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Oct. 12, 1778, a letter, signed Stephen Lush, with a copy of the general orders, being read, purporting that by
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former orders, dated 30th of May and 23d of July, 1778, the two companies of militia of the town of Kingston, and such persons actually employed in rebuilding the town, are exempted from serving with the detachment of the militia.
At a trustee-meeting, the first Tuesday of March, 1779, it was
" Ordered, that the treasurer deliver to Edward Schoonmaker one thousand two hundred dollars, to put in the Continental loan-ofice at Albany, to procure a certificate for the same.
"Jan. 12, 1;sh. on motion of Mr. Dewitt, seconded by Mr. Tappen, that. as the frontier parts of this county are at present without any troops, unt no prospeet to have them supplied by men before the next campaign, nor even then, that consequently the enemy may make such inroads into the interior parts of the county as they may the cause; therefore moved that a petition be presented to the hon- prable the Legislature, now convened at the city of Albany, praying for a sufficient number of troops to defend the frontier parts of the county.
" Drierel, that Mr. Tappen prepare the petition.
" Ordered. that Mr. Fappen write to Mr. Wisper to let the trustees know whether he has any gunpowder to dispose of, and what bi- price is for the same."
The petition was presented by Mr. Tappen at the next meeting, and it was approved, signed, and transmitted. It was an able paper, and appears at length in the records of the trustees.
" March 12, 1581 .- It was Resolved, That four men be employed to range the woods in order to discover, if in their power, whether any enemy are on the frontiers, and that two of the four men take their route between the bounds of Hurley and about half way to the bounds of Albany.
" Ordered, that Maj. Houghtaling ant M .. Ehaendorph be a com- mittee to agree with two proper persons for that purpose, and that Col. Suydler be requested to procure two other fit persons to take their route from about half way between the bontads of Albany and Iburley to the hounds of Albany, and that the trustees will pay the expense thereof.
" Orderel, that Mr. Benjamin Low'run the lead he has in his pos- ... jon into bars, and sell the same to all persons within the township who are well a'tached to the liberties of their country, not exceeding three pounds to each person, at sixpence per pound.
"Ontered, that Capt. Van Buren put or canse to be put in good order the caunor or field pieces belonging to this town, and that the trustees will pay the expense thereof."
Two rangers were immediately obtained, Peter Hyupagh and Isaac Dimond, and were to have six shillings a day, and the trusters were to find thein provisions.
Maj. Honghtaling and Mr. Edward Schoonmaker were appointed to find them in provisions, at one shilling per day.
It does not appear whether this "army contract" become a dangerous source of expense or not ; but the two rangers Were discharged the week after.
April 3, 1781 .- A committee appointed by the inhab- itants waited upon the trustees to inform them that they were abont devising ways and means to fortify the town aLainst the common enemy ; that for that purpose it would require a quantity of timber for stockades, and that they were informed that Mr. Jacob Van Gaasbeck would sell a I feel of pine trees for that purpose at one shilling for "very tree, or if that sim shall be adjudged to be too wuch, he will submit that they shall be appraised by three Indifferent meu.
" Resolved, That the trustees will pay to Mr. Gaasbeck the ento at;u igel to be the value of the timber, provided they do not exceed
April 16, 1781 .- Mr. Tappen reported that he has re- ceived an answer to his letter from Mr. Wisner, purporting that he had a quantity of gunpowder now ready for the trustees.
" Ordered, that Mr. Abram Louw go to Mr. Wisner's for about 150 or 200 weight of gunpowder, and that the trustees will pay for the expense."
"June 4, 1781 .- Resoleed, That a committee be appointed to eun- sult with Col. Snyder respecting the defense of this town."
Messrs. Elmendorph, Dewitt, and Van Buren were named as such committee.
Oct. 18, 1782 .-- The treasurer and elerk were directed ta give Jacob Van Gaasbeck a note for his account of timber, to bear interest from the 1st of April last.
April 16, 1783, the following preamble and resolution were adopted :
" Whereas. The trustees beve been informed that Col. Snyder has received intelligence that the enemy bave been discovered on the frontiers ;
" Resolved, That Col. Snyder be requested to procure six men out of that part of the regiment within the bounds of this township, to be sent westward to such passes as he conceives best to inake discoveries as to the motion and movement of the enemy, and this corporation d> hereby make themselves responsible for the payment of the said six men at the rate of six shillings per day, they tinding themselves."
