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THE
JOURNAL AND ARGUS - 1832
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VITAL RECORDS, 1831 - 1833
Journal and Argus, Lenox
1831 Sep. 1 Vol. 3. No. 1. New Series, Whole No. 105.
Samuel W. Bush, Editor, J. Z. Goodrich, Proprietor.
1832
Compiled from records published in The Journal and Argus,
Lenox. September 1, 1831 - December 29, 1831. Rollin Hillyer Cooke,
Compiler. This was transcribed from a typewritten manuscript in
the Berkshire Athenaeum and is assumed to be in the public domain.
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Paper
Date
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Type
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Record
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5 |
Married |
Lanesborough, Capt. Amos R. Torrey, of Pittsfield to Minerva
L. Norton, of Lanesborough.
Springfield, Mr. Dennis Chapman to Miss Susan H. Crosby.
Longmeadow, Mr. Jacob Morse of Woodstock, Ct. to Miss Sophia
Ainsworth.
Stafford, Conn. Mr. Harvey Gaylord to Miss Angeline Cady.
Chesterfield, Mr. Ansel Edwards, of Albany, N. Y. to iss
Rowena Darling, of Chesterfield.
New Haven, Col. S. L. Pitkin to Mary Ann Lewis dau of late
Dr. Nathaniel Lewis.
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Died |
Pittsfield,
Dec. 25. Mr. Noah Luce, a soldier during the late war.
Hinsdale, Dec. 9. Nathaniel Tracy Esq. ae 81.
Philadelphia, Dec. 26, Stephen Girard Esq. ae 85. See notice.
Springfield, Dec. 24. Mr. William Cooly, ae 77.
Longmeadow, Dec. 28. Gad Colton, Esq. ae 77.
Dec. 21. Miss Rachel Parker, ae 72.
Enfield, Ct. Dec. 24. Mr. Joseph Fairbanks, ae 76. Shaker.
Mrs. Lucy Terry, ae 88.
Wilbraham, Widow Mary Merrick, ae 80.
Westfield, Mr. Noble Dewey, ae 70.
West Springfield (Feeding Hills) Dec. 18. Jesse Cooley,
ae 48.
Northampton, Miss Cogswell, ae 57, sister of J. G. Cogswell.
Chester village, Mrs. Emily Collins, wife of Daniel Collins
Jr. ae 24.
Southampton, Dec. 22. Wife of Mr. Orren Root.
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| Jan.
12 |
Died
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Stockbridge,
Jan. 3. Mrs. Susan Hunt, ae 79, widow of late Wm. Hunt, of
Roxbury, Ct.
Sheffield, Dec. 22. Mr. Zenas Pratt, ae 60.
Dec. 23. Mr. Chiliab S. Trowbridge ae 30.
Dec. 24. Mrs. Chloe Judson, relict of Rev. Ephraim Judson,
former pastor of chh in S. She was only dau of Rev. Sam'l
Allis, former pastor of chh of Somers, Conn. She was ae
94.
Dec. 25. Mrs. Caroline Wright, ae 25.
Lee, Jan. 3. Mrs. Delia Wilson, wife of Capt. John Wilson,
ae 47.
Dalton, Jan. 2. Mr. Daniel Foot, in 84th yr.
New York, Jan. 2. Mrs. Mills wife of Mr. Drake Mills.
Lee, Jan. 7. Mr. Barnabas Adams, ae 81.
Jan. 8. Mr. Benjamin Hinkley, ae 70.
Deaths in Lee in 1831 - 24.
Deaths in Tyringham in 1831 - 17.
Mrs. James Standley, of Shaker family was oldest ae 95.
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| Jan.
19. |
Married
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Pittsfield,
Mr. Ebenezer Dunham to Miss ______ Care both of Pittsfield.
Pittsfield, Jan. 17. Bushrod Buford Esq. of Louisville,
Ky. to Miss Sarah A. Childs, dau of late David Childs, of
Utica, N. Y. see next issue.
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| Jan.
23 |
Married
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Pittsfield,
Jan. 17. Lt. Napoleon B. Buford of U. S. Army to Miss Sarah
A. Childs, dau of late David W. Childs Esq. of Utica. N. Y.
Above in correction of notice of week before.
