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covenenanted allinatted enfeoft releast quitt claimed made over & sould unto ye abovesaid Mr. Daniell Whitt- Page 222
head a sartain pece or parcell of upland lying and being in the boundes of Jamaica in the east devition being the full devident laid out in sd devition to Allexand Smith latte of Jamaica abovesd deseasd beinge in number ten haveinge John Rowlefson lying in number nine & Captn Carpentor on ye other sid in number elleven together with all & singuler the timbers trees woods under woods standinge & lyinge & all other prevelidges profitts & benifitts therunto beelonginge to have and to hould to ye abovesaid Daniell Whitthead his heires & assignes for ever & the same to be & remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behouf of him ye abovesd Daniell Whitthead his heires & assignes ockepy posses & injoy free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givfts morgages & from any claim or claims from any person or persons whatever with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand from mee the abovesd Thomas Waters my heires excecutors & amstrts for ever in wittnes wherof I sett to my hand & seall this eaightenth day of May in ye eaight yeare of his Majsts reigne & in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty & sixe
Signed sealled & dellivered in presence of JOHN PRUDDEN ALLEXZANDER SMITH SAM RUSCOE
THOMAS WATTERS O
A trew coppy of ye orrig- onall deed of salle entered in the register for Jamaica in page 221 & 2-
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall come Daniell Whitthead of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Daniell Whitthead gentellman have for severall good considerations and casses me with Abigall my wiffe
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boath of us therunto moveinge covenanted allinatted releasst bargined & sould and by thes presents doe abso- luttly acknowledge to have from us our heires exceketors & administrators covenanted allinatted released enfeofed bargined made over & sould unto John Garrettson weaver belonginge unto Brukland in Kinges County for ye sume of ffive shillinges to us in hand allredy paid ye reaseipt wherof wee doe herby own and acknowledg to be therwith contented sattisfyed & payd have as abovesd sould as aforsd a sartain parcell or trackt of upland lyinge & beinge nere ye place comonly called ye haw tree pathe until it comes to ye edge of ye greatt hollowe to a sar- tain chesnutt tree which I mar from thence east to a Spanish oake marked with X from thence runinge with a derickt line to a stoopinge black oake tree beinge on the west side of the rune of boges wth all ye lands on the south side therof to ye meadow with ten acers of meadow lyinge & beinge joyninge to ye sd land we say that we the abovesd Daniell Whitthead & Abigaill have for us our heires exceketors & administrators sould as abovesd unto ye abovesd John Garrettson Dorlant all ye abovesd parcell of upland and meadow as it is above bounded and exprest togeter with all timber trees standinge or lyinge with all prevelidges profitts benefitts & injoyments ther- unto belonging ye same to have and to hould & ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use beniffitt & behouff of him ye sd John Garrettson Dorlantt his heirs exceke- tors administrators for ever with a warrantee to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand either from us the abovesd Daniell & Abigaill our heires exceketors for ever and likewise to defend ye same from all formor salles givfts morgages or any other intangell- ments what ever or from any claim or claimes from by us or our order in in testemony
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wherof we sett to our hands and sealls this 15 day of August 1693
DANIELL WHITTHEAD O ABIGAILL X WHITTHEAD O
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Signed sealld and dellivered in presence of SAMUELL TAYLORE SAM11 RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orrigonall deed of salle entered pr me SAMUELL RUSCOE Clarke
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume greetting Know yea that I John Garrettson of Bruklind weaver for severall good resons & casses me . therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a full & vallew- able sume to my sattisfaction alredy to me in hand paid by Ram Dorlantt my son ye receipt wherof I doe herby before ye ensealling and dellivery of thes presents ack- nowledg & own to be therwith fully contented & sattisfied & paid have for me my heirs exceketors & administrators fully frely & absoluttly assigned releassed & for ever quitt claimed & made over unto my abovesd sone Ram Dorlantt his heirs excicutors administrators & assignes my wholl & solle right tytle intrest property claim & demand in & unto ye land and meadows premises bought by me from Mr. Daniell Whitthead mentioned in this deed of sall together with all ye rights & privelidges therof to have and to hould to him ye said Ram Dorlant his heirs & assignes for ever quiattly to posses & injoy without lett fraud or hindrance for-ever either from me the sd John Garrettson my heirs & exceketors for ever in wittnes wherunto I sett to my hand & seall this twenty seventh day of July in ye eaighth yeare of his Majests reigne & in ye year of our Lord 1696
