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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ccd96c79-31be-4ac6-b261-016530992788
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1785 F003 QS
Date Range
1785/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1785/08
Year
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bilineslee, Alexander
Billonsby, Alexander
Cunningham, Hugh
Stewart, James
McKee, John
Griffith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Commitment papers
Jailors
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1785 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Or Billonsby, Alexander.
Commitment by Hugh Cunningham, jailkeeper.
Recognizance.
Additional names: James Stewart, John McKee, John Griffith.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/df4c2a69-1959-4de9-a873-453883315690
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
JAN 1820 F010 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Taggert, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: larceny
Petitions
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1820 F010 QS
Additional Notes
Larceny.
Petition for habeas corpus.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
8.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/24d08765-f071-437e-bbd9-230557501544
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1872 F060 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Witlinger, John Jr.
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fraud
Naturalization papers
Charge: furnishing fraudulent Naturalization papers
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1872 F060 QS
Additional Notes
Furnishing a fraudulent Naturalization paper.
5 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
57.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6538f44b-9f7c-483d-91c6-563520987428
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1819 F036 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Adams, Thomas F. G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Schoolmasters
Recognizance
Charge: counterfeiting
Charge: forgery
Subpoenas
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1819 F036 QS
Additional Notes
Occupation: schoolmaster.
Recognizance, counterfeiting and forgery.
Subpoena.
Commitment.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Case Number
15.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f25d019b-0815-42fa-95ce-216197238922
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1872 F066 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1872
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McMillen, Elias
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: fraud
Charge: furnishing fraudulent Naturalization papers
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1872 F066 QS
Additional Notes
Furnishing fraudulent Naturalization papers.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
63.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/52a157bd-bfb2-45ed-9e5c-798133822282
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
OCT 1781 F002 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1781
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Williamson, William
Buckwalter, Abraham
Drum, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: stealing
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OCT 1781 F002 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with stealing the coat of Abraham Buckwalter from the house of Charles Drum.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4ac89596-c23d-4f69-af55-653541322107
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1799 F007 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1799
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Mercer, John
Diffenbach, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Examinations
Charge: horse stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1799 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment paper.
Examination of George Diffenbach.
Defendant charged with horse stealing.
Witness bill of costs.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc3ccc38-0941-4490-ba6e-119497312110
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1815 F023 QS
Date Range
1815/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1815/08
Year
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Brown, Rebecca
Brown, Henry
Isherwood, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Persons of color
Commitment papers
Recognizance
Weavers
Charge: persuading an apprentice to depart
Apprentices
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1815 F023 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Commitment.
Recognizance, persuading Henry Brown, apprentice to Robert Isherwood, weaver, to depart.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/73de198b-bc99-4b76-9b58-246301974083
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Date Range
1805/04
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Nicholas, Elizabeth
Reed, Peter
Dietrich, Henry
Dietrich, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: concealing the death of an illegitimate child
Coroners
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged by Peter Reed, Coroner, for concealing the death her bastard child.
Commitment.
Additional names: Henry Dietrich, Elizabeth Dietrich.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/bafc0083-6b76-4594-afac-385381222030
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F009 QS
Date Range
1805/04
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Miller, Peter
Road, Henry
Shiveley, John
Abraham, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F009 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery on Henry Road.
Commitment.
Additional names: John Shiveley, John Abraham.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/109fdcca-e55f-42fc-a41b-624802421447
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F019 QS
Date Range
1805/04
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Grosher, Thomas
Grosher, James
Grosher, John
Hess, David
Stewart, Edward
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F019 QS
Additional Notes
Also: James Grosher, John Grosher.
Recognizance, charged with keeping the peace to David Hess.
Commitment.
Additional name: Edward Stewart.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5d3d7e2a-2443-429f-b4ae-409920808219
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F020 QS
Date Range
1805/04
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Carter, Daniel
Eberly, Jacob
Black Dina
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: stealing
Pigs
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with stealing three pigs, property of Jacob Eberly, found in the possession of Black Dina.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ac6b45d9-be79-4cb4-a98e-229148815191
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1805 F023 QS
Date Range
1805/04
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1805/04
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Young, Nancy
Hornbarger, Stephen
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1805 F023 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with robbing the home of Stephen Hornberger.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d91714d5-ba47-41d8-8781-544779434784
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1806 F032 QS
Date Range
1806/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1806/08
Year
1806
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bolton, John
Gomber, Jacob
Wheatfield, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Innkeepers
Hempfield Twp.
Charge: arson, attempted
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1806 F032 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, charged with threatening to burn the house of Jacob Gomber, innkeeper, Hempfield Twp.
Additional name: Samuel Wheatfield.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/48e54183-eb71-4fad-9714-777699473326
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1802 F016 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1802
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Gibson, William
Snodgrass, Alexander
Rayburn, Alexander
Morrison, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: burning a barn
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1802 F016 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, accused of burning the barn of Alexander Snodgrass.
Additional names: Alexander Rayburn, James Morrison.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/9fe1e614-eadb-4062-8bb0-349549311080
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1817 F007 QS
Date Range
1817/04
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1817/04
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Butler, Joseph
Bowman, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Recognizance
Charge: surety of the peace
Commitment papers
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1817 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Recognizance, surety of the peace towards John Bowman.
Commitment.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ae5a7ec0-9426-4ad1-96cb-396673231860
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 F005 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
McGraw, John
Frey, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: stealing
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F005 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment paper, charged with stealing from Jacob Frey.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/27908a2e-a75d-4dad-9a0b-707832522699
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1804 F007 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bird, Charles
Stewart, Samuel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: stealing
Oysters
Persons of color
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1804 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Mulatto.
Commitment paper, charged with stealing oysters.
Additional name: Samuel Stewart.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2d73903a-f2a6-4a5e-bdb1-902222470136
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1817 F020 QS
Date Range
1817/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1817/08
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Marshall, Joseph
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: counterfeiting
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1817 F020 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, counterfeiting.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/3d08c6f2-4d5a-4f08-92b0-154821489170
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1817 F028 QS
Date Range
1817/08
More detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1817/08
Year
1817
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
McClure, William
Candis
Griffith, Thomas
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Commitment papers
Charge: fornication and bastardy
Persons of color
Servants
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1817 F028 QS
Additional Notes
Commitment, fornication and bastardy with [Candis], African-American servant of Thomas Griffith.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0908
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