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Died |
Pittsfield,
Jan 12. Mr. Zeno Russell ae 34.
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| Feb.
2 |
Married
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Lenox,
Jan. 25. Mr. William S. Gleason of Tyringham, to Miss Armenia
M. Baird dau of Moses Baird of Otis.
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| Feb.
9 |
Married
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Lenox,
Feb. 6. Mr. Wilson Isbell to Miss Mary Prout, both of Lenox.
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Died |
Great
Barrington, Feb. 2. Miss Martha M. only dau of Miles Bartholomew
ae 29.
New York, Dec. Mrs. Abigail, wife of Mr. Joseph Walter,
ze 37, recently of New Marlborough.
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| Feb.
16 |
Married
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Lenox,
Mr. John Markham of Richmond to Miss Lucy A. Wheeler, of Lenox.
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Died |
Lanesborough,
Feb. 9. Ann dau of Hon. G. N. Briggs, ae 2 yrs 2 mo.
Boston. Mr. William Bird ae 75. See notice.
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| Mar.
8 |
Married
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Stockbridge,
March 4. Mr. Warren Clark to Miss Harriet Leonard, both of
S.
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Died |
Great
Barrington, Feb. 19. Mr. Alvan Cole, ae 38.
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| March
8 |
Died
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Tyringham,
Feb. 21. Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Mr. Asa Markham, ae 78.
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| March
15 |
Married
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March
8. Mr. Isaac Ellis, of Lenox, to Miss Lucy Savage of Stockbridge.
Havana, N. Y. Feb. 22. Charles G. Judd, Esq. Counsellor
at law, of Penn Yan. to Miss Amelia H. dau of Rev. Charles
Goodrich, lately of Pittsfield.
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Died |
Albany,
March 1. Mrs. Rachel Bush, relict of Samuel Bush formerly
of Sheffield, ae 94.
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| March
22 |
Married
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Lenox,
March 15. Mr. William Northrup to Miss Emily Washburn, both
of Lenox.
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| April
5 |
Died
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Lee,
March 14. Ephraim D. Bassett, in 34th yr. only son of Ansel
Bassett & only grandson of Sylvanus Dimmick, all of Lee.
Urbana, Ohio, Feb. 16. Rev. martin Hitt. See Notice.
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| April
19 |
Married
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Pittsfield,
Apl. 17. Mr. Ira Day 2nd merchant of Plainfield, Vt. to Miss
Henrietta D. Taylor, dau of Judge Taylor, of Alabama.
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Died |
West
Stockbridge, March 12. Henry Milton, inf. ch of George Tyler,
ae 10 weeks.
Wythe, C. H. March 29.
Mrs. Emily Phelps, the companion of Mr. George H. Phelps,
of this place aw 32, was in Stockbridge Sep. 4, 1828, at
res of her father. See notice.
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2. John W. Brown, son of Elisha
Brown Esq. of Stockbridge, ae 26. See notice.
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| May
10. |
Married
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Lee,
Apl. 24. Rev. Samuel Newbury, of Rutland, Ohio, to Miss Mary
Ann Sergeant, of former place.
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Died |
Apl.
30. Harry Miller, a black man, ae about 63.
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| May
17 |
Married
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Lenox,
May 8. Mr. Henry D. Cook to Miss Mary Comstock both of Lenox.
Lenox, May 9, Maj. Albert G. Belden of Lenox, to Miss Roxanna
Norton, of Nassau, N. Y.
Dalton, May 3. Mr. Alexander Neely of Cazenovia, N. Y. to
Miss Jane C. Chamberlin, of former place.
Moreau, N. Y. Apl. 20. Rev. Caleb Branch Tracey to Miss
Jane M. dau of John Feston Esq. of that place.
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Died |
Pittsfield,
May 10. Mr. Eli Jacobs, ae 40.
May 11 Henrietta L. dau of Mr. Ira & Mrs. Clarissa Joy,
ae 1 month.
New Marlborough, Apl. 25. Mrs. Lucy wife of Rev. Theophilis
Smith, ae 40.