This seems to have been the last alarm of the Revolu- tionary war, and no further itents appear in the minutes of the trustees respecting the means of defense.
ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES IN KINGSTON.
March 7, 1783, at a meeting of the trustees, the follow- ing resolution was passed :
" Resolved, nanimously, that the president or speaker sign and scal with the eouimon seal a certain instrument in writing, granting to the Congress of the United States one mile square of land within the limits of this town. in case they shall think fit to to come and residle here."
March 14, 1783:
" Reautre I, That copies of the resolution of the 7th and the 14th inst. and of the enncurrent resolutions of the Senate and Assembly, re- specting Congress, be sent to the Honorable Robert R. Livingston."
March IS, 1783. a letter of the Hou. Robert R. Living- ston, Usq., being read, purporting of a prospect of success that Congress will remove their place of residence to this place,
" Ordered, that Mr. Tappen draft an answer thereto. " Regoleed, That a copy thereof be sent by express.
" Ordered, that the Treasurer pay to Peter Hynpagh twenty shil- lings for carrying the said letter & papers."
July 13, 1783, a letter from his Excellency Governor Clinton, inclosing a resolve of the honorable the Congress, and also containing resolutions of the corporation of An- napolis, and the resolves of the Legislature of the State of Maryland, respeeting the removal and offers to Congress to reside among them, being read,
"Ordered, that the papers be referred to Mr. Dewitt and Mr. Tap- pen, and that they take such measures thereon as they shall conceive necessary, awl report the same."
Sept. 23, 1783, a letter from the Hon. William Floyd and Alexander Hamilton, delegates in Congress, being read, purporting that the trustees in their graut of. lands for the
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use of Congress have not been liberal enough, -that if they had tendered to Congress two miles instead thereof they they would have had some hope of success, -thereupon
" Received, That a grant in fee of two miles square be profered to Congress for the use of their permanent place of residence.
" Ordered, that Mr. Tappen write a letter to our delegates inform. ing them hereof."
PLACES OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.
The election of March 4, 1689, is stated to have been held at the " County Huys," and it is probable that the " town courts" of those days and the trustee-meetings were held at the same place.
The fragments of records preserved for 1705 and 1706 do not state the place of meetings, nor do those of 1712 and 1713.
It may be inferred from the minutes that the trustees generally met at the house of the " Chest Keeper" or treasurer.
March 3, 1746, there is the following entry :
" Johannis Jansen appointed chest keeper. aud to receive the Quit and hire wheat, an I find a room for Trustees."
March, 1748, the trustees agreed with Mr. Evert Wyn- koop to keep the trustees' chest and find them a room to meet in, with sufficient fire and candles, and keep the ac- counts, at £4 10%, per annum.
March, 1750, a similar agreement was made with Adam Persen.
March, 1757, the trustees agreed with John Sleght to " keep the chest, give house-room, fire, and candle light, receive and loft the Quit-reut, bire wheat, write for and re- eeive the interest, and keep the trustees' accounts, for the sum of £5.
March, 1774, a similar bargain was made with Mr. Ben- jamin Louw, and this was the place of meeting for many years.
March, 1784, Mr. Evert Bogardus became corporation treasurer, and the books, papers, and chest were removeil to his house. At this time he only retained the office for one year. Mr. Lonw again being appointed, and continuing for five years. The meetings were subsequently held for many years at the house of Evert Bogar lus and his place was an oll landmark in the public business of Kingston. It was situated at the corner of Maiden Lane and Fair Street, known ju recent years as the James W. Baldwin place.
March, 1790, Tobias Van Buren became treasurer and served two years, and the trustees occasionally met at his honse.
In 1804 the trustees met at the house of Conrad C. El- mendorf. This was on the corner of Maiden Lane and Fair Street,-the present place of Gen. D. T. Vau Buren.
CLOSING UP BUSINESS.
