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B. .. Chesterman House.
C. Congregational Church.
D. Judge Ingraham House.
E.
Derick Benson's House, removed before 1766.
F. Lewis Morris Coach House, built about 1724.
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Duyvel, had recently been reported to the Governor. By his Excellency's order of February 10th, 1670, the constable and overseers of Harlem met with the court at Fordham, on the last day of that month, to inquire whether certain unmarked hogs which Tippett had slaughtered, belonged to him; the same being "claimed by John Archer, on the behalf of His Royal Highness," under the Governor's warrant. Tippett had once been reproved by the Governor for "the unlawful mark he hath, of cutting the ears of cattle so close that any other marks may be cut off by it"; but the evidence now given at Fordham by Elizabeth Heddy, Benjamin Palmer, and Jan Hendricks, established the weighty fact that Tippett had owned a litter of pigs, "the which were gray red, spotted and white." Archer protested, and, coming to Harlem March 3d, took the testimony of the magistrates and Daniel Tourneur as to what Tippett and his witnesses had ad- mitted and said. Nothing seems to have come of it; but, two days after, the Mayor's Court issued new instructions, "that no horses or cattle be fed in the commons of this Island but those that are branded with the Town's mark." They ordered a record to be kept of the color and marks of the creatures, and of the owners' names; and that two days in the week should be designated for branding, etc. The fees were to be 3 gl. sewant for a horse, and 2 gl. for an ox, steer, or heifer. Resolved Waldron and Daniel Tourneur were appointed branders "for the town of New Harlem and adjacent farms," to act from May Ist ensuing, when the above rules were to go into effect.
The removal of Kier Wolters to Fordham early in the win- ter caused a vacancy in the board of overseers, to fill which Joost Van Oblinus was appointed on January 25th. Wolters was present with Archer at Harlem March 3d, aiding him in the Tippett affair ; but he died shortly after, having been much respected for character and abilities, notwithstanding Tippett had said "he acknowledged him for no magistrate."* Jan Ger-
* Kier Wolters, the ancestor of the Kiersen and Kiers family, arrived here in 1657, as before noticed, from the Dutch county of Drenthe; coming via Amsterdam, to New Amstel on the Delaware, where he was reputed to be one of their ablest and best farmers. Two years later, flattering offers being made him, he came to New Amsterdam, and, had the charge of Governor Stuyvesant's bouwery. He took De Meyer's farm at Harlem, in the fall of 1667, I believe, at 500 guilders rent per annum, and half the increase of the stock; and worked it for two seasons. Losing his wife, Jannetie Jans, he married, early in 1668, Lysbet, daughter of David Ackerman, re- moving the next year to Fordham, and there died, in 1670, as above stated. While at Harlem he was twice chosen an overseer. His children, so far as known, were Walter, Hendrick, Jan and Grietie, all born in Drenthe; Jannetie, born in New York, and Tjerck, of whom we only know that he joined the church at New York in 1674. Jan- netie married, in 1672, Claes Jansen Van Herningen, and Grietie married, in 1680, Willem Peersen, of New York. Hendrick Kiersen was born in 1648, at Giest, in Drenthe, and, in 1673. married Metje Michiels, daughter of Michiel Bastiaensen. He finally settled in Fordham; his children being Kier, born 1674; Michiel, born 1676; Jannetie, born 1680; Sarah, born :682; Peter, born 1684; Maria, born 1687;
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ritsen De Vries obtained from the overseers on March 2d a formal grant of the house lot set off to him some years before at the south side of the village, on condition of his "paying as other such small house lots (erfjes), and also the same servi- tudes." He is charged for it in the town book, under 1667, 25 gl. De Vries had sold this lot, with its house and improve- ments, to Resolved Waldron, to whom he conveyed it the next day, March 3d. Here Waldron took up his residence.
Glaude Delamater and Hester Du Bois, his wife, joined in making their will, April 15th, though he survived a dozen years, and she forty. It shows the then form of such instruments.
