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JOHN HASLINGER
was born at St. John's in 1853, and is the son of John and Christine Haslinger, who settled in this county in 1949. He is a farmer wear Coldwater, and on June 5. IsF7, married Elizabeth Wehrkamp, daughter of Bernard Wehrkamp, who came from Germany and settled in Mercer County in 1849. John has two children, John and Elizabeth.
JAMES PLUMMER,
son of Jeremiah and Nancy Plinmer, is a farmer near Coldwater. He was married in 1872 to Sudonia Adonas, daughter of E. Adonas and Mary, his wife, who settled here in Istt. She was born in Fairfield County, Ohio. They have four children-Eva (Naucy, Margaret), John, Benjamin, Mary, Elizabeth.
JOSEPH RECKNER
was born in Mercer County in ISIG, and is the son of William and B. Reckner, who settled here in 1540. Joseph became a farmer, and mar- rier Elizabeth Stetzer, May 9, 1975. She was born October s. 155%, and has one son, Vietor. Her father, Christian Stetzer, and Barbara, his wife, came to this county in 1840.
HEMAN SAALMAN
is the son of Joseph and Christina Saalman. Was born in Germany ; settled near Coblwater, in Mercer County. in 1847. and on November 24, 1565. married Catharine Leonards, daughter of John and Catharine Leonards. He is a farmer, and has six children-Joseph, Henry, Sybit, Mary A., Catharine M., aud Antoinette.
J. H. KALLMYER
was born in Germany, and is the son of John H. and Mary Kallmyer. He is a farmer, and married Annie Dropperman, whose parents are Richard and Elizabeth Dropperman. They have nine children. Mary. Enzabeth. Lewis, Catharine, Annie, Dennia, Herman, Frances, and Joseph. Joseph, one of his family, was in the war of 1861.
B. KISSER
is the son of B. H. Kisser and Catharine his wife, who was born in Ger. many, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1>54. He is a Gamer wear Coldwater, and married Catharine Harman in 1859, who is the daughter of John and Catharine Harman, who settled on section G in Butler Township in 1812. They have no children.
JACOB SCHWARTZ,
the son of Jacob and Dorothea Schwartz, who settled in this county in Isso, was born in Huren Counts. He was married to Rose Faller m Mercer County in 1972. She is the daughter of adam and Mary Faller. and has two clublien- Clara and Augustus. He keeps a restaurant and billiard saloon at Coldwater.
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JOSEPH P'LIMAN,
son of B. H. and Catharine Pliman, was born in I>47. He was a car- penter and farmer, and settled in Butler Township. In 1875 he married Catharine Ferber, the daughter of John and Mary Ferber, who settled in Mercer County in 1560. Their children are Mary, Catharine. Eliza- beth, Benjamin, and Annie. Benjamin died in 1850. Benjamin Pliman was drafted in 1965.
GEORGE STAGERMAN,
son of George and Catharine Stagerman, was born in Germany. and brought up as a farmer. He settled in Mercer County in 1962, and mar- ried Louisa Low, who was born in Germany. and was the daughter of Bernard and Margaret Low. They were married in Cincinnati in 1849, and have four children, Henry, Harman, Catharine, and Barnard. He settled on section 8 in Mercer County.
SAMUEL NEWTON SNIDER,
son of Thomas and Harriet Snider, was born in Highland County, Ohio, June 23. 1516 ; settled in Mercer County in 1450, and married Rachel Carmack, June, 1865, by whom he has three children --- John H, Mary R., and Carrie A. His father's Bunfly settled in Mercer County in 1850, as did also the wife's parents. His occupation is a farmer.
FREDERICK B. SPOTTMAN,
son of John B. and Annie N. Spottman, was born in Mercer County in 1854, and has remained in Lima all his life. He married Catharine Kramer. daughter of Richard and Catharine Kramer, and has one son, called John Frederick. His father's family settled here in 1951, but his mother's family in 1837.
HENRY WENNING,
son of Joseph and Mary A. Wenning. born in 1852. He became a farmer, and married Mary E. Spottman in Ists, who was born in 1s51. She is the daughter of John B. and Mary A. Spottman. They have three children, John, Joseph, and Isaac. He has filled the office of supervisor.
