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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Object ID
MG0151
Date Range
1847-1869
Business cards Business records Christiana Coal Columbia Correspondence Drumore Twp. Dunwoody, Philadelphia Finding aids Grain Guardians Ledgers Letters Lumber Manor Twp. Manuscript groups Philadelphia Railroad Probate records Receipts Sadsbury Forge Sadsbury Twp. Stocks Strasburg Tobacco Vetterlein Co
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Collection
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Title
Whitson & Sproul Collection
Description
This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.
Date Range
1847-1869
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
1847-1869
Creator
Whitson & Sproul
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Armstrong, James
Aulthouse, George
Boyd, John A.
Brady, John
Brown, Jeremiah
Coates, Lindley
Collins, Eliza
Collins, James
Cooper, James
Cooper, John
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Frame, Benjamin
Hamilton, T. J.
Hawthorn, G. C.
Hess, J. G.
Iddings, Harriet J.
Irwin, Ellis P.
Irwin, George W.
Johnston, James
Johnston, Robert
Lefever, Daniel
Lewis, Samuel
Lincoln, Abraham
May, Daniel W.
Meiditch, John
Moore, Jeremiah
Morrison, George
Paxson, Elma E.
Paxson, Franklin G.
Paxson, Latitia Ann
Pownall, Joseph
Pownall, Moses
Pusey, John
Retzer, John
Rohrer, J. S.
Roland, John
Russel, John N.
Smith, Edward K.
Sproul, Annie
Sproul, Charles N.
Sproul, James
Steele, Margaret
Steele, William W.
Thompson, Jesse
Whitson, Jacob T.
Whitson, Micah
Whitson, Moses
Wright, James
Subjects
Business records
Letters
Probate records
Search Terms
Agreements
Bart Twp.
Boldin and Wartmun
Business cards
Business records
Christiana
Coal
Columbia
Correspondence
Drumore Twp.
Dunwoody, Philadelphia
Finding aids
Grain
Guardians
Ledgers
Letters
Lumber
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Philadelphia Railroad
Probate records
Receipts
Sadsbury Forge
Sadsbury Twp.
Stocks
Strasburg
Tobacco
Vetterlein Co.
West Philadelphia Railroad
Whitson and Sproul
Widows
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0151
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-151
Classification
MG0151
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #453
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Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0010
People
Bryan, Adaline R.
Cain, Hannah
Cain, John
Davis, Eliza
Davis, Sarah
Fox, John
Fox, Mary
Hayborn, James
Hayborn, Mary Jane
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Holland, William
Pugh, Hannah
Pugh, Jane
Pugh, Marah
Smith, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #453
Box Number
010
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/06/03.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Bryan, Adaline R. Teacher.
Cain, Hannah.
Cain, John.
Davis, Eliza.
Davis, Sarah.
Fox, John.
Fox, Mary.
Hayborn, James.
Hayborn, Mary Jane.
Hemphill, Caroline.
Hemphill, John.
Holland, William.
Pugh, Hannah.
Pugh, Jane.
Pugh, Marah.
Smith, John.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #485
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Ayres, Thomas W.
Briant, Sarah
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hollon, Phebe A.
Hollon, William
Lyons, J. B.
McMinn, Eliza
McMinn, Rachel
Passmore, Eliza
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #485
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q & A 1994/06/09.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Washington School.
Ayres, Thomas W.
Briant, Sarah
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hollon, Phebe A.
Hollon, William
Lyons, J. B. Teacher.
McMinn, Eliza
McMinn, Rachel
Passmore, Eliza
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #598
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Beaty, Ellmaker
Beaty, Sabina
Beek, Eliza
Carpenter, John
Cooper, Felona
Cooper, Harrason
Davis, Ann
Davis, Eliza
Davis, Joseph
Daugherty, John
Dungan, Amanda
Dungan, William
Faux, John
Faux, Mary Ann
Graut, George
Graut, Jacob
Graut, John
Grea, Elizabeth
Hayburn, James
Hayburn, Mary Jane
Hayburn, Matilda
Hemphill, Caroline
Hemphill, John
Hollan, Phebe
Hollan, William
Hoven, Davis
Hoven, Jacob
Hoven, Pirsilla
Jenkins, William
Laughead, Eliza Ann
Laughead, James Harry
Laughead, Sarah Jane
Matthews, Elenor
Matthews, John
Matthews, Margret
McMin, Eliza
McMin, James
McMin, Rachel
Menough, Caroline
Morris, John
Morris, Joseph
Morris, Keith
Munhollan, Mary Ann
Murphy, Hannah
Murphy, William
O'Brion, Sarah
O'Neill, Margret
O'Neill, Susanah
Padget, Ann
Passmore, Eliza
Peaden, Eliza
Peaden, Phebe Ann
Pugh, Chandler
Pugh, Hannah
Pugh, Jane
Pugh, Meriat
Reed, George
Reed, Thomas
Rogers, Eliza
Rogers, Isaac
Rogers, Mary Ann
Rogers, Uriah
Rosin, James
Rosin, Levi
Youin, Phebe
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1828 #598
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1994/08/05.