In the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1670, the 15th April, appeared before me Jan La Montagne, Junior, admitted Secre- tary of this Town by the Honorable Mayor's Court, residing within the jurisdiction of New Haerlem, Glaude le Maistre and Hester du Bois, husband and wife, of sound memory and understanding as externally appears; and of mind to make a disposition of their temporal estate. First, on resting in the Lord, they commit their souls into the hands of the Most High God, and their bodies to decent burial, and fifty guilders in sewant to the poor in this place. Secondly, they annul all testa- ments and codicils that before this were made, and declare this mutual testament to be their final will. One of them having deceased, the sur- vivor is to continue in full possession till again married, when the mar- rying party shall place into the hands of two guardians thereto ap- pointed by the Court, a full account of all; remaining in possession until the children arrive at age, or are married with the consent of father or mother : on condition of placing in the hands of the guardians a mort- gage upon the real estate, so the same be not alienated. Excluding or renouncing herewith all Orphan Courts, or laws which may conflict with these provisions. In presence of David des Mareest, Joost van Oblinus and Marcus du Sauchoy, as witnesses hereto requested, and who besides the testators, have subscribed these presents. Dated as above.
David des Marest, J. van Oblinus,
Marc du Sauchoy.
GLAUDE LE MAISTRE D. B. This is the mark of HESTER DU BOIS.
With my knowledge, J. LAMONTAGNE, JUNIOR, Sec'y.
Resolved Waldron and Johannes Verveelen, on the same date as above, made a partition of their meadows at Sherman's Creek and Spuyten Duyvel which they had gotten with the lots bought of Jan Duyts and Juriaen Hanel.
Jaques Cresson, the constable, in view of removing to New York after the first of May, appeared in court April 21st, and gave an account of the fines due from several parties for defec- tive fences. Those of Wouter Gerritsen, lessee of Delavall's land, amounted to 43 gl. 10 st. Much vexed at this heavy loss,
Rachel, born 1693; Hendrick, born 1696. Descendants have been called Kiers and, we believe. Keese. Jan Kiersen, who remained at Harlem, will be named in treating of the Patentees.
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Wouter's wife had scolded the magistrates, and called Waldron an uytsuyper, a drunkard. Arraigned for it by Waldron and Tourneur at the same court, the afflicted Mary still persisted that the magistrates were killing her, but owned she was hasty in abusing them. She was fined for her rashness 6 gl. for the poor, and costs of suit.
The month of May brought a demand from Capt. Matthias Nicolls, colonial secretary, for the first payment on the town patent, his entire bill for which was 332 gl. To meet this call an assessment was authorized and made out, at the rate of 2 Al. 7 st. for each erf, or house lot, and 12 st. for each morgen (2 acres) of land, the assessed lands embracing only Jochem Pieters' Flat and Van Keulen's Hook. The following is the list, and which is interesting as an exhibit of all the landholders within the town at that date, and the number of erven, farming lots, and morgen held by each. From reliable data we have added the numbers of the lots, and shown in which tract they lay. This, to those in any way interested in locating the original plots, will give the table greater value, as the title to these lots may in most cases be traced down to a modern date.
On May 4th Isaac Vermilye sold his house and house lot on Van Keulen's Hook (part of lot No. 5, and not reckoned among the erven), with the fruit thereon,-the buyer, Evert Dircksen, agreeing to pay 600 gl .; but the bargain was not closed, and Vermilye remained in possesion till his death in 1676.