New Marlborough, May 8. Harriet Esther, dau of Ashbel Taylor,
ae 6 yrs.
May 14. Miss Mercy Ann Burchard, ae 22 yrs.
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| May
24 |
Married
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May
24. Married, Lee, May 20. Mr. William Ball to Miss Catherine
Sturges, both of Lee.
Richmond, May 15. Mr. Arthur Bryant, of Jacksonville, Ill.
to Miss Henrietta Plummer, of former place.
Sheffied, Apl. 26, Mr. Sylvester Belden jr. of Stockbridge,
to Miss Delia Ann Bullard of former place.
Sheffield, May 17. Chauncy Hall, of Wellington, Ct. to Miss
Cornelia Andrews, of Sheffield.
Bethlem, Ct. May 13. Mrs. William C. Churchill of Stockbridge,
to Miss Eliza S. Ariail, of former place.
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| June
7 |
Married
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Richmond,
May 22. Mr. Franklin S. Slosson, of Union, Broome CO., N.
Y. to Miss Julia West, of Richmond.
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Died |
Great
Barrington, Edward Whiton, son of Sam'l & Lydia Rosseter,
ae 1 yr 5 ms.
Sheffield, May 30. Miss Rebecca Boardman, ae 24, dau of
Charles Boardman of Sheffield.
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| June
14 |
Married
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ornwall,
Ct. June 1. Mr. Milan Hart, of New Marlborough, to Miss Paulina,
dau of Jehiel Nettleton Esq of former place.
May 17. Mr. William Rugg, of New Marlborough to Miss Charlotte
Bradford of former place.
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Died |
Lanesboro,
June 8. Mrs. Mary Bradley, wife of Mr. Asahel Bradley, ae
75. See notice.
Pittsfield, June 11. George Williams ae 27.
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| June
21 |
Died
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Lee,
May 30. Dr. Erastus Sergeant, ae 60.
Sheffield, June 17. Lucine Ensign, wife of Eli Ensign Esq.
ae 57.
Lanesboro, June 11. Mr. Loring Wilcox, merchant of that
town. See notice.
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| June
28 |
Married
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Remsen,
N. Y. June 19. Dr. Rodney Stevens, to Miss Sarah G. Worthington,
both of Remsen.
Pittsfield, June 20. Titus Goodman Jr. Esq. ro Miss Clarissa
Willis.
Albany, June 13. Hon. Edward P. Livingston, of Clermont,
Lt. Gov. of N. Y. to Miss Mary C. Broom, dau of late William
Broome Esq of Hyde Park, Dutchess Co.
June 11, Thomas Y. How Esq. Atty at Law to Miss Sarah F.
Hurlburt, dau of Hon. John W. Hurlburt all of Auburn.
Northampton, Mr. Silas M. Smith to Miss Theodosia Hunt.
Southampton, June 11. Mrs. Daniel Kingsley, of Northamton,
to Miss Betsey, dau of Gamaliel Pomeroy.
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| July
5 |
Died
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Great
Barrington, June 20. Mr. Joseph Buell, ae 74. Rev. soldier.
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| July
19 |
Died
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Great
Barrington, July 8. Mr. Abijeh Heath, ae 71.
May 21, Betsey, wife of sd Abijah Heath, ae 71.
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| July
26 |
Married
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Lebanon,
N. Y. July 19. D. Addison Noble, Counsellor at Law, Michigan
Terr., to Miss S. A. eldest dau of Hon. Henry Shaw, of Lanesborough.
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Died |
Pittsfield,
Miss Marilla Metcalf ae 36.
Emily dau of Mr. Caleb Bailey, ae 1 yr.
Edwin, son of Widow Rebecca West, ae 7 yrs.
William, only child of Mr. James Davis, ae abt 14 ms.
Lee, July 13. Mrs. Jerusha Perry ae 77, widow of late Rev.
David Perry, of Richmond. See notice.
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| Aug.
9 |
Died |
New
Marlborough, July 29. Mary Ann, dau of Warren & Ellis
Wheeler & wife of Joseph W. Howe in 25th yr.
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| Aug.
18 |
Died
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Lenox,
Aug. 5. Mr. Lemuel Stocking, ae 74. See notice.