Signed sealld & dellivered in presence of DAN11 WHITTHEAD SAM!I RUSCOE
JOHN DORLANTT 0
A trew coppy of ye orrigonall entered pr mee SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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Whearas Mr. Daniell Whitthead Nehemiah Smith Waitt Smith Capten Carpenter Junor Nath Denton
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Samuell Smith and William Creed ore ye major partte of them wear choasen deputed & impowered by voat at a Towne Metting of the inhabetants & freehoulders of the Towne of Jamaica orderly called & conveaned as enterd & exspressed in the Towne Record for & in ye behalf of sd inhabetants to purchase & procur a howes & homesteed for a parsonage as they should soe meett the major part of ye abovesd deputies viz Mr. Daniell Whitthead Nehemiah Smith Waitt Smith John Car- penter Junr. & Nath Denton acording to ye power dellegatted to them in ye Record abovesd have bartered bargined & disposed & doe by thes presents, ffully & absoluttly barter bargin & dispose in exchange with & to Mr. John Pruden a sartain trackt & parcell upland beinge & lyinge within ye bounds & limits of ye Towne- shipe of Jamaica westward of ye Town nere nere the south meadows on ye west side of ye hawtree hollow bounded by Anthony Waters his lott one ye north from ye brow of the hill att ye haw-tree hollow dche in the north east cornor runing westward to Garrett Lubberttsons land & soe to rune parrellell wth ye said Garrett Lubberttsons lott southward wh is ye west bounds & then from ye south- east cornor of Lubberttsons fence eastward upon a line to ye hawtree path wh is ye south bounds & soe allong by ye path & brow of ye hill northward unto ye sd Waters his lott wh is the east bounds-esstemd at ffourtean acors more or less for ye sd Pruden to have & to hould as his absolut right & property to ye soall use benefitt & behoof of him his heirs or assignes for ever for & in lew of ye sd Prudens hows & homssteed beinge sittuatted & lying in ye Towne of Jamaica abovesd next nerest to ye lott that did belonge to Capt Brian Newton & is now in ye pos- sesion of Georg Wollsey Junor fronting upon ye midell streed and rearing upon the highe way bounded by the comons-Mr. Whitthed & William Brinkley on ye west which howes homsted barne orchyard garden frewtt trees w all fencinge improvements
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Wheras I Daniell Whitthead belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County have formorly sould unto John Garrett- son belonginge to Brukline in Kinges County a sartain trackt ore parcell of upland lyinge nere the haw trees as by a deed of sall may appear bearringe datte ninty three and in casse ther be any land belonginge to me adjoyn- inge to that land which ye boundes of that deed doath comprehend & take in I the abovesd Daniell Whitthead doe by thes presents fully & frely for ever exoneratt releas & quitt claim all & all manor of right belonginge to mee & my heires in & unto the one ye east side therof unto Rame Dorlant belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County to have & to hould for ever wittnes my hand & seall this 27 of July Ano 1696 Signed sealled & dellivered DAN11 WHITTHEAD 0
in presence of JON DORLANT SAM11 RUSCOE
A trew coppy entred pr SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
Queens Jamaica June ye 11th 1706
County Ss Upon ye request of John Gaile I sur- veied to him upon ye acount of his rights five acres of land lying near his mill begining at a stak near a pond & runs north 15 chains to a stump being a black oack stump thence west 2 chains & 08 links to a stak thence south seven degres west 14 chains to a stake near ye aforsd pond and thence to my first station being bounded east by a high way laid to ye mill by ye surveiers north by ye commans west by ye line of ye Old Towne Neck & upon ye south it cuts ye north side of ye pond abovesd Performed pr me Entered pr THO CARDALE ZACH MILLS-Clar- Surveier
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made therupon excepting only ye nursery trees in the garden ye sd Prudden for & in consideration of the
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premises hath relinquished assigned & given up unto ye sd inhabetants freehoulders & Towne of Jamaica to have and to hould as a parsonage to ye use benefitt & behoff of ye minesstrey to them & their heairs for ever-Mor- over ye said Prudden hath allsoe in like manor upon this exchainge relinqush assigned and given up his right in a certain ten acor lott laid out formorly to him by devition upon ye hills nere ye pond calld ye Swiming Pond att ye northeast cornor of ye Towne and in full confirmation of ye premises on boath partes as a firme bargin & deed of exchange to stand in full force & good in law to all intents & purposes according to ye terms & conditions therof the abovesd parteys have mutelly subscribed their names & ffixed their sealls this 29 day of September in ye year of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred ninty & three DANIELL WHITHED 0
