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Dr. The State of Pennsylvania to Robert Whitehill.
For attendance in Council, as follows, vizt :
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In Council.
PHILAD'A, Tuesday, Oct'r 16th, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President. Mr. Bayard, Mr. Van Campen, and turned from Newtown.)
General Lacey, (now first re-
No Council.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Oct'r 17, 1781. .
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Lacey, Mr. Gardner,
Mr, Van Campen, and
Mr. Potter.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. James Loughead, Paymaster of the militia of the city and liberties of Phil- adelphia, for the sum of two hundred pounds specie, for the purpose of paying the militia of said city and liberties now in service, the sum to be charged to Colonel William Henry, Lieutenant, and to be paid out of the money arising from militia fines, for which the said Paymaster is to account.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Lacey, Junior, Esquire, for the sum of twenty-five pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of this Board, for which he is to account.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, Oct. 18, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, M. Van Campen,
Mr. Gardner, and
Mr. Potter.
The following orders were drawn on the Treasurer, to wit :
In favor of William Scott, Esquire, Paymaster of the militia of the county of Bucks, for the sum of three thousand pounds specie,
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for paying the militia of the said county, lately called into service ; the same to be charged to Colonel Joseph Hart, Lieutenant of said county, and to be paid out of the monies arising from militia fines and no other.
In favor of Mr. Francis Baily, for the sum of one hundred and ninety-eight pounds three shillings specie, amount of his account for printing for the Council to the fourth instant.
In favor of Frederick Sneider, Doorkeeper, for the sum of thirty pounds specie, for purchasing firewood for the use of the Council, for which he is to account.
A letter from Frederick Limback and Peter Burnholder, Esquire, Sub-lieutenants of the county of Northampton, of the fifteenth instant, was read, complaining of the conduct of Colonel Robert Lievers, Lieutenant of the said county, in the execution of his office. On consideration,
Resolved, That a copy of the said letter be forwarded to the said Lieutenant, and he be directed to send an answer thereto as soon as possible.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, Oct'r 19, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Potter, and
M. Van Campen.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Captain David Ziegler, for the sum of thirty pounds specie, in full for services as. Sub-Clothier for this State to the fifteenth ; the same to be charged to the United States of America.
'An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Major William Armstrong, for the sum of seven pounds nineteen shillings and two pence specie, in full for forty days labour of Daniel Morrison and. William Spall at Mud Island, and their subsistence.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, Oct'r 20, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Bayard, and General Potter.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Colonel Jacob Morgan, Jun'r, late Superintendent of the Commissioners of Pur- chase in the several counties, for the sum of nine hundred and forty pounds four shillings specie, for the purpose of procuring sup- plies for the use of the army, for which he the said Colonel Morgan is to account.
A return of the general election of the county of Northumber- land was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, to wit :
Representatives.
William Montgomery, William M'Clay ..
William Cook, and
Sheriffs.
James Crawford, and Daniel Montgomery.
Coroners.
Christopher Getting, and John Scott.
Commissioners.
James Aspey, and Daniel Montgomery.
And the same being considered,
Resolved, That James Crawford, Esquire, be appointed and com- missioned to be Sheriff of the county of Northumberland, and that Christopher Getting be appointed and commissioned to be. Coroner of the said county.
James Crawford, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the county of North- . umberland, now offers Thomas Hewitt and James Hayes, Esq'rs, , of the said county, as sureties 'for the faithful performance of the ? duties of his office of Sheriff, according to law, and the same are : approved.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Oct'r 22d, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Van Campen, and Mr. Potter.
A return of the general election for the county of York was received and read, by which it appears that the following gentlemen were duly elected, to wit :
Councillor.
James Ewing.
Representatives.
Moses McClean,
Robert McPherson,
Michael Schmyser,
Thomas Lilley,
James Ramsey, John Agnew, Michael Hahn, & James McGuffin.
Sheriffs.
Henry Miller, and
Abdiel McCallister.
Coroners.
George Lewis Lesler, and Jacob Rothrock.
Commissioner.
Jacob Schmyser.
And the same being considered,
Resolved, That Henry Miller, Esquire, be appointed Sheriff of the county of York, and that Jacob Rothrock be appointed Coro- ner of the said county, and that they be commissioned accord- ingly.
Henry Miller, Esquire, Sheriff elect for the county of York, now offers David Greer and Thomas Hartley, Esquire, of the said county, as sureties for the faithful performance of the duties of his office of Sheriff, according to law, and the same are approved.
In Council.
. PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, Oct'r 23, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Van Campen, and Mr. Potter.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Oct'r 24, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Gardner.