MARION TOWNSHIP.
Marion as a township is fractionally large, containing ahout forty-two square miles. The north line is six miles long, the cust line six miles, where it diverges southeast a distance of one mile. The south line is about eight and a half miles, and the west line from south line of the county traces north over twomiles, southeast one and a half miles, and thence north about five miles to southwest corner of Franklin Township. The township, therefore, contains about forty-two sections, and is bounded north by Franklin Township, east by Auglaize Cony. south by Parke County, and west by Granville Township, exclusive of partial line boundaries as indicated by lines already noted. It contains an area of 25.333 acres, and valued at $150,810, inclusive of buildings valued at $75,200.
Arable lands 14,312 acres, meadow lands 291 acres, and wood land 11,100 acres.
Population in 1870, 1876; in 1880, 1933.
1890, Garfichi vote, 58; Hancock vote, 373.
Official Records.
June the 25th, A. D. 1833. I do hereby certify that the first election of this town-bip was held at the house of alatthew Kearn-, in said town- ship; the following officers were duly elected :-
Clerk. James L. Simes. Trustees, Samuel Gray, Charles Botkins, John Miller, Treasurer, John Sprague. Overseers of Poor, Matthew Kearns, Alexander Giilaspe. Feuce Viewers, Wm. Botkin, John Davis, and Hugh Miller.
I do hereby certify that the above mentioned persons were daly elected and sworn into their respective offices according to law, August Ist. 1:33. JAMES L. SIMES, Town'p Clerk.
August 31, 1833. Samuel Gray, Charles Botkins, and John Miller, Trustees of Marion Township, met and proceeded to lay out the follow- ing road districts, Let it be known that we the trustees of Mario Township have laid out the following road districts for the supervisor's to work : Charles dietkin, War. Bothin, Win. Ballinger. John Edlinger, Alex. Miller, Win. B. Winter's, James L. Simes. Alle Worthington, Join M. Good, an & Samuel T. Grant, are struck off to work the lower district. John Davis, John Sprague, John Miller, Matthew Kearns, Samuel tiray,
Hugh Miller, Alex. Gillaspe, Jethro Ivens, John Wilberry. Thomas Potter, and John Potter, the upper district. Samnel Gray and Charles Botkin, supervisors, and Matthew Kearns, constable.
I do hereby certify the above is a correct statement of the proceedings of the trustees of Marion Township. JAMES L. SIMES, Clerk. Grand Jurors: Win. B. Winters, John Miller, Sr., Samuel T. Grant. Petit Jurors: Alex. Miller, Alex. Gillaspe, John Miller, Jr.
March 4, 1834. It is hereby remembered that Samuel T. Grant has received his commission for the office of justice of the peace in and for Marion Township, the date of said commission Feb. 6, 1-34.
JAMES L. SIVES, CHIk.
Election April 7. 1-34. Trustees, Charles Botkins, John Miller. Wm. Beauchamp. Clerk, James L. Simes. Treasurer, Samuel Gray. C'on- stathje, Matthew Kearns,
March 2, 1835. The township was divided into two school districts. In 1835 the following officers were elected : Trustees, Wm. Beauchamp, Samuel Grant, Stephen Sprague. Clerk, Axa Beauchamp. Tra-pr. M. Kearns. Grand Jurors selected, James Gray, Abraham Miller, J. 11. Taylor, W. B. Winters, James L. Simes. Petit Jurors, John Miller, Matthew Kearns, Win. Beauchamp, Thomas Coat, Joshua D. Wright. Officers elect, 1836: Trustees, Stephen Sprague, Abraham Miller, .T. D. Wright. Clerk, Willis Beauchamp. Treasurer, Greenberry Baston. 1837. Trustees, Kearns, Win. Ellis, W. P. Long. Clerk, Beanchamp. Treasurer, Gray.
1838. Trustees, Long, Kearns, and John Hale. Clerk, Beauchamp. Treasurer. A. Brant. 1839. Trustees, Kearns, Hale, W. B. Winters. Clerk, Beauchamp. Treasurer, Brant.
