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BROWN, SEELY, from Stamford, Ct., 1780; m. Jemima, da, of Capt. Benoni Smith. He was an enterprising and liberal, citizen, and gave to the West Pawlet meeting house com- pany the site for the church, parsonage and cemetery. He built at the Falls near by, a saw-mill and clover-mill. He died in 1809, aged 50; his widow, who married Capt. Ephraim Robinson; died in 1834, aged 66. None of the family remain in town.
BURTON, Dr. SIMON, after assisting in the organization of Arlington, became the first settler of this town. On account of his be- ing the first settler, the proprietors voted him 50 acres of land, though tradition has it that it was given to his wife. as the first white woman who ever set foot in town. He was town or rather proprietor's clerk in 1769, the oldest record in existence. He lived to a good old age, at North Pawlet, and died about 1810. He was interred in the village cemetery, but no stone marks the spot.
BUSHEE, Capt. JEREMIAH, from Danby, m. Dorcas, daughter of James Bassford, and has been village tailor some 40 years. He was selectmen 10 years, only one man, Simeon Egerton, jr., holding the office longer than e.
CARPENTER, LUCIUS M., a native of Kirby, from Rupert, 1850, m. Phebe, da. of Jonathan Staples, and succeeded him on the Daniel Fitch, jr., farm. He was a medical graduate, but never practiced the profession; was in the legislature in 1865-6.
CARVER, NATHANIEL, from Canterbury, Ct., 1780, m. Lydia, da. of Simeon Edgerton. They had 7 children. He died in 1805, aged 52; his widow in 1842, aged 80.
CARVER, DAVID, m. Betsey, da. of Dea. Josiah Toby, who died in 1866, aged 69. He occupies the Peter Stevens place. His chil- dren are Charles N., James A., m. Jane Clark, and was mortally wounded by a stone thrown by an unknown party at the State fair at Rutland, in 1800, aged 35 years, and Helen and Maria. His age is 71.
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Ransom Harlow, of Whitehall, who died in 1847, aged 39, leaving Joseph H., educated at Bethany College, West Virginia, and Anti- och College, Ohio; settled in Missouri as teacher, where he died in 1859, aged 26; Ransom H., a soldier in the border war in Kansas, and died in Whitehall, in 1861, aged 27; Nancy M., tenderly reared in the family of Robert Wickham ; coming of age, com- pleted her education in Oberlin and Antioch Colleges Ohio and is now engaged in teaching in St. Louis, Mo .; Egbert, left an orphan, was cared for by his aunt, Mrs. Elon Clark, of Shaftsbury ; coming of age, graduated at the Commercial College, Albany, and is now in receipt of a salary of $ 2000 per annum, as cashier of the Otsego, N. Y. bank. Mr. Carver, in 1849, m. Emeline George, and died in the asylum for the insane at Brattleboro, in 1863, aged, 65.
CHIPMAN, Dr. LEMUEL from Connecticut, 1780, m. Sina, da. of Col. William Fitch, and settled near the present residence of James Leach. He was one of a distinguished family who have slied lustre on the early history of the State. He was the first president of the State Medical Society, organized in 1796. He was in the legislature 8 years. He re- moved to Richmond, N. Y., in 1798, where he became distinguished as a judge as well as physician, and lived to an advanced age.
CHIPMAN, Dr. CYRUS, brother of Lemuel, married Anna, da. of Col. William Fitch. He left for the West with his brother and settled in Rochester, Mich., about 1820, died in 1840, aged about 80.
CLARK, Col. OZIAS, m. Rachel, da. of Col. William Fitch ; his mansion, one of the best in town, was burned in 1840. He was a man of great energy, and a liberal and influential member of society ; deacon of the Congrega- tional church 47 years; was one of the cor- porators of the Pawlet Manufacturing Co., which ran the first cotton mill in the County, and died in 1855, aged 91; his widow in 1864, aged 97. The children were Fitch, John M., Robert, Irene, Nancy, Alta, Betsey and Mariette.
CLARK, FITCH, m. Laura Baker. They had 10 children, and celebrated their golden wedding in 1864, at which five generations were present. His age is 75.
