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Tompkins County Societies Sources |
Each "table" has full bibliography of source(s) by an individual group or individual author. |
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- TITLE: Simeon DeWitt, founder of Ithaca, Carol K. Kammen, editor
- AUTHORS: Heidt, William
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, N.Y., DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County [1968]
- SUBJECT:
DeWitt, Simeon, 1756-1834
Ithaca (N.Y.) -- History
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: viii, 75 p. port. 23 cm.
- NOTES: Bibliography: p. 41-43
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- TITLE: The blue-eyed lassie and the Renwicks in Ithaca by William Heidt, Jr.
- AUTHORS: Heidt, William
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, N.Y. : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1970.
- SUBJECT:
Renwick Family
Jeffries family
Renwick, Jean Jeffrey, 1773-1850
Renwick, William, d. 1808
Jeffrey, Andrew
Ithaca (N.Y.) -- History
Ithaca (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 13 p.
- NOTES: Jean Jeffrey of Dumfries, Scotland was the inspiration for Robert Burns' poem "I gaed a waefu' gate yestreen" (I went a woeful way yesterday night). Jean came to Tompkins County, New York during the early ears of the nineteenth century, as the wife and widow of William Renwick.
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- TITLE: Forest to farms in Caroline : compiled from various historical sources / by William Heidt, Jr. ; with an introduction by W. Glenn Norris
- AUTHORS: Heidt, William
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, N.Y. : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1965.
- SUBJECT:
Pioneers -- New York (State) -- Biography
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History, Local
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Caroline (Town : N.Y.) -- History
Caroline (Town : N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 58 p. : ill., map
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- TITLE: Early boyhood days in Ithaca / by Lawrence H. Jacobs
- AUTHORS: Jacobs, Lawrence H.
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Inc., 1971.
- SUBJECT:
Jacobs, Lawrence H.
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History, Local
Ithaca (N.Y.) -- Biography
Groton (N.Y.) -- Biography
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 67 p.
- HOLDINGS: Go to the home page and do a search to locate this title, the libraries that has this title and its call number.
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- TITLE: A history of railroads in Tompkins County
- AUTHORS: Lee, Hardy Campbell
Rossiter, Winton
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, N.Y. : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1947.
- REPRINT: Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1977. Rev. and enl. by Winton Rossiter.
- SUBJECT:
Railroads -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County -- History
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: [original - 48 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.] 64 p. : ill., maps, map in pocket in back ; bibl.
- NOTES: Bibliography: p. 62-63. [original - p. 47]
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- TITLE: Book of records for the Richford branch of the Freeville Baptist Church in Dryden, N.Y. / presented for historical records by H. R. Neff ; copied by Carol Willsey Bell
- AUTHORS: Neff, H. R.
Bell, Carol Willsey
Freewill Baptist Church (Dryden, N.Y.)
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Inc., 1970.
- SUBJECT:
Church records and registers -- Dryden (N.Y.)
Church records and registers -- Richford (N.Y.)
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History, Local
Richford (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
Dryden (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 15 p.
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- TITLE: Lehigh Valley memories : a tour of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in New York's Finger Lakes Region, 1941-1959 / photos and text by David Marcham ; edited by John Marcham
- AUTHORS: Marcham, David (David Francis), 1931-
Marcham, John
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, c1998.
- SUBJECT:
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Railroads -- New York (State) -- Finger Lakes Region -- History
Steuben County
Schuyler County
Cortland County
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 88 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
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- TITLE: This, too, happened in Lansing / by Isabelle H. Parish
- AUTHORS: Parish, Isabelle H.
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, N.Y. : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Inc., l967.
- SUBJECT:
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History, Local
Lansing (N.Y.) -- History -- History
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 78 p : map
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- TITLE: The old cemetery of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York : records of inscriptions and genealogical notes / compiled by Charles M. Sandwick, Sr.
- AUTHORS: Sandwick, Charles M.
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Inc., 1970.
- EDITION: Rev. ed.
- SUBJECT:
Registers of births, etc. -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County
Cemeteries -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County
Inscriptions -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 25 p. :
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- TITLE: J. Ralph Smith. Scrapbook Collection, 1925-1978
- AUTHORS: Smith, J. Ralph
- PUBLISHED:
- SUBJECT:
Scrapbooks
Tompkins County, New York -- Local history
Tompkins County, New York -- Vital statistics
Tompkins County, New York -- Genealogical records
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 32 v.
- NOTES: Arrangement - Chronological.
- ABSTRACT: Scrapbooks of clippings of news articles and obituaries from Ithaca and Tompkins County.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca, New York 14850.
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- TITLE: Glance backward / by Barbara Bell
- AUTHORS: Bell, Barbara, 1920-
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, N.Y.)