1840. Trustees, Hale, Kearns, Winters. Clerk, G. Brandon. Treas- urer, Daniel Long. 1841. Trustees, John Nutter, Robt. Burdge, Charles Bodkin. Clerk, John Raynor. Treasurer. M. Kearns. 1842. Trustees, Matthias Gast, J. J. Miller, W. Berry. Clerk, F. .. Redmon. Treasurer. D. Henders. 1843. Trustees. D. Henders, Peter Moyers, A. Buzzell. Clerk, Red- mon. Treasurer, Fred. Elking.
1844. Trustees, Henders, Moyers, J. G. Young. Clerk, Elking. Treas- urer, John Richards.
1845. Trustees re-elected. Clerk and treasurer re-elected.
1846. Trustees, Young, Gast, and Henders. Clerk, Elking. Treas- urer, Richards.
1547. Trustees, Young, Gast, and Henders. Clerk and treasurer re- elected. 1949. Trustees, Henders, Gast, and J. G. Brandon. Clerk and treasurer re-elected. 1849. Trustees, Gast, Henders, and Henry Lochtefeld. Clerk and treasurer re-elected.
1850. All officers re-elected.
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1:53. Treasurer. It. G. Schrage. All other officers re-elected.
1551. Trustees, Lochtefeld, Mayer, and Henry Osserman. Clerk and treasurer re-elected.
1855. Trustees, clerk, and treasurer re-elected.
1857. Trustees: Andrew Harman, Bernard Wehrkamp, Henry Hage- dorn. Clerk and treasttrer re-elected.
1858. Officers re-elected.
1839. Trustees: Wehrkamp, Hagedorn, and Gerhart Wertgerles. Clerk and treasurer re-elected.
1860. Trustees: Hagedorn, Wertgerdes, Henry Creshalf. Clerk; Bernard Wehrkamp. Treasurer: Bernard Pickenbrook.
INGA. Trustees: G. Wertgordes, Greshalf, Joseph Klukensy. Clerk and treasurer re-elected.
1863. Trustees: M. Gast, J. Klunheutz, M. Heirholzer. Clerk : Wehrkamp. Treasurer: B. Panning.
ISGG. Trustees: Heirholzer. B. Gattomoller, HI. Bertke. Clerk: II. II Pulskamp. Treasurer: M. Gast. 1869. Justier of the Peace: B. Wehrkamp. Trustees: Henry Berthe, G. Kathmann, G. H. Beckmann, Clark: Herman Pulskamp
April 12, 1870 Trustees: Henry Brackman, M Herholzer. I. Birthe. Treasurer: B. Pickenbrook. Constable: J. Flerk. Clark: 11. Puls- kamp
IS71. Re-elected.
April 8, 1:52. Trustees: Joseph Woheler, Henry Martin, John Hagedorn. Clerk: Herman Pulskamp. Treasurer: Joseph Reichert. Assessor: Henry Moellers. Constables: Joseph Ankenbauer, With an Mattan.
1.73. Justice of the Peace: B. Wehrkamp. Trustees: Lorenz Schunk, John Schlosser. Constable: John Flesk.
1×7%, Treasurer: Bernard Pickenbrook. Trustees: Anthony Bier- Land, Banene Schunk.
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1475. Trustees: Bernard Gottemaller, Anthony Bernard, Tras wer: Bernard Pa kenbrook. Clerk: Join Horst. Contables: Isidore Schlosser, John Fleck Justier of the Peace: B. Whe kamp.
April, 1876. Trustees: Bernard Gottemoller, Ber. Wilki, Ber. Over- mann. Treasurer. Ber. Prekenbrook. Click: John Horst. Aver: Henry Tobben. Constables: Mathias Sulzer. Henry Plagemann. Per- hard Dorsten. Justice of the Peace: Lorenz Lochtefehl.
1877. Board re-elected except constantes. Constables: Lorenz Worte, John Bokinh.
1978. Trustees: Henry Lochtefeld, Joseph Wirtz, Carl Brous. Clork: Jolin Horst. Treasurer: Ber. Pickenbrook. Assessor: Henry Tebben. Constable: Joseph Meiering.