A town government had gradually grown up in connec- tion with the corporation. The limited powers of the trus- tees had not been suficient, except as they were extended somewhat during the fifty years preceding the Revolution. At the close of that struggle the formal organization of towns took place by act of the Legislature of the State ..
The town-meeting of 1783 was the last at which the business of the "town" and of the " corporation" was
transacted together, and that was the point of departure from which the corporation was to decline in importance, and finally to disappear.
The disposal of the lands still belonged, of course, to the corporation, and the trustees also continued to provide for the support of the poor, and to a certain extent for the laying out of roads. Constables and assessors still con- tinued for a time to be chosen in connection with the cor- poration, and to a certain extent a dual goverment must have existed upon this territory. From and after 1803, however, the election of corporation constables and corpora- tion assessors was discontimed. Somewhat gradually, too, the powers of the corporation trustees passed to the new village authorities. As au instance, there appears the fol- lowing resolution in the minutes of the corporation :
" Rexufred, That the fire engine at present belonging to this board be given and grantel, and the same is hereby given and granted. together with its appurtenanes, and the use of the house in which the same is now kept. to The directors of the village of Kingston and their successors forever, to have and to hold, to them and their sue- cessors for and during the continuance of the incorporation of the said village, and to revert to the trustees of the Corporation & Com- monalty of the town of Kingstou when the said incorporation is dis- solved, in consideration of one dollar to the said trustees by the said directors in haud paid."
Action with reference to the care of the poor disappears gradually from the corporation records. Though instances occur of such action as late as 1815, yet the general care of the poor must have passed some years before to the town.
The final action of the trustees, in 1816, is recorded as follows :
"The debts against the trustees having been paid as far as the monies collecte l by them extended, on motion it was unanitoously resolve l that we now by virtue of the act of the Legislature of this State, passed 1811, assign the remainder of the corporate fund- to the supervisors and overseers of the pomi of the respective towus of Eso- pus. Saugerties, and Kingston. Garret J. Freer, Supervisor, Jobn F. Stoyter and William Terpenning, Overseers of the Poor, Esopus ; Peter Schoonmaker. Jr., and William Meyer, Jr., Overseers of the Pour. Saugerties; and Christopher Tappen, one of the Overseers of the Poor of Kingston. having appeared before the board of trustres, an assignment was executed according to the aforesaid resolution, and acknowledgel and delivered to them together with the key of the Ko :. "
And so this government by trustees came to a final end, having provided for all the exigencies of war and of peace, as well as all the details of home administration, through a period of nearly one hundred and fifty years.
CIVIL LIST OF THE TOWN OF KINGSTON.
The "town," as already seen, was a specimen of growth and development rather than a uew formation by authority of the Legislature. In connection with the government of the patent by the trustees, additional officers were from time to time found necessary ; supervisors, fence-viewers. road-surveyors, and other officers were appointed. Iu 1789 the town organization first held its annual meeting separate from the corporation. It may, however, be con- silered at least approximately accurate to consider as town officers those of an earlier date, not named under the head of " corporation," and therefore we give in this conuce- tion the supervisors chosen, as well as occasional lists of
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Photo. ly Lewis, Kingston.
When this Western Hemisphere invited to its bosom the lovers of civil liberty and of a pure Christian faith, his original ancestor in this land-Marinus Van Aken, from the ancient city of Van ALen (founded by a progenitor, John Van Aken), now more generally called Aix-la-Cha- Felle-was among those early pioneers from Netherlands and adjacent regions who took po session of a portion of Ulster County, and there stamped a character of virtue, conservatism, and permanency till this day visible.
The house only a few years ago was standing on the banks of the river, a little below Kingston, which had been the finnily mansion for several generations before the subject of this sketch was born.
Ilis father, John E. Van Aken, boru Jan. 11. 1777, when this nation was in the birth of its struggle for inde- Tendence, early received impressions of the stirring scenes of the Revolution and the excitement of the battle-cry.
During the second war with Great Britain he himself raised a company, which he drilled and commanded, in readiness for the service of his country.
lle took an active part in politics, mingled in counsel, and co-operated in action with the chief men of his day. In later years, dissatisfied with the trickery in the man- asement of party affairs, he abandoned party associations, Uit held fast to the spirit of his pure patriotism.
