portant public positions for many years. He was elected to the Assembly for three years from 1797, and was also chosen supervisor of the town in 1793, and again in 1800-1. In the latter year he was appointed sheriff. He held that office three years, and was then elected county clerk. He con- tinued in that position for nine years, and kept the records all that time at his own residence, no publie office having then been built,
TAX LIST OF THE DISTRICT OF BALLSTON.
As fully showing the entire list of property-holders in the district of Ballston in 1799, we add a copy of the tax list of that year. The original is in the possession of Mr. John Miller, of Gansevoort.
This assessment was levied pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled an act for raising the sum of $2,500,000, by tax within the State, passed 23d of October, 1770.
The district of Ballston then comprised Ballston, Milton, Charlton, Providence, Galway, Day, Edinburgh, and the western parts of Hadley, Corinth, and Greenfield.
The collector of this tax was Dr. Elisha Miller,-and in this connection the following certificate of Rev. Mr. Ball will be of general interest, a fac-simile of which is given on the following page :
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HISTORY OF SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
This is to Certify that Doct" Elisha Miller the Yearor hereof is a Freeholder in this Place
and Isuppose his Bond to fully Suficient for Two or Mire Thousand pounds any whereit may
be Required
Eliphald Ball V. D.TR.
Balaton 29 J.f. 19.
Assess- Amount of
Assess- Amount of
Assess- Amount of
ment.
31x.
ment.
€ s. d.
John Davis.
14
12 2
Joseph Shearer.
8
John Wood
110
6
James White 187
8 2
Eliphalet Ball ....
528
22 16
Angus McDermott.
10
John Ball
37
1 12
John Michael
10
Jons White. 175
7 19
David (linton. 58
2 10
Nathaniel Mead .. 137
5
Jonathan Tuttle 3
4
Epenetns White 150
G 10
Juhn ('linton, Jr. 47
2
Thomas Barnum
57
9 3
Lewis Barnum ..
29
1
5
Alexander Davidson. Hemy Bigford
16
John Nash .. 83
3 12
brook
369
16
Edward A. Watrous ... 162
7
Paul Persons.
210 9
1
5
George Bolton.
10
8
6]
2 12
9 : Thomas Van Vleck ... 974
11 17
John Griswold
74
3
William Wilda ...
10
8
John White 39
1 13
Hạimanns Van Vleck
8
James Benedict.
190
4
2
57
10
10
Christopher
Inger-
Sammel Nash .... 71 3
3× 5
Jaluz, Gorham ...
7
1
Hrzekinh Seeley 143
6
3
G
Job Aylesworth ..
4
7 Abrahum Hyatt
33
James Mefren ...
Daniel Seeley
14
Davul Maxwell
158
G 16
Jabez Hubbell.
418
18 1
James Adams ...
221
9 12
Stephen Sherwood
221
= 11
John “'amp,
3 15
G
Sunderhund Seurs
2
leirs of Johannes
Edmund Jennings. 108
4 13
John Mcknight 71
3
1
John Cole ...
1.33
5 15
Thonmas Brown .. 207
9 17
Joseph Proctor.
1
1
Thomas Sweatman. 142
G
2
John Waters.
2
Robert flinch ... 3.1
1
9
Nehemiah Seeley.
40
1 14 9
John Young.
43
1 18
Grivon Frisby.
210 9
1
Eli Northrup.
1
Jolin Curry ..
75
3
Wilson Northrup .. EO)
Tyrannus Collins, 100
4 6
G Nanning Vischer. 2.868
123 18
Kobert Spears ...
26
1
2
= Thomas Met'arty
10
James Fullerton.
3 19
Oladinh Wood.
5
George White 114
9
John Mckie .. 16
13 6
Elisha Miller
188
8 3 Nicholas Vischor 1,348
5%
Elisha Benedict ...
16
James MeKinhy ... 25
I
1
John Highy.
217
7
G
John and Moses Me. Kinley.
17 11
6
Daniel Hand
26
John Major ..
38
1 12 9
Trinh Gregory
3 14
John Mellannan.
7
9
Sammel Benedict.
16
13 10
nbly ) ....
9
7
John Cable ..
113
4 10
Christopher Herring- ton.
2.5
1
1
6
John Sprague
119
5
3
John Agleson ..
1
8
Benijah Smith
130
5 12
6
William Kelly. 2:3
1
Daniel Ohusted 130
5 12
James McWilliams ... William Gilchrist ......
1
10
Ebenezer Sprague
128
5 11
24
1
Thomas Kennedy
127
5 10
John Whitney and
John Kennedy ..