March, 1879. Trustees: Henry Locktefeld, Joseph Wirtz, Carl Bruns. Treasurer: August Butschilling, Clerk: John Horst. Assessor: Henry Tebben. Constables: John Bokmann, Matthias Stelzer. Justice of the Peace: Jolm Wirtz.
1880. Tru-tee; Mathias Hartings. Clerk: Lorenz Lochtefeld. Con- stables: Win. De-ch, Joseph Lengers.
1881. Justice of the Peace: Mathias Quecke. Trustees: Joseph Wirtz, Mathias Hasting, Joseph Tangemann. Constable: Joseph beu- gars.
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1892. Trustee: William Hess, Treasurer: Fred. Fleck. Constables: J. Niek Delzeit, Mathias Stelzer. Clerk. Lorenz Lochtefeld.
In 1872 the enumeration was as follows: No. 1. 98: No. 2. 94; No. 3, 89; No. 4, 134; No. 5, 89; No. 6, 50; No. 7, 105. Colored youths in the township, 38.
Improved Roads.
This town-hip is the only one in the county that has commeneed to gravel the roots, and it bas a number which are of great benefit to the farmers and business men of the township. It will not be many years until every road in the township is graded and gravelled.
CHICKASAW.
Chickasaw Hies in the north half of northwest quarter of se mn 14, town 7 south, range 3 cast. Fractional lots Nos. 1 and 15 are each 50 feet in section line from east to west, and the same depth of the other lots where they join. Lots 16, 47, and 18 are boduded west by section line, and are each 52 feet from east to west, by 132 feet deep frount north to south. All the other lots are each 60 feet from east to west. by 132 feet from north to south. Main Street and State Street are each Ch feet wide, and cross each other at right angles. All other streets are 30 feet wide, and run parallel with or cross Main Street at right angles. The alleys are each 12 feet wide, and ran parallel with State Street. Alley No. I ends at Main Street. I have erected a stone coraer to be planted, from which to make future survey. At northwest corner of lot 15 the section corner bears north 30' 40' west. distant 82 feet. Main Street ruus north $6º 29' west. The town is bounded on west and north by the section Hues.
Surveyed July 27, 1839, by James Hanks. Deputy Surveyor.
Acknowledged by John Sutter and James Brooks before I. H. Fra- zier, Justice of the Peace, July 21. Isas.
This is a very old town, but made no progress until the last year or two, or since the building of the new railroad, which has given the town a new start. A fine brick hotel and store were erected last year by Henry Gast. John Link has also a fine business house. George Ferner, druggist ; Charles Stelzer, hotel. A fine warehouse was created last year, and Chickasaw will no doubt make one of the best towns in the township.
ST. JOHNS.
St. Johns is situated on part of southeast quarter of southwest quar- ter of section 24, owned by John Stelzer, and part of northeast quarter of northwest quarter of section 25, owned by Chri tian Stelzer, all in town 7 south, range 3 cast. and comprising 64 lots, all of which are 4 poles in front and & poles back, except Nos, In, 17. AS, and 19, which are 7 poles wide and & deep. Main, El. Centre, and Sycamore streets are 4 rods wide; North and Race streets are 3 rats wide. The alleys are 1 god wide. A large stone is planted at the holtheast corner of fot 33 and at the quarter section post. All of which I believe to be correct. Laid off north and south at a variation of 3' 5' 32" cast. J. S. HorsTos, Surveyor.
Acknowledged by John and Christian Stelzer, before H. H. Frazier, Justice of the Peace, September 22, 185%. Recorded September 21, 183%. J. W. RILEY, Recorder.
WEST ADDITION OF ST. JOHNS
was laid out by Archbishop Purcell, April 3, 131, and consists of forty. one lots, and are of the following size : from 1 to 20. 4 be & rade ; 21 to 30, each 1} acres; lot 31, 123, of an acte ; lot 32, 2,4% of an aere ; lots
33, 34, 35, and 36, each 1} aeres ; lots 37, 38, 39, 40, each one-half an mere. and lot 41, the- quarters of an acre. The streets and maned North, Jefferson, Jackson, and Main. The lot west of Jefferson Street is donated to the Catholic Church, John Litenschilder, John Stellar, and John Thomas settled on the sight of St. Johns in 1:33; and tom the fact that the first settlers above were all named John, they called the town "St. Johns." The town has a number of good stores and a line church; and since the completion of the new railroad, which comes within half a mile of the town, considerable improvements have been tudle.