Mr. Potter,
A deed was examined and signed by the Honorable the Vice President, to William Crawford, of the county of Bucks, convey- ing a certain tract of land situate in New Britain township, in the said county of Bucks, containing one hundred acres, more or less : Seized and sold, agreeably to law, as the estate of John Meredith, an attainted traitor, to the said William Crawford, for the sum of three hundred and sixty-one pounds, lawful money of Pennsylva- nia, which sum he hath paid to George Wall, jun'r, Esquire, Agent of Forfeited Estates in the county of Bucks aforesaid. Deed dated this day.
Colonel Tilghman, Aid-de-Camp to his Excellency General Wash- ington, having arrived with official accounts of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, with the Garrisons of York and Gloucester, to the confederate arms of the United States and of France,
Ordered, That one company of the Artillery be called upon to attend with four pieces of artillery in the State House yard at twelve o'clock, with rounds of powder ; that the bells of the city begin to ring at twelve o'clock ; that it be recommended to the citizens who choose to illuminate on this glorious occasion, to begin at six o'clock, and extinguish their lights at nine o'clock ; that it be recommended to the Justices of the Peace to take the necessary measures for preserving good order and decorum in the city during this evening. The illumination to be extinguished at nine o'clock.
The Council taking into consideration the case of the following persons now confined in the gaol of the city and county of Phila- delphia, to wit : Joseph Pritchard and John Linley, convicted of misprision of treason, and James Gallant, Elizabeth Cook, and Ro- ger Mallet, convicted of larceny,
Resolved, That Joseph Linley and John Pritchard be pardoned, so far as respects the imprisonment of their persons, during the continuance of the present war.
Resolved, That the fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the State by the said James Gallant, Elizabeth Cook, and Roger Mal- let, be remitted, and that they be discharged from confinement on paying their fees.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, Oct'r 25, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Lacey,· Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Van Campen, and
Mr. Potter.
A letter from Henry Wynkoop, Esquire, of the twenty-third in- stant, inclosing sundry depositions setting forth, that on the even- ing of the twenty-second instant, John Hart, Esquire, Treasurer of the county of Bucks, was robbed of public money to the amount of near two thousand pounds, by a number of armed men unknown, was read; and thereupon,
Resolved, That a Proclamation be issued offering a reward of one hundred pounds in specie for each and every of the perpetrators of the said robbery who shall be apprehended and convicted of the same, which Proclamation is as follows, viz :
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By the Honorable WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, Vice Presi- dent, and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, By divers depositions taken according to law, it ap- pears that on the night of the twenty-second instant October, the. the Treasurer of the county of Bucks, within this State, hath been robbed of silver and paper money to the amount of near two thou- sand pounds, by a number of armed men unknown:
And whereas, It is of the utmost importance that the perpetra- tors of such atrocious crimes should be brought to condign punish- ment, we have thought fit to offer, and do hereby offer a public re- ward of one hundred pounds in specie for each and every of the perpetrators of the said robbery who shall be apprehended and con- victed of the same; and we do hereby strictly charge, enjoin and require all Judges, Justices, Sheriffs, Constables, and all other the faithful and liege subjects within this government, to make diligent search and enquiry after the above offenders, and to use their ut- most endeavours to apprehend and secure them, and every of them, so that they may be brought to justice.
Given by order of the Council, under the hand of the Honorable
WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, Vice President, and the seal of the State, at Philadelphia, this twenty-fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty- one.
WILLIAM MOORE, Vice President.
Attest-TIMOTHY MATLACK, Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
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On consideration,
Ordered, That Captain Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores, be directed to deliver to Colonel Joseph Hart, Lieutenant of the county of Bucks, five pounds of pistol powder, for the use of the militia of the said county.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, October 26, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Potter, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Van Campen.
James Ewing, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of York, attended in Council, and took the oath of allegiance and oath of office required by the Constitution ; and thereupon, took his seat in Council as a member thereof.
Captain Hazlewood having informed the Council that some time ago he had made a contract on public account with John Vanderen, Junior, for a quantity of flour, and had advanced him a sum there- upon ; that he had not been able to obtain either the flour, accord- ing to contract, nor the money to be returned; and that Edmund Milne was surety for the performance of the contract ; on conside- ration,
Ordered, That the Attorney General be directed to bring an action or actions for the recovery of the said money so advanced.
A petition from Richard Wetherill in behalf of Asa Parent and Benjamin English, two deserters from the enemy, and now confined in the gaol of the county of Burlington, in the State of New Jersey, for high treason, being inhabitants of Bucks county, in this State, was read, praying a pardon for the said deserters, or, if that cannot be granted, that they may be brought from Burlington to the gaol of Bucks county or admitted to bail ; thereupon,
Resolved, 'That the said petition be dismissed.
A petition from Richard Rundle in behalf of Daniel Rundle, praying a pass for the said Daniel to come from New York to Phila- delphia, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the said petition be dismissed.