CLARK, DANIEL, m. Sibel, da. of Col. Wil- liam Fitch. They had 11 children. He was a member of the Pawlet band, and widely | aged 73.
known for his proficiency as a bugler. He died in 1842, aged 74; his widow in 1850, aged 78.
CLARK, ASAHEL, m. Polly B., da. of Daniel Welch, and settled on his father's place. He died in 1850, aged-79; his widow in 1864, aged 82.
CLARK, Hon. AARON, son of David Clark, was a native of this town, born in 1791. The family removed to Whiting. He grad- uated at Union College; was admitted to the bar at Albany, N. Y .; was private secretary of Gov. Daniel D. Tompkins during his term of service. Afterwards clerk of the assem- bly; in 1826 removed to N. Y. city where he became wealthy; was mayor of the city in 1840-41.
CLARK, HORACE, son of Gen. Jonas Clark, of Middletown, married a daughter of Hiram Wait, of Tinmouth, and settled in the mer- cantile business at the village, in 1829, which he continued with a short interval of 5 or 6 years. He was post-master 4 years : he was a thorough and efficient business man, and was mainly instrumental in procuring the charter, and effecting the construction of the Rutland and Washington rail road. Just as the road was completed, he was attacked with a malignant fever at Salem, N. Y., and was taken on almost the first train that passed over the road to his home in Poultney to die.
CLEVELAND, MOSES, from Connecticut, at an early day, m. Zuba Kendall and settled here. His children were Calvin, Luther, Augustus, Asa and Olive. He died in 1820, aged 75; his wife in 1830, aged 80. Luther m. Joanna Brewster; he died in 1866, aged 93. He came to this town when 8 years of age and probably lived longer in town than any other person has. His wife died in 1861, aged 86. Augustus was a colonel in the war of 1812; Asa succeeded to the homestead and m. Lydia, da. of Eleazur Crosby ; he died in 1864, aged 73. His widow removed West in 1867.
COBB, GIDEON, was one of the earliest set- lers from Connecticut, and brought a large family with him. John and Joshua Cobb, were his sons. He died in 1793, aged $1.
COBB, JOHN, was a prominent man in the early days of the town. He settled on the hill, near the old cemetery. The old church grounds and cemetery were on his premises. He removed to Orwell, and died in 1815,
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COBB, CAPT. JOSHUA D., In. Nancy, da. of Col. Ozias Clark. He was deacon of the Con- gregational church, from 1835 till his remov- al to Whitewater, Wis., in 1847. He died in this town, while on a visit, in 1866, aged 74; his wife in 1845, aged 50.
COBB, ELKANAH, from Connecticut, 1770 ; married Mary, da. of Jonathan Willard. He died in 1795, aged 49. His son, Capt. Wil- lard Cobb, was an officer in the war of 1812, married a daughter of Caleb Allen. He built the store house at Polley's landing, in Fort Ann. Thence he went West. Another son, James, was in the war of 1812, and, at its close, entered West Point Military Academy. He removed to the state of Georgia. It is understood that Howell Cobb, conspicuous in the late rebellion, is his son.
COOK, TITUS A., son of Samuel and Chloe Cook, was the first person born in town, July 22, 1768. He settled near Granville, N. Y., where Mrs. Amanda Culver now lives. He was master-builder in the construction of churches and the better class of dwellings. The old Congregational church, the Baptist church, the old Episcopal church at Granville were erected by him. He was justice over 30 years and esteemed a pure and upright magis- trate. He died in 1827, aged 60. None of his family remain.
COOK, JAMES, from Sandisfield, Mass., was an exemplary citizen and universally beloved. For several years he manufactured lime from an excellent quarry on his premises. He raised 3 sons : Mahlon m. Cornelia, da. of Joel Sheldon, and lives in Manchester ; John is a physician and now resides in New Jersey ; Erasmus D. m. Charlotte, da. of Simeon Ed- gerton, jr., and succeeded to his homestead. Mr. Cook removed to Manchester in 1835 and died in 1850, aged 75; his wife in 1849, aged 76.
