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The contingent expenses of the county were $1,083.75; Brooklyn town expenses, $2,924. Among the items are the following :
To maintenance of the Poor, $2,600; Flatbush expenses, $390.75 ; New Utrecht, $50.50; Bushwick, $61.25 ; Flatlands, $102.50; Gravesend, $70.12.
1812. The Supervisors this year were: William Furman, Elias Hubbard, Tunis Schenck, Judges ;
John Skillman, Bushwick ; John Remsen, Flatlands; Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn ; John Terhune, Graves- end ; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush; Engelbert Lott, New Utrecht, Supervisors; Loan Officers, John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott; Clerk, Jeremiah Lott; Treasurer, John Lefferts. Mr. Lefferts had been Treasurer from the first meeting of the Board under the constitution and laws of the State down to the pres- ent time. He continued to act as Treasurer, as we shall see, for several years after this date.
The contingent expenses of the county this year were included in the town expenses. Brooklyn expenses, $3,004; $2,600 of this amount was for maintaining the poor.
Flatbush expenses, $311.25 ; New Utrecht, $75; Bushwick, $86.25; Gravesend, $61,25; Flatland, $112.50.
This year the Supervisors, through their clerk, exe- cuted a conveyance to Cornelius Bergen for the land claimed by the county, on the south side of the line fence between the Court House, and the land of Cor- nelius Bergen ; and the said Bergen couveyed to the county the land which he claimed, on the north side of the said line fence.
An allowance was made by the board this year for dividing the second story of the jail into secure cells for the safe keeping of the prisoners. These were in addition to the cells in the lower story.
1813. The Supervisors this year were John Skillman, Bushwick ; Jeremiah Remsen, Flatlands ; Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn ; John C. Vanderveer, Flatlands ; John Terhune, Gravesend; Engelbert Lott, New Utrecht ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk ; Loan Officers the same as last year.
The contingent expenses of the county this year amounted to $969.692.
Brooklyn Town Expenses, $2,216; Flatbush, $108 ; Bush- wick, $40 ; New Utrecht, $294; Flatlands, $124.40 ; Grave- send, $69.45.
John Lefferts, because of failing health, sent a com- munication to the board resigning the office of treas- urer, the duties of which he had discharged so long and so acceptably. His resignation was accepted, and John C. Vanderveer was elected treasurer in his place. Jeremiah Lott was elected clerk ; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott were appointed Loan Officers.
1814. The Supervisors this year were Johannes Remsen, Flatlands ; Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn ; John Terhune, Gravesend ; John C. Vanderveer, Flat- bush ; Englebert Lott, New Utrecht ; William Consel- yea, Bushwick ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk ; John C. Van- derveer, Treasurer ; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan Officers.
The board met at the Court House in Flatbush on the first Tuesday of August, 1814, under, and in pursu- ance of an act of the Legislature passed April 5th, 1813.
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The contingent expenses presented against the county this year amounted to the sum of $1049.51.
The town expenses allowed were as follows :
Brooklyn .. $2485 88.
Among the items that make up this amount are the following :
To purchasing a lot of ground for the town $687 50
To Fire District Expenses. 300 00
To School Commissioners. 230 00
Flatbush Expenses $147 75
New Utrecht Expenses 187 10
Bushwick Expenses. 102 75
Gravesend 66
63 10
Flatlands 66
84 30
By the act of the Legislature entitled " An Act for the better establishment of Common Schools," passed April 15th, 1814, the office of School Commissioner- three in each town-was created and their fees were made town charges.
" Jeremiah Lott, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, re- ported that he had received a notification through the County Clerk from the Superintendent of Common Schools, stating that a distribution of the interest of the school fund had taken place ; that in pursuance of such distribution the sum of $432.88 had been allotted to the County of Kings, and that he had apportioned the same among the several towns in the county."
The Clerk also reported, that in obedience to an act for the assessment and collection of taxes, he had trans- mitted a statement of the aggregate amount of the real and personal estate of the several towns, in the county, of which the following is a copy :
Brooklyn, $11,896.79 ; Flatbush, $3,690.01 ; New Utrecht, $2,770 ; Bushwick, $2,702.12 ; Flatlands, $1,928; Gravesend, $1,736.
An appropriation was made this year, to cause the several jail rooms, for the confinement of criminals, to be made more comfortable.
1815. The Supervisors this year were Johannes Remsen, Flatlands ; Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn ; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush ; Engelbert Lott, New Utrecht ; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk ; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer ; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan Officers.