ROSE GARDEN.
Rose Garden is laid out on southwest corner of east half of southes-t fourth of section 21. and the northwest corner of east half of northern-t fourth of section 25 of town 7 south, range S east, and is comme of sixteen lots, which measure 51 feet 9 inches in width, except lot D. which is but 39 feet 9 inches. Running back from St. Rosa Street 6. 15 chain-, St. Rosa Street is 60 feet wide. There is an alley on west side of lot !, 12 feet in width. The southwest corner of lot 8 is 30 feet north of a post which stands 20.10 chains west of the corners of lots 21, 22, 27, and 28. Surveyed June 12, 1854, at a variation of 3' 30' cast. A. JACK. LINZEE, Surveyor.
Acknowledged on behalf of committee by John B. Purcell, in presence of F. Biking, Notary Public, June 17, 1854. Recorded June 29, 1851. JEREMIAH LUNDY, Recorder.
The place" contains only one store, kept by Lorenz Lochtefeld, who keeps a general assortment, usually kept in a country store.
MARYSVILLE.
Marysville is laid ont in the northeast corner of seetion 30. town 7 south, range 3 east, containing fifteen lots, each being four polos wide by sixteen poles deep, except lots eight and nine, which are only thirteen poles deep, and school lot fifteen is only three poles wide by eight poles deep, all of which they contain clear of streets and alleys. Marion Street, north of town. is from centre of seetion line to the lots thirty-three feet wide. Convent Street, east of town, is from centre of section line to lots twenty-five feet wide. School Street is twenty-five feet wide, running as far as northwest corner of lot number seven. It is all laid out on a variation of 3 45' east. Stones have been planted on southwest and northwest corners of lot If. also the northeast corner of let S. the . War- west corner of lot T. the southeast and southwest corners of lot I, and the southeast corner of school lot 15, etc. Lot 15 is dedicated for public school purposes.
All of which I do hereby certify to be correct. March 23, 1860.
HENRY BECKMAN, Sur.
CARTHAGENA
was laid out by Charles Moore December 28, 1840, consisting of sixty- four lots, each lot being four by eight rods. The streets running cast and west are called Burney, Elm. Harris, Jackson. Clay; those reading north and south Pearl, Madin, and Broad. Aut streets are sixty feet wide, and alleys ten feet.
October 20, 1859, John C. Schmidt laid out on the south of Clay Street four outlots of one, two, and three acres.
It is a part of the southeast quarter of the southwest fractional quarter of section 7, t. i. south of range 3. The present business is represented by Anton Link, drygoods: Barney Wearcamp, hotel and grocery; John Bostwick, postmaster: John Schlosser, boot, and shoes; Anthony Vi- corius, organ manufacturer and ethinet maker.
This township also contains a number of smaller towns.
CRANBERRY PRAIRIE has a fine church-St. Francis, Wmn. Lomm. general store ; George Vouvenbush, drygoods; Lawrence leiser. black.
SEBASTIAN has one general store, kept by Henry Beckman. Matthias Klinke, books and shows; and Anton Weber, carpenter.
CurELLA .- Henry Stetzer, drygoods ; Heury Crone, general store, and proprietor of hotel; John Crone, wagon and carriage manufacturer and blacksmithing.
COLORED CITIZENS .- Their Settlement.
Augustus Wattles, a native of Connecticut, founded a colony of col- ored people, amounting to several hundreds, scattered through the town. sluips of Marion, Granville, and Franklin. We quote his own les , ege in regard to the settlement of these people ;-
My early education would astandly let me to look upon learning and good monde as of infinity importance in a land of Florty. In the winter of 1885-8 I prosrlentially became acquainted with the colored population of Cincinnati, Ohio, and found about to00, totally igno-
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rant of everything calculated to make good citizens. Most of them had been slaves, shut out from every avenue of moral and mental im- provement. I started a school for them, and kept it up for them for two years, with two hundred pupils. I then proposed to the colored people to move into the country and purchase land, and remove from those contaminating influences which had so long crushed them in our cities and villages. They promised to do so, provided I would accompany them and teach school. I travelled through Canada. Michigan, and Indiana looking for a suitable foration, and finally settled here, thinking this place contained more natinal advantages than any other unoccupied country within my knowledge.