On May 19th, the magistrates, pursuant to directions from the Mayor, appointed David Demarest and Arent Evertsen Keteltas curators over the estate of Kier Wolters, late of Ford- ham, deceased. To these, on a subsequent recommendation of the Mayor, was added, May 23d, "Michiel Bastiaensen, residing at Fordham," who was "reasonably conversant with the estate of the deceased."*
· Michiel Bastiaensen, of whose history up to his emigration, in 1663, we have be- fore spoken, had, so far as known, five children, viz .: Reyer, born 1653; Metje, born 1655, who married Hendrick Kiersen; Annetie, born 1658, who married John Odell (ancestor of the Fordham Odells) ; Bastiaen, born 1662, and Aefie, born 1665, in New York, who married Jacques Tourneur. Reyer Michielsen, named in some curious proceedings, under 1674, married, in 1686, Jacomina, daughter of Jan Tibout, and settled in the town of Fordham. He took part in building the church there, in 1706, and a stone bearing his initials may now be seen in the carriage house wall of Mr. Moses De Voe, who took it from the foundation of the old church, which stood upon Mr. De Voe's farm. Reyer died in_1733, aged 80 years, having had eight chil- dren, to wit: Michiel, Reyer, Hendrick, Teunis, Hannah, who married Leonard Vin- cent; Mary, who married Benjamin Haviland; Sarah, who married Joseph Haviland, and Jane, who married Benjamin Corsa. The sons of his son Michiel (being Reyer and Michael) retained the name of Michaels, but other of Reyer's sons took the patronymic Reyers. Hence have descended the two families of Westchester County, and other sections of this State, named Ryer, and Michael, or as also written, McKeel or Mekeel. The name Reyer is said to come from ridder, a knight.
Bastiaen Michielsen, always so styled in the town books, though in the church records usually called Bastiaen Kortright, remained in Harlem, where he married, in
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"LIST OF THE FIRST PAYMENT OF THE CHARGES FOR WRITING THE PATENT BY CAPT. NICOLLS."
LAND OWNERS. May Ist, 1670.
ERVEN.
FARM LOTS.
MORGEN IN
THE LOTS.
AMOUNT OF TAX.
NO. OF LOTS
ON JOCH.
PIETERS.
NO. OF LOTS
VAN KEU-
LEN'S H'K.
Lor NUMBERS :
J. P. Flat.
V. K. Hook.
Thomas Delavall.
5
10
48
f. 40 : II
6
4
3, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22
Glaude le Maistre
2
3
15
13 : 14
2
I
14, 15
21
Cornelis Jansen.
2
4
18
15 : IO
2
· 2
2, 18
6, 15
Jean le Roy. .
I
2
9
7 : 15
I
I
II
I
...
...
3
5
21
19
: 13
2
3
1, 17
17, 18, 19
Lubbert Gerritsen. .
I
2
12
9 : II
2
0
4, 9
Johannes Verveelen.
2
4
15
13 : 14
I
3
10
David des Marest ..
11/2
I 2-3
8
7
: 15
I
2-3
7
Johannes Vermelje .
I
0
0
2
7
0
0
Joost van Oblinus.
2
3
12
II
18
I
2
13
Conrad Hendricksen
I
O
0
2
7
0
0
·
20
Pierre Cresson.
I
2
9
7
: 15
I
I
5
Resolved Waldron.
2
4
15
13
: 14
I
3
8
2, 3, 1/2 of 4, 1/2 of 9
Jan Nagel.
1/2
I
6
3 : 12
I
0
16
Jean des Marest.
1/2
O
0
I : 372
0
0
Isaac Vermeille.
0
1-3
I
12
0
I-3
1-3 of 5
Jaques Cresson.
I
2
9
7 : 15
I
I
6
14
Jan La Montagne*
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...
...
.
·
·
...
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. The half-erven in the list are not taxed where the owner holds other land. Montagne having no property bere, except his farm at the Point, which was then exempt from town tax, he contributed "in plaats van de Kalver Wey," that is, on account of the Calf Pas- ture; but the amount is illegible in the record.
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7,8, 1/2 of 4, 1/2 of 9 2-3 of 5
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..
..
..
IO, II
12, 13, 16, 22
Daniel Tourneur. .
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On the same date (the 19th) the court-room witnessed an unusual scene. Pierre Cresson three years before had leased his farm to Glaude Delamater, and things had not gone smoothly between them. In a sharp dispute about one of the oxen, which, as appeared, had died through Delamater's neglect, the latter called Cresson "a villain for driving away his wife." Mrs. Cres- son was spending a season at Esopus. Coming into court with his complaint, where Delamater was sitting as one of the magis- trates, the usually amiable and prudent Pierre, overcome by anger, told Glaude that "he ought to slap his face." Delamater pretended forgetfulness, but remembered that plaintiff had called him names too. The court regarding both parties at fault, fined each 12 gl. and costs. Unhappily this did not end the quarrel between the Walloon and Picard.