The contingent charges against the county this year amounted to $722.00.
Brooklyn town expenses, $1,914.50 ; Flatbush, $96; New Utrecht, $288.25; Flatlands, $124.90; Bushwick, $116. ; Gravesend, $63.70.
1816. The Supervisors this year were Jeremiah John- son, Brooklyn ; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush ; John Terhune, Gravesend ; Engelbert Lott, New Utrecht ; John Lott, Jr., Flatlands ; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk ; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer ; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan Officers.
The contingent expenses of the county this year were $159.02.
For some reason the town expenses were not pre- sented this year.
1817. The Supervisors this year were: Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn ; William Conselyea, Jr., Bush- wick ; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush ; Garret Kouwenhoven, Flatlands ; John Lefferts, New Utrecht ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; Jeremiah Lott and John Terhune, Loan officers; John C. Vandeveer, Treasurer.
The contingent expenses of the county allowed this year by the Board amounted to the sum of $1,082.83.
Brooklyn town expenses, $1,914.50; Flatbush, $451.25; New Utrecht, $188.25; Flatlands, $84.90; Bushwick, $409; Graves- end, $109.34
In addition to this, there is a State tax of two mills, upon every dollar of the valuation of the real and personal estate which is to be raised and collected, with the contingent ex- penses against the county.
An interesting report from the Comptroller of the State, estimating the quantity of land in Kings County, which we have condensed, was submitted to this Board.
An estimate of land in Kings County is as follows:
19,290 acres, including improvements, at $100 per acre $1,929,000
8,080 acres woodland and swamp, at $100 per acre. 808,000 495 acres salt meadows at $20 per acre. 99,000
ADDITIONAL VALUATION OF LOTS IN BROOKLYN.
Village on 200 acres, at $1,000 per acre. $200,000 This estimate of lands in Kings County is sufficiently high. The county is nearly all agricultural, with the exception of the village of Brooklyn, which is of but small extent. Any one acquainted with husbandry and the ordinary produc- tions of a farm, must be well satisfied that $100 per acre for land is altogether too high. While one-tenth of the land may sell above $100 per acre, nine-tenths of it will fall far short of that sum.
A wonderful change has taken place in the valua- tion of lands in Kings County since the above report was made, especially in Brooklyn.
1818. The Supervisors this year were: Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn ; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush; John Terhune, Gravesend; John Lefferts, New Utrecht; Garret Kouwenhoven, Flatlands; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Van- derveer, Treasurer; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan officers.
The contingent expenses allowed against the county this year were $569.77.
Brooklyn town expenses, $1,914.55; Flatbush, $105.75 ; New Utrecht, $188.25 ; Flatlands, $189.90; Bushwick, $159; Gravesend, $65.
1819. The Supervisors this year were: Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick; John Lefferts, New Utrecht; Garret Kou- wenhoven, Flatlands; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan officers,
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At the annual meeting of the Board, changed to the the first Tuesday of August, the Clerk presented the following, which was ordered entered on the Record:
In pursuance of "an act for the support of Common Schools, passed April 12th, 1819, of the act entitled to change and increase the fund for the support and encouragement of Common Schools, April 13th, 1819, notice has been given by the Superintendent of Common Schools, that the sum of $80,000 has been apportioned among the different counties of the State, and that the share apportioned to Kings County is $591, which has been duly apportioned among the differ- ent towns."
The contingent expenses allowed against the county this year amounted to $1,274.44.
Brooklyn town expenses, $1,973.09; Flatbush, $132.75; New Utrecht, $408.40; Bushwick, $274.85; Flatlands, $146.69; Gravesend, $333.99₺.
1820. The Supervisors this year were: Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick; John L. Lefforts, New Utrecht; Garret Kouwenhoven, Flatlands; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan officers.
The contingent expenses of the county this year were $796.36. Among the items are the following:
To Samuel Williams, jailor, for jail expenses. .$473 04 To Rike Reid, for constable expenses. 23 00
To William Alger, cost for attending Court. 5 00 A bill was presented by John Drew, and duly audited,
to half the material for making the bridge at Spring Creek. 4 50
Brooklyn town expenses, $337.84; Flatbush, $275; New Utrecht, $164.90; Bushwick, $378.60 ; Flatlands, $121.19; Gravesend, $456.87.
1821. The Supervisors this year were: Jeremiah Sohnson, Brooklyn; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Bush- wick; John L. Lefferts, New Utrecht; Garret Kouwen- hoven, Flatlands ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer.