A letter from the Board of War inclosing a note from the Hon- orable Robert Morris, Esquire, respecting a certain Benjamin Ford, taken on board of one of the enemy's boats, and said to be taken at sea by the enemy and compelled into their service, recommend-
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ing the case of the said Benjamin to the consideration of Council, was read ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That Colonel Bayard and Doct'r Gardiner be requested to make inquiry into the said case, and report thereon to Council.
Colonel Bayard and Doctor Gardner report, that on enquiry it appeared highly probable the case of Benjamin Ford deserved attention, and that he had really been detained among the enemy by force ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the Board of War be informed, that Council con- sent to the enlargement of Benjamin Ford, he entering surety in the Secretary's office in the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds not to return within the lines of the enemy.
A deed was examined and signed by the Honorable the Vice President, to Benjamin Evans, conveying a certain two story car- penter's shop and lot of ground thereunto belonging, situate on the north side of Pine street, between Third street and Fourth street, in the city of Philadelphia ; containing in breadth east and west twenty feet, and in length or depth north and south one hundred and sixty feet (from Pine to Union street :) Seized and sold agreea- bly to law, as the estate late of William Evans, an attainted traitor, to the said Benjamin Evans, for the sum of nine thousand pounds, lawful money of Pennsylvania, subject to the yearly ground rent of four bushells and a half of good merchantable wheat, payable to the Trustees of the University of this State; three-fourths of which sum he hath paid to the Agents of Forfeited Estates in the city of Philadelphia, the remaining one-fourth being reserved for the purpose aforesaid. Deed dated the twenty-sixth instant.
A petition from Thomas Forrest, of the city of Philadelphia, in behalf of his mother, Sarah Forrest, setting forth that she was lately bound by recognizance to appear at the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery now sitting for the city and county of Philadelphia, to answer certain misdemeanors alleged against her by a certain James Child, aged about fourteen years, &c., and praying this Board will be pleased to direct the Attorney General to enter a noli prosequi as to the said charge, and thereby prevent any further prosecution thereof, was read ; and on con- sideration,
Ordered unaninimous, The Attorney General be directed to enter a noli prosequi accordingly.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, October 27, 1781.
PRESENT :
· The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Potter,
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Van Campen.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. Isaac Connelly, for the sum of ten pounds specie, amount of an account of expences of a company of Colonel Marshe's battalion of militia Artillery on the twenty-fourth instant, being set apart as a day of rejoicing for the taking of Lord Cornwallis.
An order to the Honorable James Potter, Esquire, for the sum of fifty pounds specie, in part of his pay as a member of this Board, for which he is to account.
On consideration,
Ordered, That the seventh class of the second battalion of the militia of the city and liberties of Philadelphia be called into ser- vice, for the purpose of relieving the guards now on duty.
A letter from Thomas Long, Esquire, of the county of Bucks, praying leave to resign his office of Justice of the Peace, in con- sequence of his being elected one of the Representatives in Gen- eral Assembly for the said county of Bucks, was read; and there- upon,
Resolved, That the said resignation be accepted.
A deed was examined by the Honorable the Vice Presi- dent, to Thomas Armor, Junior, of the town of York, convey- ing a certain tract of land situate in Newberry township, in the county of York, containing two hundred and fourteen acres and allowance, part of No. 6, late the estate of James Rankin, an attainted traitor : Seized and sold agreeably to law, to the said Thomas Armor, Jun'r, for the sum of one thousand and fifteen pounds, old Continental money, which sum he hath paid to the . Agents of Forfeited Estates in the said county. Deed dated the twenty fourth instant.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Oct'r 29, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Potter, and Mr. Van Campen.
James Cunningham, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Lancaster, attended in Council, and took the oath of allegiance and oath of office required by the Constitution ; and thereupon took his seat at the Board as a member thereof.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, October 30, 1781.
PRESENT :
Honourable WILLIAM MOORE, Esquire, Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Potter,
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Cunningham, and
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Ewing.
Mr. Van Campen,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Thomas Ne- vell, for the sum of fifty pounds specie, in part of his account for repairing the State House steeple, for which sum he is to account. An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Lieutenant John Hughes, of the seventh Pennsylvania regiment, for the sum of nine pounds specie, being money paid by him as a bounty to William Thomas for enlisting as a soldier in the said regiment.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, October 31, 1781. PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Lacey, Mr. Potter,
Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Van Campen.
The Council having received information that the light house is in danger of being much injured by the washing of the sea, took into consideration the state of office of Wardens of the port of Philadelphia, and it appearing that the gentlemen formerly appointed to that office, had not entered the security, nor taken the oaths re- quired by the Constitution to qualify them for the said office, pro- ceeded to choose others in their stead ; and thereupon,
Ordered, That Luke Morris, Andrew Caldwell, Joseph Blewer, Francis Gurney, Joseph Dean, Matthew Irwin and Benjamin G. Eyre, be appointed Wardens of the port of Philadelphia, and be commissioned accordingly.