- PUBLISHED: Watkins GLen, NY : The Author, 1970.
- SUBJECT:
Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc.
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History, Local
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 89 p. : ill.
- NOTES: Revised from columns of the Ithaca Journal. Pictures from its files and those of DeWitt Historical Society.
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- TITLE: The ballad of Bertie : from his journal / by Barbara Bell
- AUTHORS: Bell, Barbara, 1920-
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, N.Y. : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1966, c1981.
- SUBJECT:
Canfield family
Canfield, Bertie, 1869?-1882
Homestead law -- Kansas
Burdett (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Kansas -- Social life and customs
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: [38] p. ; 17 cm. in 22 cm. enclosure
- NOTES: A poem based on the journal of Bertie Canfield, age 12 in 1880, recording his family's move from Burdett, Schuyler County, New York to Kansas to take advantage of the Homestead Act. The journal ends in 1882 when he died at the age of fourteen. Also included are the author's notes on the people mentioned. Journal excerpts were published in "A funnie place, no fences: teenagers' views of Kansas, 1867-1900."
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- TITLE: Notes from the diary of Abner H. Thomas, town of Ulysses, Tompkins Co., New York, 1863-1864-1865
- AUTHORS: Thomas, Abner H., b. 1841
- PUBLISHED: Ithaca, N.Y., Published for DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1960.
- SUBJECT:
Tompkins Co., N.Y. -- Social life and customs [from old catalog]
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 46 p. 23 cm.
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- TITLE: Town of Danby Collection, 1839-1963, 1839-1900(approx.) (bulk)
- AUTHOR: Earl, Charles W.
- SUBJECT:
Danby, New York -- Local history
West Danby, New York -- Local history
South Danby, New York -- Local history
West Danby, New York -- Education
Land records, deeds and surveys
Danby, New York -- Religious activity
Danby, New York -- Medicine
Methodists -- Danby Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodists -- South Danby Methodist Church
Baptists -- West Danby Baptist Church
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 0.6 cubic ft.
- NOTES: Mason.
- ABSTRACT: Clippings, pamphlets, programs and miscellaneous papers concerning the history of Danby, South Danby, and West Danby, Tompkins County. Collection includes miscellaneous legal and financial papers, including deeds, receipts, etc., 1826-1947; miscellaneous correspondence, including letters to Jacob Willsey, 1839-46; a volume of handwritten poetry, 1865-66; scrapbook of Nelson Howard Genung, containing clippings, programs and handwritten verse, 1876; and school register of Susie H. Lewis, West Danby, 1881-88. Also typed manuscripts on the Danby Methodist Episcopal Church, the South Danby Methodist Church, the West Danby Baptist Church, and Dr. Lewis Beers of Danby.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850
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- TITLE: Death and marriage notices, Tompkins County, New York, 1870-1890 / compiled by Nancy E. Greene-Young by permission of the DeWitt Historical Society, Ithaca, New York
- AUTHORS: Greene-Young, Nancy E.
DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County
- PUBLISHED: Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 1996.
- SUBJECT:
Death notices -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County
Marriage records -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County
American newspapers -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County -- Abstracts
Registers of births, etc. -- New York (State) -- Tompkins County
Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: xi, 131 p. : 19 cm.
- NOTES: Includes index.
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- TITLE: Cemetery Records, 1974(ca.)
- SUBJECT:
Lansing, New York -- Vital statistics
West Groton, New York -- Vital statistics
Peruville, New York -- Vital statistics
Locke, New York -- Vital statistics
Groton, New York -- Vital statistics
Cemeteries
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 4 v., 700 items
- ABSTRACT: Transcriptions of cemetery records of Lansing, West Groton, Peruville, Groton, and Locke, New York. Included are records of the Roman Catholic cemetery of Groton.
- LOCATION: Groton Historical Society, 120 Corona Avenue, Groton, New York 13073.
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- TITLE: Charles W. Earl papers, 1852-1885
- AUTHOR: Earl, Charles W.
- SUBJECT:
Tompkins County, New York -- Business activity
Masons
Danby, New York -- Social life
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 0.6 cubic ft.
- NOTES: Mason.
- ABSTRACT: Account books, including J. & C. Earl day books, 1858-61 and 1852-57; Charles W. Earl in account with Josiah Howes, Danby, groceries and dry goods, 1878-85; Earl and Wool in account with Crozier and Feeley, 1872-77; receipts, 1878, 1879, 1883; cancelled checks, 1878 and 1883; calling and business cards; invitation to a party at Danby Town Hall, 1882.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850
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- TITLE: Tompkins County Account Books, 1788-1932
- SUBJECT:
Hotels
Manufacturing Tubs and firkins
Wagonmaking
Tompkins County, New York -- Business activity
Blacksmiths
Tailors
Carpenters
Agriculture
Harnessmakers
Lumber -- industry Sawmills
Medicine
Tompkins County, New York -- Vital statistics
Tompkins County, New York -- Religious activity
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 48 v.