Signed sealled & dellivered
in presence of us
JOHN HARRESSON
NEHEMIAH SMITH 0
WAITT SMITH 0
JOHN CARPENTER 0
ELLIZABETH X HARRESSON
NATHANELL DENTON 0
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume John Owkea of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau sendeth grettinge Know yea that I the abovesd John Owkea for severall good reasons and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume to me in hand paid by Garrett Dorlant and Rame Dorlant boath belonging to Jamaica abovesd ye reseipt wherof I doe befor ye ensealling and dellivery herof acknowledg and owne to be theirwith contented sattisfyed and paid have giveen granted cove- nanted allinatted enfeofed releassed quitt claimd and sould & by thes presents doe from me my heirs excecu- tors & assignes covenanted allinated enfeof releas quitt claim make over and sell unto ye abovesd Garrett Dor- lant & Rame Dorlant their heirs excecutors & assignes
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a certain pece of upland lyinge & beinge within ye boundes of Jamaica being bounded as followeth first by a wallnut saplinge standinge to ye westward of my dwellinge howes being nere to the land laid out to ye meadow marked with X and soe runinge northerly to a whit oak tree marked with ye same letters upon a direckt line and att ye north end bounded by James Price & on ye west bounded with ye land of Mr. Daniell Whitthead and on ye south bounded by ye meadow land leaveing a highe way to go to ye haw trees all which sd pece or parcell of land as it is above bounded & exsprest with all prevelidges & profits timber trees wood under wood stand- inge or lyinge beinge upon ye same. I the abovesd John Owkea doe acknowledg to have sould as abovesd unto ye aforsd Garrett Dorlant & Ram Dorlant their heirs excecutrs & assignes to have and to hould for ever & the same to be and remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behouf of them the said Garratt Dorlant & Ram Dorlant their heirs excecutors & assignes for ever & the same shall & will by thes presents warrent & for ever defend against all formor salles givefts morgages or any other entangellments whatt ever & the same shall make good in law against any claime or claimes from any person or persons what ever with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand from me ye abovesd John Owke my heirs excecutors & assignes for ever to ye trew & absolut performance of all & every partt & parcell of thes premises I the above said John Owke doe bind my heirs exceketors & assignes by subscribing my name and fixeing my seall this twenty seventh day of December in ye fivft yeare of their Majsts reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty & foure Signed sealld & dellivered JOHN OWKE 0 in presence of JOHN HARRESSON SAMUI RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orrigon- all deed of salle entered pr mee SAM11 RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian Peopell to whom thes presents shall cume Richard Gillderssleve belonginge to Crab Meadow in Suffolke County in ye Island of Nassau yeoman sendeth grettinge Know yea that I Richard Gilldersleve sone to Richard Gilldersleve latte of Hempsted desseased for severall good reasons & casses me therunto move- inge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfac- tion to my father payd by James Ryley latte of Fosters Meadow for a certain parcell of upland containinge . fivety acors lyinge & beinge at Fosters Meadow afor- said lyinge one ye north side of ye path going to Jamaica & on ye west by a lotte of Thomas Wolles only a high waye betwen and one ye north nere a lotte layd out to ye widow Carlle & on ye east nere a valley I say that I the abovesd Richard Gilldersleve doe own & acknowledg ye salle of ye abovesd pece of land to ye abovesd James Ryley with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge or lyinge beinge upon ye same with all other ye prev- elidges & appurtenances therunto belonginge to have and to hould for ever and the same shall & will for ever warrent & by thes presents defend against any formor salles givfts morgages or any other intangellments what ever and ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benefitt & behoufe of him ye said James Ryley his heirs exceketors & assignes without lett fraud hindrance or mollestation from any person or persons what ever with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand from me ye sd Richard my heirs & as- signes for ever in confirmation wherof I sett to my hand and seall this 18 day of September in ye seventh yeare of His Majsts reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1695
Signed sealled and delivered RICHARD GILLDERSLEVE O in presence of
JOHN WOOD
JOHN WICKES Junr.