In 1-35 } made the first purchase for the colored people in Mercer County. In about three years they owned not far from 3035,0 acres of land. I land travelled into almost every neighborhood of colored people in the State, and jaid befine them the benefits of a permanent home for themselves and of the edgeation of their children.
In my first journey through the State Lestablished, by the assistance and co-operation of Abolitionists, twenty-five schools for colored chil- dren. I collected from the colored people such money as they had to spare, and enterol kool for them. Many who had no money. afterwards succeeded in raising some, and brought it to me, and with this I bought land for them.
I purchased for myself 190 acres of land to establish a Manual Labor School for colored boys. I feel sustained a school on it at my own expense until November 11. IS12. Being in Philadelphia the winter before, I became acquainted with the trustees of the late Sammuel Emten, of New Jersey, of the denomination called " Friends." He left by his will >20,000 for the support and education in school barning and the mechanical arts and agriculture, for such boys of African and lilian descent whose parents would give them up to the Institute. We united . our means, and they purchased my farm and appointed me the superin- tendent of the establishment, which they called the-
Ember Institute.
In 1845, Judge Leigh, of Virginia, purchased 8200 acre of land in this settlement for the freet slaves of John Randolph, of Roanoke. These arrived in the summer of 1546, to the number of about 400. but were forcibly prevented from making a settlement by a portion of the inhabitants of the county. Since then acts of hostility have been com- meneed against the people of this settlement, and threats of greater held mt, if they do not abandon their lands and their homes.
In Brown County there are two large settlements of colored persons, amounting to five hundred cach. " One is three miles north of George. town, and the other is in the northeast part of the county, sixteen miles distant. They emigrated from Virginia, and were the slaves of Samuel Gest, who manumitted and settled them upon two large surveys of land. Their situation is hot prosperous.
In the southern part of Mercer County is a colony of colorel persons, amounting to several hundreds. They live principally by agriculture, and own extensive lands in the townships of Granville, Franklin, and Marion, founded by Augustus Willetts:
In Van Buren Township. Shelby County, about four hundred colored persons settled. An attempt was made in July, 1844, to colonize with them three hundred and eighty-five of the emancipated slaves of John Randolph, of Virginia, after they were driven from Mercer County, and scattered in Miami and Shelby counties,
In the office of the eleik of Common Pleas of Mercer County, Ohio, is a manuscript docket entitled " Record of Free Blacks," in which are the following entries :-
State of Kentucky, Mason County, June 21, 1842, John JJames Key, clerk of said Court, certifies that at the April Court. 1832. Thomas Bowles produced his certificate of his being a free man from the cor- poration of Lynchburg, Virginia, which was ordered to be recorded, he being thirty-five years of age, of black complexion, five feet nine and a half inches high, which certificate bears date March 29. 1-26.
On December 21, 1842. Thomas Bowles registered his son, aged twenty years, five feet six and a half inches high, bushy head, and heavy make, mulatto color, with a star in the upper edge of the right eyebrow .- FRANKLIN LINZEE, Clerk.
North Carolina. Northampton County, March 4, 1>54. Richard H. Weaver, clerk of the Court, certifies that David Mitchell is thirty six years of age. five feet six inches high, light complexion, and a scar on the left side of the left leg, and a black smith.
Also, that Jenny Mitchell. his wife, is free born, thirty-three years of age, four feet five inches high, light complexion, and dark hair.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, on August 25, 1526, of the county of Harrison, Kentucky, but now resident in Clermont County, Ohio, emancipated a Charles. Denison. Rachel, George. Alfred, and William, which don't is recorded December 20, 1:30, in the clerk's office of Mercer County, Ohio .- JAMES W. RILEY, Clerk.
May 21, 1:83. Israel Alexander Thomas, of Hardy County, Virginia,
registered himself as 21 years of age, five feet nine and one-half inches high, in that Court, and aberwars at Mercer County, Ohio, December 21, 1850 .- JAs. W. RILEY, Chrk.
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