A letter from the Honorable Robert Morris, Esq., Financier General, dated the nineteenth of the present month, inclosing a state of the subsidy allowed by France to the United States of America, and the advance upon the loan proposed to be made in Holland, was read; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the same be laid before the General Assembly.
Sebastian Levan, Esquire, Councillor elect for the county of Berks, attended in Council and took the affirmation of allegiance and of office required by the Constitution; and thereupon, took his seat at the Board as a member thereof.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mary Hitch- cock, for the sum of twelve pounds five shillings specie, amount of an account for repairing the light house, haling material, mending the well, &c., at Cape Henlopen.
. 'The Council taking into consideration the case of John Jeremiah Rice, an attainted traitor, late an inhabitant of this State, taken prisoner at sea in an armed boat in the service of the King of Britain, and now confined in the gaol of this city, and he being recommended to this Board by his Excellency the President of Congress for a pardon, in consideration of his having made an im- portant discovery of the designs of the enemy at New York ; there- upon,
Resolved, That a pardon be granted to the said John Jeremiah Rice accordingly.
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In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, Nov'r 1, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Potter.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Snei- der, for the sum of twenty-seven pounds three shillings and four pence specie, balance of his account for his wages to the thirty-first of October, and for wood purchased for the Council.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable John Lacey, Esquire, for the sum of two hundred and fifteen pounds specie, to be by him paid to Messrs. M'Calla and Willet of Bucks county, for the purpose of paying for provisions furnished to the militia lately called into service under General Lacey, for which the said M'Calla and Willet are to account.
A letter from his Excellency Thomas M'Kean, Esquire, Presi- dent of Congress, was received and read, inclosing an act of Con- gress of the twenty-sixth ultimo, recommending to the several States to set apart the thirteenth day of December next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer.
Ordered, To lie on the table.
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, Nov'r 2, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honourable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Van Campen, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Potter.
A letter from Bernard Dougherty, Esquire, of the county of Bedford, dated the second instant, praying leave to resign his office of Justice of the Peace, in consequence of his being elected one of the Representatives in General Assembly for the said county, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the said resignation be accepted.
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A petition from Frederick. Otto, Junior, Surgeon of the Conti- mental Hospital at the Yellow Springs, praying a settlement of the depreciation of his pay, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Board the said Frederick Otto is a subject of the State of New Jersey ; and therefore, the prayer of said petition cannot be granted.
A like petition from Thomas Bond, Junior, Purveyor of the Hos- pital of the United States, in behalf of himself & Doctor Goodwin Wilson, a Physician and Surgeon of the said Hospital, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be granted, so far as respects the said Thomas Bond, Junior.
A letter from Robert Levers, Esquire, Lieutenant of the county of Northampton, of the twenty-seventh ultimo, in answer to a letter from Frederick Limback and Peter Burkholder, of the fifteenth, complaining of the conduct of the said Robert Levers in the execu- tion of his office of Lieutenant; and also respecting the case of Henry Funk and others, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the same be referred to a committee of three, to wit : Generals Potter, Lacey, and Ewing.
A petition from James Sterett, of the county of Lancaster, set- ting forth that Jacob Bright, Inspector of Flour in this city, hath lately seized eighteen casks of flour belonging to him, being by mistake deficient in weight, that there was no intention of fraud, he having soon discovered the mistake but too late to prevent the sale, and praying the aid of this Board therein, was read ; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the said petition be dismissed
In Council.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, Nov. 3, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Ewing,
Mr. Lacey,
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Levan, and
Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Potter.
On consideration,
Ordered, That Samuel Steritt, Esquire, Muster Master of the militia of this State, be directed to muster the militia now called into service as guards for the city, at two o'clock this day.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Robert Lollar, Esquire, Paymaster of the militia of the county of Philadelphia, for the sum of five thousand pounds specie, for the purpose of pay-
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ing the militia of said county lately called into service under Gen- eral Lacey, to be charged to Colonel William Coates, Lieutenant of said county, and to be paid out of the money arising from militia fines.
In Council.
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PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Nov. 5th, 1781.
PRESENT :
The Honorable the Vice President.
Mr. Bayard,
Mr. Potter,
Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Ewing, and
Mr. Van Campen,
Mr. Levan.
Mr. Cunningham,
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Mr. James Loughead, Paymaster of the militia of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, for the sum of one thousand pounds specie, for the purpose of paying the militia of the said city and liberties, lately called into service for guards, to be charged to Colonel William Henry, Lieutenant of the said city, and to be repaid by him as soon as the money arising from militia fines shall be collected, the said Paymaster to be accountable.
Ordered, That Colonel William Henry, Lieutenant of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, be directed to call forth the succeed- ing class of the militia of said city and liberties to those now on duty, to the amount of one hundred men in the whole.
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