September y 19th 1695
Appered befor John John Wickes one of their Majsts Justices of the Peace for Suffolk County ye within named
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Richard Gillderssleve and doath acknowledg ye within written conveiance to be his free and vollontary act & deed Teste JOHN WICKES
A trew coppy of ye origonall deed & acknowledment entered pr
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian people to whome thes presents shall cum that I John Ffreeman belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd John Freeman for severall good resons and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeat for a vallewable sattisfaction to me ye abovesd John Ffreeman in hand paid by Fredrick Hendrickson of Jamaica abovesd ye reseipt wherof I doe herby owne & acknowledg to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid have giveen granted covenanted allinated enfeofed made over and sould unto ye abovesd Ffredrick Hendrickson his heires exceketors administrators and assignes a sartain pece or parcell of upland lyinge and beinge in ye boundes of Jamaica containing seven acers & a half as it was layd out beinge bounded by Fremans path on ye west & south by ye abovesd Fredrick Hendrickson & by Mr. Pruden on ye north & east by ye Plain Rune I say that I the abovesd John Freman have as abovesd sould as aforsaid unto ye abovesd Fredrick Hendrickson his heires & assignes all ye abovesd pece or parcell of upland acordinge as it is butted & bounded ye same ye have and to hould for ever and ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behoufe of hime ye abovesd Fredrick Hendrickson his heires & assignes for ever freely dis- charged of & from all formor clame or demand & from all formor salles givfts morgages what ever with all rights & prevelidges & appurtenances of timber trees woods under woods standinge & lyinge beinge upon ye same with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand from me ye abovesd John Freeman my heires exceketors & administrators for ever in wittnes wherof I sett to my hand & seall this
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thirtenth of Aprill in ye eaight year of His Majesties reigne & in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty and sixe Signed sealled & dellivered JOHN X FREMAN 0 his marke in presence of DANII WHITTHEAD A trew coppy pr SAM RUSCOE
SAM RUSCOE Clarke
Memorandam that on ye thirtenth day of Apll 1696 in ye eaight year of His Majisties reigne there appered befor Daniell Whitthead Esgre one of His Majs. Justices of ye Peace for Queens County the within mentioned John Freeman and acknowledged ye within written deed to be his ffree & vollontary act & deed
DANIELL WHITTHEAD
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Know all men by thes presents that I Fredrick Hen- drickson within mentioned doe for good reasons and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to me the abovesd Fredrick Hendrickson in hand paid by John Fredrickson belonginge to Broukeland in Kinges County ye reseipt wherof I doe herby owne and acknowledge to be therwith con- tented sattisfyed and paid & therof & theirfrom doe for ever exonoratt acquitt and discharge the abovesd John Ffredricksone his heires exceketors & assignes for ever & doe fully freely and absoluttly releass quitt claime assigne and make over from me my heirs exceke- tors & administrators all & wholly my wright title intrest claime & demand of and unto this within written deed of conveaiance and ye prevelidges & profitts therof to have and to hould to ye said John Fredrickson his heirs & assignes for ever in confirmation wherof I sett to my hand & seall this fivft day of Apll in ye eaight yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ 1696
FREDRICK X HENDRICKSON
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Signed sealld & dellivered
in presence of JOHN LAVASIN
A trew coppy of ye assignement
SAMI RUSCOE
per SAMUELL RUSCOE
. Be it known to all men whom it may any wais conserne by thes presents that Mr. John Pruden sumtime of Ja- maica in Queens County upon ye Ile of Nassau belong- inge to ye Province of New Yorke now belonginge to Newarke in ye County of Essexe & Province of New East Jarsey (minesster) hath bartered bargained al- linatted assigned & made over & doath for himself & his heires by vertew of this instrewment of conveiance barter bargin sell allienatte assigne and make over from his heirs & administrators unto John Ffredrickson (farmer) of Brookline in Kinges County upon ye Ile of Nassau in ye Province of New Yorke a certain tract parcell lott & messuage of upland within ye boundes & limitts of Jamaica abovesd containing in estemation twenty two acers & a half more or less as it was laid out by ye sur- veiors acordinge to drauft for ye second east devition eastward of ye sd Town betwen ye Little Plaine Rune & Fremans path & in number ye fortenth lott butted and bounded by ye highway east & west by ye lott which was William Ffosters on ye north & by ye lott that was Page 232