The removal of Verveelen to Papparinamin having left the village without an ordinary keeper, Cornelis Jansen Kortright, who was well liked in the town, and afterward enjoyed various public trusts, was admitted June 2d to keep the ordinary, on the usual conditions,-to make suitable provision for the enter- tainment of travelers, and not "to sell any liquor to the Indians." He thereupon accepted the oath. At the same meeting a small erf lying opposite to Kortright and Delamater, on the south side of the street, was voted to Jean Demarest, who was already in possession, having two years previous married a daughter of Simon the Walloon. Also, on the same day (June 2d), Resolved Waldron made over to Jan Nagel, soon to become his son-in-law, part of the De Vries house lot, with No. 16 Jochem Pieters and its meadows, bought of Pieter Slot. If the object 1689, Jolante, daughter of La Montagne, deceased. On September 19, 1701, be bought, from Peter Van Oblienis, a tract of land at Sherman's Creek, laid out to Oblienis, in 1691, as lot No. 20. This became the well-known Kortright farm, which continued in the family till 1786. It was originally ten morgen, or twenty acres, and is so rated on the town books for the next half century; but this was exclusive (for meadows were never taxed) of the adjoining marsh, or the morasse creupelbos, of the original description. And then, be it remembered, the allotments of 1691 generally overran the estimate, and this lot lying isolated was not likely to be an ex- ception. This brought it up to 45 acres, 27 perches. Here Bastiaen Michielsen built and lived till very aged; at least, his name in the tax list runs down to 1753. He also owned two pieces of meadow at Kingsbridge, bought of the town by Joh. Ver- milye, April 1, 1693, and on the same date transferred to Bastiaen, to whom the town gave a deed January 4, 1700. Bastiaen Michielsen Kortright had issue, as far as appears, Michael, born 1697; Johannes, born 1702; Aefie, who married John De- voor, and Rachel, who married Isaac Delamontagne. Johannes Bastiaens, as he is properly styled in certain deeds, but calling himself (after his father's patronymic) "Johannes Michelson Kortright," married Aeltie, daughter of John Vermilye, ad. He was a weaver, but succeeded to the farm at Sherman's Creek, which, in a mortgage given January 9, 1768, he describes as No. 20, and 10 morgen, and by the original boundaries of 1691. Within a year after, he removed to New York, and having lost his wife, appears to have died about 1775. His son, John Courtright, as he wrote his name. married in 1774. his cousin, Aefie, or Effie, daughter of John Devoor, of Hoorn's Hook, and was last of the family to own the ancestral farm, of which he made sale, May 24. 1786, to Cornelius Harsen, who conveyed it, January 3, 1804, to Jacobus Dyckman, whence it came to his son, the late Isaac Dyckman. It was included in the tract of 128 acres (being part of said Isaac's estate) called the Fort George Tract, which was parcelled into lots, and disposed of by public sale, October 14, 1868.
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of this was not well known, it came out August 27th ensuing, when two happy pair, to wit, Nagel and Rebecca Waldron. her sister Aeltie and Johannes Vermilye, appeared at the Stadt Huys. in New York, and "entered their bans of matrimony before his Honor the Mayor of this city, to be proclaimed at the usual time and place." This was the more genteel way of doing it. The bans being entered on the same Wednesday in the register of the church in the Fort, was followed by the three publications which usage required. The registration before the Mayor was a new thing here. perhaps due to a vacancy in the pastorate. The elder Megapolensis had just died. his son gone to Holland, and Drisius apparently absent ; so Do. Polhemus, of Flatbush, now supplying New York, probably married these parties.