- ABSTRACT: Daybooks and ledgers for stores of Marvin Smith, Trumansburg, c.1826-29; Charles S. Wright, Enfield Center, 1900-15; Robert C. Reynolds, Groton, 1855-57; Sherman Miller, Danby, 1835-36, with postmaster's accounts, 1837-49; George Dudley, Newfield, 1830-31; G.E. Chambers, McLean, 1861-65; Weaver store, Dryden, 1816-27; also Barnard M. Hagin, produce dealer, Lansing, 1883-1900; B.B. Anderson, blacksmith, Newfield, 1841-89; Philip Brady, tailor, Etna, c.1855-68; Van Buren Gross, tub and firkin factory, McLean, 1877-90; George Stout, blacksmith, Lansing, 1888-92; Sawyer & Davis, blacksmiths, Caroline, 1857-62; Michael C. Krum, carpenter, Caroline, 1840-68, also supervisor's accounts, 1850's; Bull farm accounts, Caroline, c.1860-82; Silas K. Newton, harnessmaker, Ludlowville, 1833-45; J.C.M. Ford, sawmill, Lansingville, 1870-89; Silas Hutchinson, saw and grist mills, 1793-1813; and Dr. Henry B. Chase, Jacksonville, 1849-53.
- ABSTRACT: Also Abraham Bloom, blacksmith, Lansing, 1788-1807, with remarks on work and local events; Joseph Sanders, farmer, Ulysses, 1826-43, plus family record; Cayuga Lake Orchards cancelled stock certificates, 1905; Orrin Middaugh and Lyman S. Ellis, farmers of Dryden, 1833-34, 1866-82; and accounts of estate of John Southworth of Dryden, 1876-1903, including farms in Tompkins, Tioga, Cortland and Broome Counties, also Nebraska and Iowa. Unidentified books include ones for stores in Dryden, to 1819; Lansing, 1899-1901; Enfield, 1896-1911; Newfield, c.1830-61; McLean, 1847-48; store and hotel in Jacksonville, 1828-32, 1843-45; Trumansburg, 1850; also physician in Danby, 1891-1901; blacksmith in Newfield, 1857-58, 1872-78; wagonmaker in Newfield and Mecklenburg, 1839-48; and others.
- ABSTRACT: There are also farm accounts of Leonard and Albert Hall of Salisbury, Conn. and Danby, c.1805-66; and account book of Francisco Dusenberry, including preaching appointments, baptisms, marriages and funerals in Newfield, Enfield, and Dryden.
- REFERENCES: Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in New York State, Historical Records Survey, Work Projects Administration (Albany, NY: 1941) p. 160.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850
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- TITLE: Town of Lansing Collection, 1786-1978, 1825-1900(approx.) (bulk)
- SUBJECT:
Presbyterians -- First Presbyterian Church of Ludlowville
Diaries -- Women
Census -- Lansing, New York 1875
Lansing, New York -- Vital statistics
Lansing, New York -- Genealogical records
Lansing, New York -- Education
Ludlowville, New York -- Religious activity
Travel -- California
Ludlowville, New York -- Architecture
Women Organizations
Lansing, New York -- Local history
Ludlowville, New York -- Local history
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1.8 cubic ft.
- ABSTRACT: Clippings, pamphlets, and miscellaneous materials concerning the history of Lansing and Ludlowville, Tompkins County. Collection includes miscellaneous legal and financial papers, 1825-95; typed copy of N.Y. census of the 1st Election District, Lansing, 1875; notebooks of birth and death records, 1893-1934; daily register, School District no. 18, Lansing, 1894-95; secretary's book, First Presbyterian Church of Ludlowville Ladies' Aid Society, 1900-11; and treasurer's book, First Presbyterian Church of Ludlowville Society for Christian Work, 1900-18.