The contingent expenses audited against the county this year amounted to $156.85. Five suitable chairs were ordered to be purchased for the Judges while attending court.
Brooklyn, town expenses, $714.59; Flatbush, $301.50; New Utrecht, $139.90; Bushwick, $458.60; Flatlands, $156.69 ; Gravesend, $329.85.
1822. The Supervisors this year were : Jeremialı Johnson, Brooklyn ; John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush ; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick ; Gerrit Kouwenhoven, Flatlands ; James Cropsey, New Utrecht ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk ; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer.
The contingent expenses of the county this year were $2,000. Brooklyn town expenses, $1,510.63. Among the items are the following :
To William Furman, Esq., for the appointment of commissioners to appraise a road to the Wallabout $2 00 To commissioners for appraising said road. 22 50
To the proprietors and owners of land for damages sustained by laying out said road through their lands. 257 00
Flatbush town expenses, $254.84; Bushwick, $334.70; Flat- lands, $109.83; Gravesend, $273.87; New Utrecht, $123.80.
This year John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer of the county, through Jeremiah Lott, Clerk of the Super- visors, settled with Benjamin Knower, State Treasurer, for the amount due the State, for State taxes. The fol- lowing is a copy of the receipt given by the State Treasurer. It is countersigned by John Savage, then Comptroller, afterwards Chief Justice of the State, one of the most illustrious of New York's great jurists.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, STATE OF NEW YORK. S
Received from John C. Vandeveer, Treasurer of Kings County, per Jeremiah Lott, eighteen hundred and thirty- two and A, dollars, in full, of the balance due from said county for State taxes to the first day of May, 1819, with interest thereon to this date.
B, KNOWER, Treasurer. JOHN SAVAGE, Comptroller.
Dated Albany, May 24th, 1822-
Previous to the year 1823, Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Deeds, in the various towns in the State, were appointed by the Governor and Council of Appointment. By the Constitution of 1821 the Coun- cil of Appointment was abolished, and these appoint- ments were nominated by the Supervisors of the re- spective counties and the Judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas. The nominations were made by the Super- visors separately, and also separately by the Judges, after they met and compared their nominations.
At a meeting of the Supervisors on the third Tues- day of February, 1823, pursuant to an aet entitled " an act regulating the time and manner of aleeting general State officers, Justices of the Peace, and prescribing the number of Coroners to be elected in each county by the people. Passed April 12th, 1822."
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That Garret Bergen, John G. Murphy, John Garrison and Samuel Smith, of the town of Brooklyn ; Joseph Conselyea, Charles De Be Voice, John P. Van Cott and Gabriel De Be Voice, of the town of Bushwick ; Johannes Remsen, Jr., Gerrit L. Baxter, Jeremias Lott and Cornelius Bergen, of the town of Flatlands ; John I. Ditmas, John Van Sinderen, Jacob Rappelye and Garrit L. Martens, of the town of Flatbush ; Garrit Stryker, Jacobus Lake, John S. Garritsen and George Stillwill, of the town of Gravesend; and Thomas Hegeman, George Van Nuyse, Albert Van Brunt and Daniel Barre, of New Utrecht, be and they are nominated Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Kings.
Very soon after making these nominations the Super- visors met the Judges of the county, to wit: Lefferts, Teunis Sehenek, John Skillman and Teunis Joraleman, and, on comparing nominations, it was found that they agreed in the nominations of all the above persons except
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Jeremiah Lott, Cornelius Bergen, John J. Ditmas, Jacob Rappelye, Garrit L. Martens, Garrit Stryker, Jacobus Lake, Geerge Stillwill and Daniel Barre; whereupon it was
" Resolved, That the first named persons were nominated and appointed Justices of the Peace of the said towns in the county, and that a certificate of their nomination be filed in the Clerk's office of Kings County, and a copy thereof in the office of the Secretary of State at Albany, N. Y., and that the names of the persons upon whom the Supervisors disa- greed be transmitted to the Governor of this State, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided."
1823. The Supervisors this year were: John C. Van- derveer, Flatbush; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick; Gerrit Kouwenhoven, Flat- lands; James Cropsey, New Utrecht; Evert Barkulow, Brooklyn; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan officers. At a meeting of the Board, with the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, on the first day of October, 1823, the Supervisors proceeded to nominate and appoint two Commissioners in each town to take the proof and acknowledgment of deeds, &e., aeeording to an aet of the Legislature, passed April 19, 1823, after which they proceeded to audit the accounts pre- sented against the county for contingent expenses, which amounted to $2,600.