No settlement as recommended by the Governor had yet been made with the claimants of the Jansen and Aertsen Patent at Sherman's Creek, awarded to the people of Harlem as within their general patent, though steps thereto had been taken a year before (May 2d, 1669), when De Meyer, Waldron and Oblinus were empowered to arrange it. Archer of course declined to take the worthless groundbrief, and the holders were now Paulus Richard, of New York. and Thomas Lamberts, of Brooklyn : the first having bought the interest of Pieter Jansen from his successor Kockuyt. The subject was again brought up by the following from the Governor, an order which was held by the Harlem people as in effect wiping out the old groundbrief ..
An Order for the Payment of the sum of Three Hundred Guilders Sewant. to Paulus Richard and Thomas Lamberts.
Whereas there hath been a difference long depending between the Town of Harlem on the one part, and Paulus Richard and Thomas Lamberts on the other. concerning a parcel of Land upon this Island, near Spuyten Duyvel, the which was heretofore adjudged to belong to the Town of Harlem, yet with this reservation, that in regard the first owners had sustained loss thereupon, payment should be made for the same, of so much as the first purchase money was; and it appearing that one hundred and fifty guilders sewant was paid for one-half of the first purchase: It is this day ordered, that the sum of three hundred guilders sewant shall be paid to Paulus Richard and Thomas Lamberts, or their assigns. in lieu of all claims or pretenses whotsoever, they or either of them have to the said Land; and the Inhabitants of the Town of Harlem are from henceforth to have and enjoy the same. they paying the said sum of three hundred guilders as aforesaid, on or before the 29th day of September next. Always provided that this shall be no precedent for any other pretense to lands within the Patent of the said Town of Harlem, by virtue of such old claims or groundbriefs. Given under my hand at Fort James, in New York, this 22d day of June, 1670. FRANCIS LOVELACE.
The matter was arranged thus: Richard bought out Lam-
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berts' share, and took a bond from the Harlem folks for the full amount of 300 guilders.
On August 4th ensuing, Lubbert Gerritsen, who the last year had married the widow of Hendrick Karstens, sold Kar- stens' erf and out-garden to Joost Van Oblinus for 400 gl., tc be paid to Coenraet and Jan Hendricks, sons of Karstens, when of lawful age. These afterward took the name of Boch.
A little later (October 23d) Lubbert Gerritsen executed a power of attorney to his brother-in-law, Philip Weckman (Wake- man), of Leyden, to enable him to collect from the orphan mas- ters or others in that city a legacy of 800 gl. left to his wife, Femmetie Coenraets, by her mother's sister, Tryntie Gerrits, who had died at Leyden, October 7th, 1669. It is probable that this was sent to Holland by Nicholas De Meyer, who went thither the next spring, having several such collections to make for persons at Esopus.
Jan La Montagne, who had recently lost his father,* now resigned the duties of voorleser and schoolmaster, but retained the secretaryship. To fill the vacant position, the town officers engaged Hendrick Jansen Vander Vin, the former freeholder, for the term of three years, "at f. 400 yearly in sewant, or in grain at sewant price," and also a dwelling house, with 60 loads of firewood, which latter the following persons agreed to cut and deliver, annually, viz .: Resolved Waldron, Glaude Dela- mater, and Joost Van Oblinus, each 12 loads; David Demarest, Pieter Roelofsen, Jan Nagel, and Lubbert Gerritsen, each 6 loads. This contract was entered into October 23d. The change was amicably made as regarded Montagne, who agreed to pay the new voorleser yearly 10 fiorins 7 stivers. To aid in making up the salary, the town lot, garden, and meadow were, on the same date, leased for a term of six years to Francois Martino, a newly-arrived French refugee, who was to pay an annual rent of 120 gl. in sewant, or grain at sewant price. The land had just been cleared of timber by Nelis Matthyssen, and was new ; so Waldron, Delamater, Tourneur, Roelofsen, L. Gerritsen, W. Gerritsen, Demarest, and Oblinus, together agreed to give the lessee 53 loads of manure, "once for all." For reasons best known to himself, Martino soon turned over his lease to Jean Le Roy, and settled on Staten Island, where many of his des- cendants may still be found.t
* See Montanye Family; Appendix B.