COWDREY, DR. WARREN A., from Wells, married Patience, da. of Joel Simonds, taught school and practiced medicine in this town in 1815. He removed to Le Roy, N. Y. He and his wife embraced Mormonism, but did not follow on to Utah. He was a brother of Oliver Cowdrey, one of Joseph Smith's " Witnesses."
CRAPO, JOHN, from Dighton, Mass., about 1814, m. Polly, da. of Lemuel Barden, and settled on the present homestead of his son, Alden B. Crapo. He was of quiet and indus-
trious habits, and died in 1862, aged 87; his widow in 1862, aged 81.
CROCKER, JOSIAH, from Falmouth. Mass., 1783 ; raised 6 sons and several daughters, of whom James was an attorney, and died re- cently at Buffalo. Mr. Crocker took special pride in his family, and gave them unusual advantages for education. He died in 1846, aged 86; his widow in 1847, aged 84.
CROUCH, ITHAMAR, from Brimfield, Mass., 1794; had a numerous family, most of whom died in early life. He removed to Cha- tauqua county, N. Y., about 30 years since. We saw him in 1856, able to walk about, but he had nearly lost all consciousness, and could not remember his old neighbors. He was then about 90.
CURTIS, ELDAD, from Connecticut, at a very early day was uncommonly intelligent and very fond of music. When compelled, by the improvidence of others, to leave his home when nearly 90, he composed a fare- well hymn, which he sung on crossing the State line. When he had finished the hymn, he reverently lifted his hat and bade Pawlet farewell.
CURTIS, AARON, son of Eldad, succeeded to the homestead, on which he had an exten- sive rope-walk, during the war of 1812. Two of his children were instantly killed, by being thrown from a wagon, in 1813. He removed to Ithaca, N. Y., about 1818, where he established an extensive rope-walk. He was deacon of the church in that town. He died a few years since, aged about SO.
CUSHMAN, ROWLAND, from Attleboro, Mass., 1811, died in 1825, aged 78; his wid- ow in 1828, aged 70.
DERBY, JAMES C., son of Benjamin, jr., is of the firm of Derby & Miller, book publish- ers, New York, and U. S. commissioner to the Paris Exposition.
DYER, REV. PALMER, from Rutland, was a graduate of Union College in the same class with the late Hon. Isaac W. Bishop, of Gran- ville, N. Y. He became rector of Trinity church, Granville, and Trinity parish in this town in 1823. He was a man of refined scholarly tastes and earnest and eloquent in his public efforts. These societies prospered greatly under his ministry and the old brick church was wont to be well filled He re- moved hence to Whitehall about 1831. He was precipitated from a narrow bridge over the Au Sable river, while escorting some tim-
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id ladies and was drowned. It was in 1844. | Marson m. Betsey, da. of He was aged 46.
Milton next 31,
EDGERTON, Capt. SIMEON, from Norwich, Ct., 1781, son of Capt. Joseph Edgerton, who with his ship, just before the Revolution, was foundered at sea, was literally one of the fathers of the town. His descendants numbering 95 at his death in 1809: " At the death of his widow, Abiah, in 1821, aged 85, her descendants numbered 209. They brought with them 5 sons: Jedediah, Jacob, Jolin, Simeon and David, and 8 daugh- ters: Betsey, m. Elijah Hyde; Abiah m. Joseph Adams; Lydia m Nathaniel Carver ; Hannah m. Joshua Cobb ; Sally m. Joel Shel- don; Philena m. Seth Sheldon ; Polly m. Calvin Dutton, and Esther m. Ezra Reed. - Capt. Edgerton was a man of few words, but noted for his energy and uprightness of char- acter. He was at the capture of New Lon- don and the massacre of Fort Griswold. He was in the legislature 2 years and was in- trusted with many responsible offices.
EDGERTON, JOHN, m. Mary, da. of Gen. Elisha Averill, and settled on the present homestead of his son, Charles F. He was town clerk from 1815 to 1826. He died in 1827, aged 50; his widow in 1846, aged 64, leaving 5 children, Charles F., Louisa, So- phia, Betsey and Frances. Louisa m. Rob- ert Wickham, and died in 1867, aged 62. Sophia m. Rev. Nehemiah Nelson, of Gran- ville, N. Y., who died in 18 -. Next, she married George White, who is also dead. Frances m. John Woodfin, of Tennessee, who died in 18 -. She was teacher of music in Troy Conference Academy several years, and also in Tennessee. After Mr. Woodfin's death, she was matron of Sing Sing Prison, N. Y. Betsey m. Rev. Mr. Sprague, of Schenectady.