He was a man of strict honesty and integrity in his public as well as private capacity. For more than three- Tore years he was a member of the church. and a large fart of the time served as elder. He was a man of general reading, but the Bible was the book of books to Iam. He sought the Saviour in early life and remained an active and faithful Christian until his death, July 30, 1-1.
His wife was Rachel Van Vleet, born also in Esopus, Dre. 22, 1781. and who died April 27, 1848. Their children are William, Eliphaz, Barent G., bah, wife of David Van Aken; Catherine, wife of Walter Felter; Betsy,
wife of Aaron Carle; all living, the youngest being sixty- seven and the eldest seventy-nine years of age in ISS0. The mother of these children was a daughter of Abram Van Vleet, of Huguenot stock.
William Van Aken was born in Esopus, Feb. 25, 1801. He removed to Saugerties with his parents at the age of twelve years, where he worked on the farm, and in the grist and saw-mill of his father during the remainder of his minority. His educational opportunities were confined to the common school.
On June 14, 1824, he married Polly, daughter of Peter Van Benschoten, of Woodstock. She was born Aug. 11, 1803, and died March 26, 1836. The children of this marriage are John; Maria, wife of John W. Longear ; Kachel C., wife of John E. Du Flou ; Alfred and Albert, twius.
For his second wife he married, Feb. 13, 1839. Jauet. daughter of Richard M. Hasbrouck, of Woodstock. She was born Jan. 11, 1811. The children of this marriage are Eliza, wife of Frank S. Thompson, Edgar, and Martha.
After spending the year 1828 on a farm in Eddyville. he removed to the farm of Judge Jonathan Hasbrouck. in Kingston, where he remains in 1880. For over forty years he resided in the old stone house on the place, and in 1871 built him a fine brick residenee near by, in which he now resides.
Unassisted pecuniarily in early life, he has by industry, economy, and judicious management sceured a competency. Besides his farm pursuits he has engaged quite largely in the stone business in the vieinity of Kingston, and owns several lots containing valuable stone-quarries.
Mr. Van Aken was formerly a Democrat, is now a Rc- publican, but has never been active in polities. He has been a member of the First Reformed Church sinee 1833, and is known as a man of correct babits, unassuming ways. and sterling integrity, which characterize all his business relations.
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the other officers. The following were chosen March 4, 16S9 :
Magistrates. - Wilhelmus Meyer, President ; Dirck Schepmoes, Jacob Rutgers, *. Philip Schuyler, Jan Stocke Heermance.
Assessors .- Wahand Dumond, Tjerck Claes ( Dewitt), Jan Wilhelmus Houghtaling.
Constables .- Johannis Wynkoop, Jan Stortinger, Wil- liam Jansen.
As the records are not preserved, we pass necessarily over a period of forty-eight years. In March, 1737, there were chosen as follows : Nicholas De Meyer, Edward Whitta- ker, Ignatius Dumond, Assessors; Isaac King, Cornelius Person, Wessel Ja. Ten Broeck, Constables and Collect- ors; Johannis Delawater, Abraham Louw. Petrus Smedes. Fence-Viewers ; William Elting, Capt. Johannis Ten Broeck, Cornelius De Lamater. Commissioners of High- ways ; Dirck Van Vliet (to the rift from town), Jan Petrus Oosterhoudt (from the rift to the Platte Kill), Frederick Row (from Platte Kill to Albany bounds), Gysbert Vanden- bergh (to the Green Kill or Hurley bounds), Gelbert Liv- ingston, Esq. (from the Strand to Hurley bounds, through the town and over the mill-dam), Overseers of the High- ways; Heury Dewitt, Jan Persen, Jr., Gerrit Viele, View- ers of Fireplaces and Chinmeys.
Ten years later (17.47) the following were elected : Au- thony Sleght, Jurie Snyder, Nicholas De Meyer, Assessors; Johannes Jansen, Petrus Smedes, Pieter Winner, Con- stables and Collectors ; Jan Elmendorph, Matthew Vau Keuren, Johannis H. Jansen, Surveyors of Fences.