. Francois Martino and his friend, Jean Belleville, joined the church at New York, July 28, 1670, being the first mention of them. The latter was from St. Martin, near La Rochelle-perhaps Martino was-this early association and their later in-
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The ill-feeling between Cresson and Delamater again showed itself when the term of three years, during which the latter had worked Cresson's farm, was closing. The court had ordered payment for the lost ox, but one of the farm tools was found broken. On September Ist Pierre in open court demanded his tools of Delamater, who was seated on the bench with his brother magistrates. Glaude answered that the broken tool was at the smith's, being mended. The court, hearing what passed between thr. parties, referred them to their agreement of September 5th, 1667, but put the court charges upon Cresson. Shortly after Glaude sent Pierre word by the constable to come and examine his tools. Cresson would do no such thing but again went to the court room, October 6th, and repeated his demand for the tools. Delamater now promised to send them by his son; but the court, to vindicate its injured dignity, directed Pierre to fetch the tools himself from the defendant's house, and fined him 12 gl. and costs of suit.
Vexed at what he conceived to be a harsh judgment, Cresson, at the sitting of the court December Ist, entered, and asked if he must satisfy the sentence given against him. He was answered "Yes." Now passion got the better of him, and he denounced the magistrates as "unjust judges," adding, with other abusive words, that "instead of judges they were devils!" On this the court ordered the constable to take Cresson into custody and convey him a prisoner to the High Sheriff at New York, to be duly proceeded against.
Cresson was soon released, but, now bent upon leaving the town, had his wife at Esopus apply for a building lot in that village, and this she asked for and obtained April 15th, 1671.
Marcus Du Sauchoy brought a charge against John Archer, December Ist, 1670, of some very bad usage, and cited Dirck
timacy seeming to favor it. Whether Belleville was he who was called le Chaudron- nier, or, by the English, the Tinker, as the first signifies, I am not able to determine, but Jan Tincker was enrolled in the night watch at Harlem, November 7, 1673, and went to Staten Island, where he held property, as did Belleville. (See note on Casier). Martino had 96 acres of land on Staten Island, laid out to him April 24. 1676, near the "Iron Mountain." To this Governor Dongan added 35 acres, in 1685. He mar- ried Hester Dominees, widow of Walraven Lutin, or Lutine; issue, Stephen, born 1679, and a daughter, who married Vincent Fontaine. Martino, in 1683, was foremost among the French and Walloon residents in sustaining the French worship. His will, made October 1, 1706, and proved August 5, 1707, gave his estate, on the death of his widow, to his two god sons, Stephen Martino (son of Stephen, deceased) and Vincent Fontaine, Jr. (See Clute's Annals of Staten Island). It is to be regretted that the new and interesting work last cited contains so little relating to the original settlers upon that beautiful island; materials for their history are not entirely wanting. For some of these pioneers, see our Index under Disosway, Journeay, See, Casier, Uzille, Cresson and Bush; also Lakeman, Marlett and Guion. Many facts might also be gleaned respecting Jacques Baudoine, William Britton, Jean Crosseron or Crocheron: his son-in-law, Jacques Poillon; Gerrit Crousen, or Cruser; Jacques La Resilier. now Larzelere; Arend Prall, and Francois du Puis, or Depuy, the ancestors of families still upon the Island.
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Everts to tell what he knew about it. The latter testified that, about four weeks before, Archer threw Du Sauchoy's furniture out of the house, but deponent knew not for what cause. The matter here rested for future action.
A case came up December 14th which involved a principle of town law concerning the woodlands. Laurens Colevelt, mar- ried to a niece of Resolved Waldron was neither a landowner nor resident, yet had been burning coals upon Waldron's lands on Van Keulen's Hook, to supply his forge. In so doing, by accident, as he said, he burnt some of Le Roy's palisades. The latter arrested his coals, when Colevelt called an extra court in order to recover them, pretending to nearly 400 gl. damages for the want of them. But the court (Delamater taking Waldron's place) held that no one, not an inhabitant or proprietor, had any right to cut wood within this jurisdiction, much less within the fencing. Colevelt was condemned to make good Le Roy's loss, and pay costs of court; being let off on these easy terms, and his coals released.
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