EDGERTON, Capt. SIMEON, jr., m. Elizabeth sister of Rev. John Griswold, and succeeded to the homestead. He was deacon of the Congregational church 22 years. He held many responsible offices, and was beloved by all who knew him. He died in 1862, aged 88; his wife 1861, aged 81. Children : Por- ter, John G., Betsey, Charlotte, Henrietta and Elizabeth.
Brown, who died in 1847, aged Lucy, da. of Silas Gregory, who die aged 32. He was agent of the cotton several years, and is now a tea merc New York city. Chester removed mont, Ohio, is an attorney and ha mayor of that city.
EDGERTON, SHELDON was in the legisl 1 years and succeeded to the homesi which he sold in 1867.
EDGERTON, CHARLES F., was in the leg lature in 1844 and 1845. A daughter, Co nelia M. is a graduate of Philadelphia Med ical College.
EVANS, ABIATHAR, from Connecticut, server through nearly the whole of the revolution. ary war. Many of his descendants to the tifth generation remain in town. He died in 1831, aged 89; his widow in 1847, aged 103. She drew a pension from 1832.
EVEREST ZADOO, was a patriot of the rev- olution and representative to the first legisla- ture of this State in 1778. We find him a trusted and confidential agent of the council of safety, and employed in enforcing their edicts of sequestration. He was representa- tive of Panton in 1789, and of Addison in 1785.
FAIRFIELD, WILLIAM, was the second set- tler in town, and, as such, received a gratuity of 30 acres of land. Personally, for aught we know, he was a worthy man, but having adhered to the royal cause his property was confiscated and himself sought a refuge in Canada West, where his descendants still remain.
FAY, Dr. JONAS, m. the mother of Dr. Jon- athan Safford, and in his old age came to this town to spend the evening of his day. We remember him well in our young days when his venerable form, bent with the weight of four-score years, went tottering towards the. grave. He was one of the most efficient founders of the State ; a compeer of Ethan. Allen, Chittenden, and a host of worthies. He was clerk of the council of safety, clerk: of the convention, that in 1777 declared Ver- mont a free and independent state, and was- also a supreme court judge.
FITCH, Col. WILLIAM, from Lebanon Ct., was one of the earliest settlers and most prominent citizens of the town. He was employed by the council of safety to furnish
EDGERTON, REED, settled in the mercantile business at the village. His wife died in 1821, leaving 3 sons : Marson, Chester and Henry. He next m. Harriet, da. of Rev. John Griswold ; he died in 1829, aged 40. supplies to the troops raised to repel the int
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vasion of " Jrgoyne, in 1777. When the settlers no th of this town fled, panic struck before Burgoyne, his wife with three small daughters, all mounted on one horse, started south for a place of refuge, but being re- assured they soon returned. He owned the first saw and grist-mill built at the village, by William Bradford, and kept the first store in town. The village was known on our early maps as Fitch's Mills. He died in 1793, aged 48. His children were: John, Sina, Anna, Rachel, Sibel, Abial and Margaret.
FITCH, DANIEL, Jr., m. Candace, da. of Judge Armstrong, of Dorset and settled on the present homestead of Lucius M. Carpen- ter. Their children-Hiram entered college but did not graduate, becoming partially in- sane; Cyrus married and moved west ; Dan- iel H. was a classmate of Hon. John K. Por- ter in Union College in 1837, who furnishes the following account of him : "He was a young man of brilliant talents and high promise. He removed to Texas and became the editor of the Houston Star, which he con- ducted with marked ability. He is said to have fallen soon after in a duel which he did not feel at liberty to decline, though he re- fused to fire at the party by whoin he was challenged and slain." Cynthia m. Adolphus F. Hitchcock, of Kingsbury, N. Y., who is now member of the assembly for Washington county ; Jane m. Alpheus Baldwin, of West. field, N Y. Mr. Fitch removed to Westfield N. Y., some 30 years since, where he and his wife have recently died at a very advanced age.