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Overseersof the Highways .- Jan Person, Jr., from Kings- ton to Hurley and the common landing; Cornelius Van Buren, to the Green Kill; Hendrick Jansen, to the rift and through the hill ; Jan Pieter Oosterhoudt, from there to the Platte Kill ; Pieter Touek, from there to the bounds of Albany; Johannes Gonsales, over the Rondont Creek ; Col. James Ten Broeck, to the Flatbush.
Jan Masten, Jan Elmendorph, Matthew Van Keuren, Viewers of Chimneys and Fireplaces.
At the end of another decade (1757) we find the fol- lowing : Cornelius Persen, Johannis Snyder. Jr., Petrus Peelen, Assessors ; Jerry Snyder, Peter Dumond, Richard Davenport, Constables and Collectors ; Wilhelmus Hought- aling, Jr., Johannes Stof, Thomas Jobannis Masten, Severyn Bruyn, Surveyors of Fenecs and probably Road Commis- sioners.
Overseers of Highicays .- From Hurley to the Strand, Andries T. Dewitt ; from Kingston to the Green Kill, Isaac Du Bois ; From Kingston through De Myer's Rift, Lawrence Salisbury ; from thence to the Platte Kill, Ben- jamin De Meyer; from thence to Albany bounds. Tobias Wynkoop; from the Strand to Klyn Esopus Creek, John Fort ; to the Flatbush, Johannis Felten ; front the King's road to John Legg's, William Legg.
1767 .- Andries De Witt, Jr., Jacobus Van Gaasbeck, Commissioners of Highways ; Hendrick Schoonmaker, Wil- liant Elting, Jacob Ten Broeck, Assessors ; Benjamin El-
inendorph, Johannis Backer, William Elting, Jr., Consta- bles and Collectors; Jacob Turck, Nicholas Vanderlyn, Tobias Van Steenbergh, Viewers of' Fences.
1775 .- William Elting, Jonathan Elmendorph, Hendrick Schoonmaker, Assessors ; Benjamin Elmenderph, Cornelius Van Keuren, Christian Fiero, Constables ; Jacob Tremper, David Delamater, Elias Hasbrouck, Fence-Viewers.
The last annual meeting in which the business of the corporation and the town was transacted together appears to have been that of 1788. At that time there were chosen as follows :
Evert Wynkoop, Jr., Jacob Tremper, Jacob Ten Broeck, Joseph Oosterhoudt, Abraham Van Vliet, Assessors ; Moses Yeomans, Philip Houghtaling, Christian Fiero, Jr., Com - missioners of Highways ; Johannis Persen, William Elting, Tjerck Beekman, Fence- Viewers.
Overseers of the Highways .-- From Kingston to Hurley, . Tjerek Dewitt ; from Kingston to the Green Kill, Tobias Van Buren ; from Kingston to the landing, Peier Van Gaasbeck ; from Kingston to De Meyer's fording-place, Abra- han Ten Broeck ; from Kingston to the Flatbush, Jacob Ten Broeck and William Schepmoes & from De Meyer's fording-place to the Platte Kill, Benjamin De Meyer ; front the north side of the Platte Kill to the north side of Aries Bridge, Hendrick Meyer; from thence to the bounds of Albany, Christian Fiero, Jr. ; from Jan Persen's to Kaats- ban, Christian Fiero; from Widow Tremper's to the camp. Lodewyck Russell; from Christian Fiero's to the Blue Hills, Christian Snyder ; from Dr. Kiersted's to the West Camp, Petrus Bygenor ; from Johannis Meyer's, Jr., to the landing, Johan is Meyer, Jr. ; from Benjamin Snyder's to Waghkouk, Johannis Wolven; from Sign Post to Biune- water's Bridge, James Whittaker; from thence to Sauger- ties, Ilendrick Schoonmaker; from the Dray Bergh to Flatbush. Benjamin Swart; from the Manor to Cantine's Ferry, Jacob Ten Broeck ; from the south side of the Ron- dout to the third milestone, Samuel Swart; from thence to the bounds of the New Paltz, Stephanas Eckert; from Ma- jor Iloughtaling's to Woodstock, Abraham Houghtaling ; Benjamin Einendorph, Philip Van Buren, William Meyer, Jr., Constables and Collectors.