John Fremans on ye ye south for ye sd John Ffredric- son to have and to hould as his absolutly right & property for ever with all & every of ye preveledges profitts cont- incy inconvenency benyfits & libertys of acres ore out- lets belonging therunto woods under woods timbers trees standinge ore lyinge theron to be & remain (after ye signinge & seallinge and dellivery herof) unto ye solle benifit & behouff of ye said Fredrickson his heirs exceketors administrators and assignes for ever as fully firmly and absoluttly as if it had ben formorly dellivered by - & - for & in consideration wherof ye sd Pruden hath in hand receaived and to his full sattisfac- tion a cartain sume of money & doath by thes presents
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acquitt exonoratt and discarge ye sd Ffredrickson his heirs execketors and administrators of all & every partt of ye said money forever & from whatsoever may be claimed challenged or demanded as a vallewable pur- chase of ye sd land by ore for ye sd Pruden his heirs exceketors or administrators att any time ore times after ye datte herof Morover the said Pruden doath declare and aver att ye seallinge of this deed ye abovesd men- tioned land to his proper right & in his power cler & free from any forfor leas morgage ore sall & doath war- rent this his salle firme & good in law to all intents & purposes therof & shall defend ye same against any just .claim that shall or can be made ore laid by any other person or persons whatsoever & for ye full confirmation of all & every the premis as contained & expresed in this deed ye said Pruden hath herunto subscribed his name & affixed my seall this sixt day of May in ye year of Lord one thousand sixe hunddred and ninty five -
Signed sealled & dellivered in presence of us JAMES X CARR his mark
WILLIAM WHITT
A trew copy entered pr SAM RUSCOE Clark
JOHN PRUDEN 0
Att ye day above written appered before me Daniell Whitthead Justice of ye Peace for Queens County John Pruden and acknowl- edged this to be his vollen- tary act & deed
DANIELL WHITTHEAD
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume James Price bellongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greettinge in our Lord God everlastinge now know yea that I the abovesd James Price with Sewzanah my wife for severall good resons and casses us & each of us therunto moveinge but more esspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to us in hand payd by by Garrett Dorlant belonginge to ye abovesd Town & County ye receipt wherof we doe befor ye en-
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seallinge and dellivery herof own and acknowledg to be theirwith contented sattisfied & paid and their from doe for ever exonoratt acquitt & discharge ye abovesd Garrett Dorland his heires & assignes from any further claim or demand for any further part or parcell therof have giveen covenanted releassed enfeofed quitt claimed made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heires exceketors administrators giveen granted covenanted releassed enfeofed quitte claimed make over and sell unto ye abovesd Garrett Dorlant his heires excecutors administrators & assignes a cartain pece ore parcell of upland lyinge and being in within ye boundes and limits of Jamaica beinge bounded 'as followeth ye north sid by a whitt oak tree betwixt Capta Carpenters & sd land and so runinge with a direct lyne to a wallnut tree att ye norwest cornor and soe runinge southwardly to ye land bought by ye abovesd Garrett Dorlant from ye abovesd John Owke and on ye south bounded by ye abovesd Garrett Dorlant & John Owke abovesd and on ye east by ye path leadinge to Chasmors Island I say that I ye abovesd James Price have as abovesd sould as abovesd unto ye abovesd Gar- rett Dorlantt his heires exceketors administrators & assignes ye abovesd pece ore parcell of land as it is abovesd bounded together with with all buildings gardens orchards & fencinges and improvements and benifitts with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge or lyinge beinge upon ye same with all & singulor ye uses hereditte- ments enrollements to have and to hould for ever and. ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benifitt and behouf of him ye abovesd Garrett Dorlant his heires excecutors & assignes to ockepy poses & injoy as his and their own free proper right of inherretance free and clerly discharged of & from all formor salles gifts mor- gages or any other intangellments what ever with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest property claime ore demand from me ye abovesd James Price and Sewzanah my wife our heires excecutors and assignes for ever and likewis ye same to warrent & by thes presents
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to warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claime or demand from any person or persons what- ever laying claime therto in wittness wherunto I the abovesd James Price with Suezanah my wiffe doe bind ourselves our heires exceketors and adminoss firmly by settinge to our hands and sealls this second day of Janu- ary in ye seventh yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty & sixe
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