Brooklyn town expenses, $1,575.63; Flatbush, $226.09; New Utrecht, $148.80; Bushwick, $137.20; Flatlands, $122.33; Gravesend, $339.75.
Further accounts for contingent expenses against the county were examined and audited, which amounted to $1,650.40.
1824. The Supervisors this year were: John C. Van- derveer, Flatbush; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick; Garrit Kouwenhoven, Flat- lands; James Cropsey, New Utrecht ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan officers.
The contingent expenses of the county this year were $317.50. Among the items were the following :
To Samuel Williams, jailor, for maintaining and sup- porting debtor prisoners who had been committed to jail for not paying. .$93 25
To John T. Bergen, for proclaiming Courts* 16 00
Brooklyn town expenses, $3.193.13; Flatbush, $447.96 ; New Utrecht, $438.96; Bushwick, $194.20; Gravesend, $367.37; Flatlands, $62.33.
The Board, with the Judges of the county, nominated suitable persons for Justiees of the Peace in the several towns, according to an act passed April 12th, 1822.
1825. The Supervisors this year were John C. Van- derveer, Flatbush; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick; James Cropsey, New Utrecht;
Garrit Kouwenhoven, Flatlands; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer; John Terhune and Jeremiah Lott, Loan officers.
At the annual meeting of the Board this year the question of removing the county seat from Flatbush to Brooklyn eame before it, in the form a petition, numer- ously signed, and which had been published in the Long Island Patriot, and in the Star. It was presented by the ehairinan of a committee formed of leading eiti- zens. The presentation of this petition to the Board ereated great excitement, and we add indignation. A resolution was unanimously adopted by the Board, " that a memorial be immediately presented to the Legislature, in session at Albany, remonstrating against the removal of the Court House and jail, as eontem- plated by the petitioners." The reasons against the removal were then set forth, and subsequently incorpo- rated in the remonstranee. The ability which eharae- terizes this remonstrance, the strength, energy and graee of its dietion, leave no room to doubt, that it was the work of a master hand. It urged among other things, that the meeting of citizens, where the petition origi- nated, and who appointed the committee that prepared it, was composed of citizens of Brooklyn, ineluding one person from the town of Bushwiek, and these constituted the said alleged county meeting, eaused to take measures to remove the county buildings, &e., &c. The memorial further alleged " that the dense population of the village of Brooklyn, and its eommereial situation, renders it subjeet to pestilenee or contagious diseases with which it has heretofore been visited, and it is, therefore, an improper place for the location of a Court House and jail." It was eliarged by the petitioners that " male and female, white and black, were often confined together in the same apartments in the jail, greatly to the disgrace of the county." This the Supervisors in- dignantly denied, "but, if this is true," they said, " it is the fault of the sheriff or jailor, and not the people's." The memorial is very lengthy, and contains seven distinct allegations against the proposed removal. Finally it was
Resolved, That James Lott, the Clerk of the Board, incor- porate these allegations in a memorial, and transmit the same to the Legislature, subscribed by himself on behalf of the Board.
This, we believe, was the first effort ever made to remove the county buildings to Brooklyn. The deeisive action of the Supervisors at this meeting, effectually de- feated the effort for the time being.
The contingent expenses this year amounted to $2,517.
For some reason there were no town charges from Brooklyn presented. The other towns, however, pre- sented their accounts against the county as follows : Flatbush town expenses, $214.09; Bushwick, $194.20; New Utrecht, $148.80; Flatlands, $74.08 ; Gravesend, $213.13.
*This duty is now performed by criers, appointed by the County Judges in the respective connties. The proclamation in those days commenced in these words: "Ol yes! O! yes ! O! yes !" (Oyez ! Oyez !) but now is as follows : "Hear ye I hear ye I hear ye !"
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Before the adjournment of this Board of Supervisors sine die, the question of removing the county seat from Flatbush to Brooklyn arose. It was passed by the friends of the measure with increased vigor, determina- tion and influence. The Board met on the sixth day of March, 1826, before the election of the new Board for that year, for the purpose of deliberating upon the proper course to pursue in regard to the matter. Reso- lutions opposing the removal were unanimously adopted, and remonstrances to it prepared under another resolu- tion of the Board, and forwarded to the Legislature, then in session. This remonstrance was the same in substance as the one they had previously sent to that body. Resolutions were also adopted directing re- pairs to be made on the Court-house and jail at Flatbush.