- ABSTRACT: Also the diary of Julia Ludlow, 1786-92; a typed copy of a journal of a trip to California by James E. Caine of Ludlowville, 1849; and a copy of the diary of Harriet Clarke Caine, n.d.; Cornell University M.A. thesis of Priscilla B. Dolan on Ludlowville architecture, 1978; and various typed manuscripts on the history of Lansing and Ludlowville.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850
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- TITLE: Speed Family papers, 1782-1962, 1850-1960 (bulk)
- AUTHOR: Speed family
- SUBJECT:
Genealogical records
Tompkins County, New York -- Local history
Women
Diaries
Family history
Ithaca, New York -- Education
Cortland, New York -- Education
Dairy industry -- Cheese factories
Slaterville Springs, New York -- Religious activity
Insurance
Caroline, New York -- Election records
Temperance
Tompkins County, New York -- Political activity
Lumber industry -- Sawmills
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 28.4 linear feet
- ABSTRACT: Personal papers and business records of Robert G.H. Speed, Romelia Van Pelt Speed, and their children, primarily family correspondence. Papers of Robert G.H. Speed include student notebooks and records of the class of 1871, Cornell University; Tompkins County school commissioner memorandum book, 1870; diaries, 1865 and 1870; records of the Slaterville Springs Episcopal Mission and Sunday School; letters and papers on Caroline and Ithaca politics, including an election canvass book, 1880; and letters and printed material on the New York State Temperance (Anti-Saloon) Republican League. Business records of the Speed cheese factory in Slaterville Springs, c.1867-1905; milk plant lease to Robert L. Speed, 1908; and records of the Tompkins County Co-operative Fire Insurance Company, c.1886-1917.
- ABSTRACT: Papers of Romelia Van Pelt Speed include family correspondence; diary, 1867; grocery account books, 1888-97; and baptismal certificates. Also business records of Lorenzo D. Van Pelt; sawmill accounts, Slaterville, 1869; and a ledger of H.D. Van Pelt, Dryden, c.1863-72. Papers relating to the estate of James H. Mount and justice docket and accounts of William E. Mount. Diaries of Mary L. Bull, 1898-1925; and business letters of John Bull, c.1897-1919. Genealogical data on Speed, Goodloe, Griffith and Van Pelt families; correspondence from Speed family members in Virginia; albums and photos; deeds and abstracts; miscellaneous material from Ithaca Conservatory of Music, Ithaca High School, Cornell University, and Cortland Academy, c.1865-1925; and diary of Bessie Speed, Cortland Normal School, 1894.
- ABSTRACT: Linn family papers include sermon by William Linn of Philadelphia, c.1782; MS. paper by John Blair Linn, 1802; and papers relating to the estate of William Linn DeWitt, c.1903. Also miscellaneous local history material.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850
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- TITLE: Danby Military Records, 1862-1873
- AUTHORS:
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- SUBJECT:
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 4 v.
- ABSTRACT: Enrollment book for Company A, 50th Regiment, New York Volunteers, 1862, including soldiers from Danby, Caroline, and Ithaca; enrollment book for Company F, 1864, Danby only; general order book of Company F, 1865-73; and a descriptive book for New York State National Guard, 1864-67.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca, New York 14850
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- TITLE: Tompkins County Historian's Subject Collection, 1801-1971
- SUBJECT:
Aviation
Steamboats
Ithaca, New York -- Urban renewal
Lumber industry
Ulysses, New York -- Local government
Roads
Tompkins County, New York -- Judicial activity
World War II
Tompkins County, New York -- Architecture
Dryden, New York -- Education
Korean War
Ithaca, New York -- Religious activity
Cayuga County, New York -- Local government
Military Tract
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 11.5 cubic ft.
- NOTES: On deposit - property of Tompkins County Historian.
- ABSTRACT: Photostat of minutes of town of Ulysses, 1795-1822, 1796-1818; Tompkins County Oath Books, 1820-56, 1876-86; typed copy of road survey book and appointments book, 1823-1906; docket of cases, Tompkins County Supreme Court,
Judson A. Elston, attorney, 1880-98; charter of local chapter of Sons of American Revolution; card files of persons connected with Office of Civilian Defense, World War II, and of old houses in the county; records of two school districts in Dryden, 1863-1900, 1951-55; typed abstract of statutes regarding formation of Tompkins County and its towns; deeds and mortgages, 1801-97; deeds and building contract for old clerk's office on Tioga Street; clippings about local servicemen in Korean War; typed copy of report on records of Cayuga County, 1903, by George W. Benham, clerk; and tape recordings on history of local Unitarian Church.
- ABSTRACT: Typed report on Civilian Defense operations in Tompkins County, 1940-44, by B.M. Clarey, also pamphlets; photostat copy of journal of Moses DeWitt made during survey of Military Tract, 1789; and a few papers of Benjamin Brown and family of Lansing, mid 19th century. There are also many briefs, opinions and appeals, Tompkins County Courts, c.1835-60. The rest of the collection is mainly correspondence and reports of W. Glenn Norris and Lois O'Conner, who held the office of county historian, c.1946-71; some typescript copies of published papers on local history by Norris and others; and pamphlets and periodicals. There are also some photographs, postcards, and clippings on aspects of Tompkins County history, including airplanes, steamboats, urban renewal, Cornell, churches, waterfalls, lumbering, aerial views, and musical groups.
- LOCATION: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850
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