Aug. 11. Lemuel, son of Mr. Samuel Stocking, ae abt 2 yrs.
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| Aug.
23 |
Married
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Canaan
Centre, Aug. 11. Mr. Philip Wiltsey to Miss Elizabeth Ann
Smith, both of Austerlitz.
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Died |
Lenox,
Aug. 19. Samuel Judd, ae 57.
Also, Aug. 16. Child of Sylvanus Bourn.
Aug. 18. Samuel, son of Samuel Roberts, ae abt 11 yr.
West Stockbridge, Aug. 21. Mr. Joseph Andrews, ae 78. Rev.
soldier.
Syracuse, Aug. 18. Dr. Jeremiah Day, formerly of Dalton,
ae 35, about.
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| Sept.
6 |
Married
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Greenfield,
Aug. 28. Volney Cook, of Syracuse, N. Y. to Miss Elizabeth
B. Newton of former place.
Newington, Ct. Aug. 28. Rev. Samuel N. Shepard of East Guilford,
Conn. to Miss Martha Brace of former place.
Pittsfield, Sep. 5. Mr. William H. Power of Hudson, N. Y.
to Miss Catherine A Buell of Pittsfield.
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Died |
Lenox,
Aug. 29. Col. Elijah Northrup, ae 82. Rev. soldier. See notice.
Lenox, Sept. 2. Child of Mr. Butler ae 5 yrs.
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| Sept.
13 |
Married
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Stockbridge,
Sept. 3. Mr. James O. Root to Miss Sophia Brown, both of S.
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Died |
Lenox,
Sept. 7. Mr. Jonathan Parkiss, ae 82.
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| Sept.
20 |
Died
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Albany,
Sept. 15. Mr. Rufus Brown, of South Adams, ae 45.
Lenox, Sept. 17. Joseph, child of Mr. Jacob S. Jarvis, ae
8 ms.
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| Sept,
27 |
Married
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Sheffield,
Sep. 24. Augustus Porter Esq. of Detroit, Mich., to Miss Sarah
G. dau of Col. R. F. Barnard, of former place.
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| Oct.
11 |
Married
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Lenox,
Sep. 26. Samuel Cowles Esq. of Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Cornelia
Whiting, of Lenox.
Same evening, Mr. Miron B. Mattoon to Miss Lavinia Higley,
both of Lenox.
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Died |
Dalton,
last week, Mr. Lyman, ae 70.
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| Oct.
18 |
Married
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Stockbridge,
Oct. 9. Mr. James D. Curtis to Miss Lavinia Plumb, both of
Stockbridge.
New Lebanon, N. Y. Mr. Sylvester Ball, of Salisbury, Ct.
to Miss Maria M. Stevens, of Richmond.
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| Nov.
1 |
Married
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Rutland,
Ohio, Oct. 11. Rev. Hiram R. Howe, of Wilksville, Ohio, to
Miss Catherine White, Lee.
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Died |
Lenox,
Oct. 31. Geroge Bailey, son of Mr. ae 11 yrs.
Stockbridge, Oct. 27. William eldest son of David Dresser,
ae 19.
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| Nov.
22 |
Married
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Becket,
Nov. 8. Mr. Oliver S. Wadsworth to Alma L. Van Deusen.
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Died |
Becket,
Nov. 12. Mr. Samuel Leister, ae 7[?]. Rev. soldier.
Williamstown, Nov. 13. Col. Samuel [illigible] in 78th yr.
See notice.
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| Dec.
6 |
Married
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Lee,
Nov. 27. Mr. John Fenn, Norfolk, Conn. to Miss Amelia Tuttle,
of Lee.
Nov. 28. Mr. Theodore S. Ramlin to Miss Mary Phinney.
Nov. 29. Mr. ______ Ames to Miss Harriet Foot, All of Lee.
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| Dec.
30 |
Married
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Tyringham,
Dec. 12. Mr. John M. Northrup to Miss Caroline Garfield, dau
of Thomas Garfield Esq.
New Lebanon, N. Y. Mr. James Culver to Miss Delia Calkins,
both of Stockbridge.
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