But the friends of the removal were so successful in their efforts that they succeeded in securing a passage of a bill removing the place of holding the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace to Brooklyn.
1826. The Supervisors this year were John C. Vanderveer, Supervisor and Judge, Flatbush ; Jere- miah Johnson, Brooklyn ; John Terhune, Gravesend ; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick ; Gerrit Kouwen- hoven, Flatlands ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk ; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer.
At a meeting of the Board, on May 27th, the report of John Terhune was adopted, by which he informed the Supervisors that, as a committee for making ar- rangements for the accommodation of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, he had come to an understanding with the trustees of the Apprentices' Library, Brooklyn, and the rooms of said library were fitted up so as to make convenient rooms for holding said courts, at which place said courts were thereafter held until directed by law to be held elsewhere.
The accounts for contingent expenses against the county, presented and audited by this Board, amounted to $3,059.74.
Another bill for contingent expenses, amounting to about the same as above, was afterwards presented to the Board and duly audited.
Town expenses : Brooklyn, $4,168.13 ; Flatbush, $368.99; Bushwick, $249.20; New Utrecht, $148.20; Gravesend, $117.37; Flatlands, $62.33.
Jeremiah Lott, the Clerk of the Board, at a meeting thereof, held September 5th, presented a statement containing the aggregate valuation of the real and personal estates of the several towns in the county this year, and also a statement of the incorporated compa- nies in the county this year, by which it appeared that the value of real estate amounted to $4,292,468; that the personal estate amounted to $1,246,760; which, aggre- gated, amounted to $5,539,228; that there were then the following incorporated companies in the county:
Tax.
NAME OF COMPANY.
Capital.
Real Est.
Personal.
Aggregate.
Long Island Bank
$300,000
$3,000
$297,000
$3,000,000
$500 00 Brooklyn Fire Insurance Co
150,000
150,000
150,000
250 00 Brooklyn and Wallabout 5 83 Toll Bridge Co
3,500
3,500
1 06 Newtown and Bushwick Bridge
800
800
Newtown and Bushwick Road Co
9,000
9,000
Williamsburg Ferry Co .. Gravesend and Coney Is- land Road and Ferry Co.
3,000
5,500
55,000
5,640
5,640
1827. SUPERVISORS: John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush; Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn; John Terhune, Graves- end ; William Conselyea, Jr., Bushwick ; Garret Kouwenhoven, Flatlands; Jas, Cropsey, New Utrecht; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer.
At a meeting of the Board, held May 19th, a resolu- tion was passed providing for keeping the future terms of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in the Apprentices' Library, Brooklyn. Another resolution provided that all bills exhibited against the county should be referred to a committee, consisting of Jeremiah Johnson and John Terhune, to examine them in detail, &c. Also the Board resolved to raise the sum of $3,000 in the several towns for future contingent expenses.
Brooklyn town expenses, $8,467.57.
Among the items that make up this amount were the following: For maintaining the poor, $3,000; to making cells under Brooklyn market for the confinement of prisoners, $800; to making road to Bedford, $500; to Supervisors, to pay a debt due the Long Island Bank, $2,500. Flatbush town expenses, $287.15.
Among the items making up this amount are the fol- lowing: To a scraper for the old town, $5; to scraper for the new town, $5; to William Hegeman, for exam- ing 8 paupers, $6 ; to Assessor's fees, $16.25. Bush- wick town expenses, $304.27; Flatlands, $85.87 ; Gravesend, $111.49; New Utrecht, $250.
At a meeting of the Board on November 24th, measures were taken for erecting a fire-proof clerk's office for the security and safe keeping of the public records and other papers and documents appertaining to the county of Kings ; and that application be made to the next Legislature to authorize the Board of Supervisors to raise by tax a sum not exceeding $4,000, for the purpose of purchasing a site and building the said Clerk's office.
1828. SUPERVISORS: John C. Vanderveer, Flatbush; Jeremiah Johnson, Brooklyn; John Terhune, Gravesend; William Conselyea, Bushwick; Gerrit Kouwenhoven Flatlands ; James Cropsey, New Utrecht ; Jeremiah Lott, Clerk ; John C. Vanderveer, Treasurer.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the sum of $12,500 be raised in the several towns in the county to be applied in payment of the contin gent expenses thereof.
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