FITCH, JOSEPH, from Norwich Ct., 1776, was among the men of the town who con- tributed largely to the general welfare. His children : Ephraim, Benjamin, Asahel, Steph- en, Silas, Mary and Sally, mostly settled in town though but one descendant, Mrs. Adams L. Bromley, now lives here. His wife died in 1822, aged 76 when he married widow Hannah Wood, who survived him. He died in 1830, aged 84.
FITCH, EPHRAIM, m. Sally, da. of Deacon Moses Porter, who died in 1790, aged 21, leaving one son, Dorastus; next Rhoda Sears. He was one of the most enterprising citizens, was in the legislature 3 years ; built the brick tavern at the village, which he kept and con- ducted the mercantile and milling-business. He was instantly killed while cutting ice
from the water-wheel, in 1813, aged 45. FITCH, Capt. BENJAMIN, lived on the farm with his father. He was an influential leader of the democratic party during the early years of this century, and probably no more popular man ever lived in town. He was kind and charitable to a fault, and in his pri- vate relations greatly beloved. He was in the legislature 8 years. His son Braman m. Dor- cas, da of Capt. James Pratt, and moved West. John, clergyman, m. Sophia, da. of Maj. Sylvanus Gregory, and succeeded to the homestead of his father, which he held but a few years. He was one of the pioneers of the temperance reform. He was a preacher of the Methodist church, mostly local. He died in Middletown in 1859, aged 59, after a protracted and most painful iliness. Apple- ton m. Mary, da. of Gen. Thomas Davis, of Montpelier, where he resides. Capt. Fitch died in 1823, aged 58; his widow in 1846, aged 83. -
FITCH, DORASTUS, m. first, Julia Bright by. whom he had 5 children; 2d, Anna Hub- bard, by whom he had 4 children. He was long an active business man at the village, and mainly instrumental in erecting the Pawlet Academy. He was post-master 19 years, and deacon of the Congregational church several years. He died in 1860, aged. 78.
FITCH, Rev. FERRIS, was a graduate of Middlebury in 1826. He married Sally, youngest daughter of Rev. John Griswold, and was first settled over a Congregational church in Elliott, Me. Thence, in 1830, he removed to Ohio, where he died.
GIBBS, ZEBULON, from Ct., settled near West Pawlet. Children Clemons, Spencer and Ira. Clemons's second wife is aunt to Col. Ellsworth, who was assassinated at Alex- andria the first year of the war. Spencer kept tavern near Troy, N. Y., where he died recently. Ira m. Betsey, da. of James Roach, of Hebron ; kept the tavern at West Pawlet several years. Mr. Gibbs died in 1855, aged 78; his wife in 1842, aged 78.
GIFFORD, GIDEON, from Ponaganset, Mass., 1792; was by trade a blacksmith, and served through the war of the Revolution. He married Ruth Butts, of Rhode Island, who died in 1796, leaving 8 children. Next, he m. Betsey, da. of Asa Willey, and raised an- other family of 10 children. The only sur- vivors are Noah and Mrs. Kelley.
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GIFFORD, Capt. NOAH, is one of the few [ the press, hastened its accomplishment. When surviving veterans of the war of 1812. He the history of American emancipation is written the name of Beriah Green will stand high on its roll of fame. deserves special mention for his zeal, fidelity and efficiency in collecting and reporting much of the material of this chapter. He GREEN, Rev. JONATHAN S., enlisted in the missionary service some 40 years since. His field of labor was the Sandwich Islands, which by missionary effort has been trans- formed from heathenism into Christian com- munities. He has also held high office in the civil service of those islands. has attained the age of 74. His son, Warren, at the battle of Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864, while desperately engaged in close contact with the enemy, took a stand of colors belonging to the second North Carolina regiment, which were planted directly in front of his position. He des- patched the color bearer with his bayonet, seized the colors and bore them off in tri- umph, amid the cheers of his comrades. He has the colors now in his possession.