105
10 9 Jabez Morehouse ... 90
Peter Smith
4 16
Ebenezer Sprague, Jr.
102
4
8
2:20
9 17
Benjamin Wood ..
162
7 1 A
Benjamin T. Scher- merhorn and Nich-
olas Van De Bogert 247
10 15
Cyrus Philmore ..
40
1 14 9
Seth Hubbell
1 18 3
Elijah Wood.
30
I
6
Nathan Wood
30
1
G
James Sherwood
John Holmes.
196
8 10
Gideon Lawrence, Jr.
18
Nathan Hull 112
4 17 3
James White
77
3
Jesse Cunda 168
7
3 13
Rozelle Russell
100
G
John Taylor.
173
9
G
Thomas and Charles Mirick ..
40G
17 12
56
Samuel Bryon.
100
4
6
Jonathan Douglas ..
132
Thomas Ballard.
108
1 13
Nathaniel Jessup 13
Jabez P'utchin ...
142
G 9 2 Michael McDonald ....
11
Robert Shenrer ....
10
S
9 Joseph Morehouse ..... 123
G
6
Robert ami John Tan- nahill.
10
S
9
Zaccheus Scribner .....
156
6 15
6
George Gardiner.
10
8
Daniel Scribner ..
67
2 1)
Alexander Glen
10
00
9 William Reeyes 7:3
CA
John MeNiel.
135
5 1G
G
Nathan Raymond 169
7
2 10
John M. MeMoil
110
1 10
Zachariah Mead
141
6
8
Peter How ( probably)
116
William Belden
-1 G
John Christie ...
Daniel Armstrong 150
6 16 3
Peter MePherson.
68
2 12 2 18
Samuel Wood 148
6 10
5
John Glen and Ryar Schermerhorn .. 200 8 13
Joseph Bettys.
12 18
Daniel Campbell ...... 9,045
Deliverance King ... 77
Benjamin Young ... 977
Joseph Chard 142
6
8
Gillurt Miller ..
778
33 18
of land in the Great
Solomon L'onch .. 11
12
3
l'utout. 4,629 200
James McDonald.
1 14 6 Zophar Wicks.
7
6
1-une How 219
9 10 Luther Thurber. 522
22 11
James Gordon
714
30 17 6 Samuel Whitney. 8
Jonathan Philo.
226
1
2
1
Gilbert Benedict
13 10
John McKerg (prob-
John Dombleton.
10
8
Thomas P'nttison ...
4
Jereminh Persons.
70
3
1
David Wand.
105
7
182
7 17
Nathan'l Wealt (prob- ably ) ..
1
4
2 14
Joseph Ketchum
3 15
Ezekiel Olmsted.
3 10
=
John Rogers.
Alexander McAuley ... James Low
6
5
3
Hvorge Scott
GG
2 17
Zacchens Scribner, Jr. 58
Samnel Hunter
173
7 10
Azor Nash
185
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Ismael Munn ...
1!
James Grant ..
George Frazier.
Joseph Rue ..
251
Joseph Rne, Jr ....
136
6 17
G Aluline Mitchell -19:
21 12
Beriah Palmer.
5 14
Saminel MeCria
319
15
William Met'ren
201
8
Nathan:el Cook
108
4 13
John Miller .. 20
17 5
Elisha Persons.
132 81 3 13 1
1
William Mirick 117
1
10 17
man 155
William Burns .. 121
Thomas Armstrong ... 90
3 18
7 Fisher, Albany ...... 3,107 131 4
Met'rea nul the Beck-
mans, concerned in the same allotments
Total property. ..... 45,267 1959 04 8 JAMES GORDON, Supervisor.
BALLSTON, 31st of December, 1779.
IV .- ORGANIZATION.
Name .- This town derives its name from the carly min- ister, Rev. Eliphalet Ball. He was not the first settler, as appears in another place, but as the leader of a company of his neighbors from Bedford to this section of country; as the pastor of the first church, founded no doubt by his labors ; as a prominent citizen in every other respect in those carly times of civil peril, he became so well known that the new settlement received his name, and was called Ball- town. Common usage soon inserted the "s," and the abbre- viating tendencies of language reduced the final word to a mere syllable, and "Ballston" was the result. The tradition that he purchased the right to have his name attached to the town from pioneers still earlier than himself may be true, as such a process is known to have changed Wing's falls to Glen's. But in this case the circumstances of the times, the change in the word itself, conclusively indicate that the name was of gradual growth, not one of sudden applica- tion. Whatever may be true as to this, it is certain that no worthier selection could have been made than this to perpetuate the memory of a faithful pioneer pastor.
Assess- Amount of ment. 'I'ux. €
.€
s. d.
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