LIST OF SUPERVISORS, 1737 TO ISSO.
1797-40, Johanidis Dumont ; 1741, Gilbert Livingston ; 1742-13, Jo- bannis Wynkoop : 1741, Johannis Wynkoop, Gilbert Livingston ; 1745, Gilbert Livingston, John Crooke; 1746, Cornelius De La- mater, Jan Eltinge ; 1747, Abraham Hasbrouck, Abraham Van Keuren ; 1748, Anthony Sleght, Abraham Van Keuren ; 1749-50, Abrabum Van Keuren, Evert Wynkoop; 1752. Anthony Hof- inan. Evert Wynkoop ; 1:53-54. John Crooke, Evert Wynkoop ; 1753-56, Petrus Ed. Ehnewdorph, Evert Wynkoop; 1757, Col. Abraham llasbrouck, Jan Eltinge; 1758, Severyn Bruyn, Abra- bain Van Kearen; 1753-64, Petrus Ed. Ehnendorph, Abraham Van keuren; 1565, Dirck Wynkoop, Jr., Petrus Ed. Limen- dorph ; 1766-69, Direk Wynkoop, Jr., Abraham Low : 1779. Abrahun Low, Abraham Van Keuren ; 1771, Johannis Suyder, Jr., Abrahma Van Kearen ; 1772, Johannis Snyder, Andries De- witt, Jr. ; 1775, Johannes Snyder, Abraham Van Keuren ; 1774- 76. Abraham Low, Abraham Van Keuren ; 1777, iccords de- stroved at the burning of King ton ; 1978-79, Dirck Wynkoop, Jr., Conradt C. Elmendoiph; 1780, Abraham Low, Johannis Snyder ; 1751, Abrahama Hasbrouck, Andries Dewitt, Jr. ; 1752, Joseph Gusherie, Conradt C. Ehoendorph : 1783, Andrics De Witt, Jr., Abraham Hasbrouck; 1784, Johannis Snyder, John
$ Jacob Rutgers decline.l. and Tjerck Claes Dewitt was chosen in his place.
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Dumont : 1785, Johannis I. Snyder, Henry 1. Sieght; 1786, miss- ing in the corporation records ; 1787-58, Johannis Snyder, Peter Van Gaasbeck ; 1789-93. Petries Van Gaasbeck ; 1791-97, Peter Van Derlyn : 1798-99, Jacob Marius Groen ; 1-00, Henry Sleght, luke Kiersted (to fill vacancy ) ; 1401-4, Luke Kiersted; Is05- 16, William Swart : 1817-18. Thomas Van Gaasbeck ; Is19, Abra- ham Myer, 1820-26, John 11. Jausen : 1827, Jacob H. Dewitt : 1828-20, James Mairs : 1830-32, Henry Tappen : 1835, Thomas 11. Jansen ; 1824, James W. Baldwin; 1835-36, John Chipp ; 1837-38. John II. Jansen ; 1839, Cornelius Bruyn; 1>10. Jacob 11. Dewitt; 1841-42, Irwin Pardee ; 1843-44, William Masten ; 1845, Abraham Hoffman : 1846-47, William Masten; 1548, Marius Schoonmaker; 1:49-50, Jonathan D. Ostrander: 1851, Charles Brodhead; 1852, Charles Van Aulen; 1853, Elvin Rogers; 1854, Peter Elmuendorph Cole: 1855, Jacob T. Ilen- dricks; 1856, Charles W. Schaffer : 1857-59. Elias T. Van Nos- trand; 1860-61, Edgar Hoffman ; 1862-65, Abramo A. Deyo, Jr. ; 1860, Samuel Frame: 1567-69, Edgar Eltinge: 1869, James .A. Booth; 1870-71, Abrain A. Deyo, Jr .: 1972-74, James Myer, Jr .; 1875-76, Jacob Brink; 1877, Erastus Brink : 1878-79, Elias S. Cutler ; 1880, Dennis Murphey.
TOWN CLERKS.
The clerks of the " corporation" were undoubtedly clerks of the " town" a part or all of the time down to 1816. The town records having been burned, it is not easy to give an accurate list except for a few later years.
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