GILES, EBENEZER, from Townsend, Mass., 1807, settled near West Pawlet. At the breaking out of the war of the Revolution he was among the first to volunteer for his country. While in the service, near New York city, he was severely wounded and taken prisoner. He was confined in the Sugar House, a specimen, on a small scale, of Andersonville. He died in 1838, aged 78. His children mostly moved to the West. His youngest daughter, Lucy, who sent the above particulars, died in 1865, aged 49.
GRAVES, AMOS, from Rupert, 1815. His son, Rev. Azariah R. Graves, graduated at Middlebury in 1833, and settled as a Con- gregational minister in the State of Florida. The family removed hence to Northumber- land, N. Y., in 1842, where Mr. Graves soon after died.
GREEN, REV. BERIAH, jr., was a graduate of Middlebury, 1820. In 1822, he became the pastor of the Congregational church at Brandon. We next find him at Whitesboro, N. Y., principal of the Oneida Institute and an able and zealous champion of the anti- slavery cause. He was the first secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, formed in Philadelphia in 1831. That society, hunted from city to city, and unable at times to find a place in which to hold its anniversaries, steadfastly maintained its existence till the accomplishment of the purposes for which it was formed. The abolition of slavery, was not accomplished directly in the way con- templated by this society, who hoped to effect it by moral appeals. But, doubtless, the flood of light poured on the American mind at its anniversaries, where were wont to convene the strongest men of the country, aided by
GREGORY, Maj. SYLVANUS, from Suffield, Ct., 1790, settled at the village in the hat- making business. He took a lively interest in public concerns, and about 1806 took a.census of the inhabitants of the town, which exceeded 3000, a larger number by 700 than were ever reported by the U. S. marshals. He raised a family of 8 children : Silas, Alfred, Simeon, Minerva, Clarissa, Polly, Sophia and Elmira. Alfred became a physician and set- tled in Fort Ann, N. Y. ; Simeon removed to the west ; Minerva died single in 1865, aged 80; Clarissa also died single in 1849; Polly m. Allen Vail, of Middletown, and died in 1866, aged 74; Elmira m. David Savage, of Champlain, N. Y. Maj. Gregory and his wife both died in 1848, each at the age of 82.
GREGORY, SILAS, the oldest inhabitant of the village, first m. Lucy, da. of Nathaniel Carver, who died in 1824, aged 32; next Ly- dia, sister of the first, who died in 1857, aged 57, leaving two children; third, Betsey, da. of Simeon Edgerton, Jr. He has long been known as an active citizen, he is 77.
GRISWOLD, Rev. JOHN, from Lebanon, N. H. His reputation as a peace-maker was great and he was frequently called on to aid in council, over which he frequently presided. He was a graduate of Dartmouth, N. H. He m. Betsey Lay, who died in 1808: children, Harry, Harriet, Betsey, Fanny, Sophia and Sally ; next he m. Sarah, widow of Dr. Meigs, of Bethlehem. Ct. He died in 1852, aged 87 ; his widow at New York city in 1857, aged 92. (see history of the Congregational church).
GRISWOLD, HARRY, m. Alta, da. of Col. Ozias Clark. He was deservedly held in es- teem ; was deacon of the Congregational church several years, town clerk from 1810 to his death in 1818, aged 52.
GUILD, JOHN, from Attleboro, Mass., 1802, was agent of the cotton factory several years, and safely conducted the business through the trying times that suceeded the war of 1512.
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His children were: Chauncy, Plina, Milton, Eunice, Lucy and Abigail. He died in 1850, aged 87; his wife in 1830, aged 63. His sis- ter, Lucy, married Nathaniel Wilmarth, of Ira, and was killed by falling out of a wag- on in Ira, at which spot a stone is erected, marked L. W. Chauncy Guild m. Celinda, da. of Nehemiah Bourn, who died in 1839.
HANKS, WILLIAM, from Suffield, Ct., was an enterprising though eccentric man. He planted a vineyard north of his house, which, for a while, was promising, but the boys would steal his grapes, which so vexed him that he let it run down. On many places in West Pawlet a vine derived from this vine- yard still flourishes. He built a grist-mill on Pawlet river just below the Frary bridge. He died in 1807, aged 79; his widow was burned to death in 1809, aged 73. His sons who set- tled in this town, were Oliver, Joseph and Arunah.
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