Additional Notes
List of Poor children in Sadsbury Township for the year 1828.
Beaty, Ellmaker. Age 11.
Beaty, Sabina. Age 11.
Beek, Eliza. Age 9.
Carpenter, John. Age 8.
Cooper, Felona. Age 8.
Cooper, Harrason. Age 6.
Davis, Ann. Age 11.
Davis, Eliza. Age 7.
Davis, Joseph. Age 9.
Daugherty, John. Age 10.
Dungan, Amanda. Age 6.
Dungan, William. Age 8.
Faux, John. Age 6.
Faux, Mary Ann.Age 8.
Graut, George. Age 6.
Graut, Jacob. Age 10.
Graut, John. Age 8.
Grea, Elizabeth. Age 10.
Hayburn, James. Age 7.
Hayburn, Mary Jane. Age 9.
Hayburn, Matilda. Age 11.
Hemphill, Caroline Age 10.
Hemphill, John. Age 8.
Hollan, Phebe. Age 6.
Hollan, William. Age 9.
Hoven, Davis. Age 8.
Hoven, Jacob. Age 10.
Hoven, Pirsilla. Age 6.
Jenkins, William. Age 11.
Laughead, Eliza Ann. Age 6.
Laughead, James Harry. Age 8.
Laughead, Sarah Jane. Age 10.
Matthews, Elenor. Age 5.
Matthews, John. Age 7.
Matthews, Margret. Age 9,
McMin, Eliza. Age 9.
McMin, James. Age 8.
McMin, Rachel. Age 11.
Menough, Caroline. Age 7.
Morris, John. Age 10.
Morris, Joseph. Age 6.
Morris, Keith. Age 8.
Munhollan, Mary Ann. Age 10.
Murphy, Hannah. Age 6.
Murphy, William. Age 9.
O'Brion, Sarah. Age 7.
O'Neill, Margret. Age 7.
O'Neill, Susanah. Age 5.
Padget, Ann. Age 7.
Passmore, Eliza. Age 8.
Peaden, Eliza. Age 8.
Peaden, Phebe Ann. Age 6.
Pugh, Chandler. Age 11.
Pugh, Hannah. Age 7.
Pugh, Jane. Age 9.
Pugh, Meriat. Age 5.
Reed, George. Age 10.
Reed, Thomas. Age 8.
Rogers, Eliza. Age 8.
Rogers, Isaac. Age 11.
Rogers, Mary Ann. Age 7.
Rogers, Uriah. Age 10.
Rosin, James. Age 10.
Rosin, Levi. Age 7.
Youin, Phebe. Age 10.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1858 F39 I03
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0026
People
Marshall, R. A.
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Shuler, D. P.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1858 F39 I03
Box Number
026
Additional Notes
Bond: Joseph C. Dickinson, D. P. Shuler.
Receipt.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F32 I03
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0028
People
Marshall, R. A.
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Sheeler, D. T.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F32 I03
Box Number
028
Additional Notes
Bond: Joseph C. Dickinson, D. T. Sheeler.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
RG 02-00 0602
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #324
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0009
People
Atkins, Mary Jane
Ayres, Mary Ann
Ayres, William
Hemphill, John
Hollow, William
Holton, Phebee A.
McMinn, Eliza
Passmore, Eliza
Lyons, J. B.
Smith, John
Thom, Charlotte
Turner, Jane
Turner, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1829 #324
Box Number
009
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/05/13.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Washington School.
Atkins, Mary Jane.
Ayres, Mary Ann.
Ayres, William.
Hemphill, John.
Hollow, William.
Holton, Phebee A.
McMinn, Eliza.
Passmore, Eliza.
Smith, John.
Lyons, J. B. Teacher.
Thom, Charlotte.
Turner, Jane.
Turner, William.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Description Level
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I02
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Cain, Milton
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I02
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
Letter of support. of Milton Cain, and as a remonstrance against Joseph C. Dickinson.
Signers of Petition: [unknown signature], C. Umble, Nathaniel Ellmaker Jr., J. W. Rutter, William F. Baker, John [Criley], John R. Owens, John [H. Taylor], William Brooks, Charles H. Booth, Daniel S. Smith, Alfred Bomgardner, Dwayne Gray, H. L. Rockey, Thomas Warner, A. Stewart, Joseph Clegg, William D. Noble, William Clegg, Henry Rodgers, Christopher Graham, William Robison, John Kinnard, W. C. [Arnat], David K. Tate, Nathan W. Milerwick, Joseph Large, Peter Rambo, John Chamberlin, Joseph Gormler, Franklin Homsher, John Homsher, William Linton, [ ] Calwell, Samuel D. Smoker, John W. Thompson, Winfield S. Kennedy, George Townsend, James W. Curry, Pusey S. Nichols, Thomas S. McIlvaine, James H. Houston, Jacob Umble, John [Carvell], Isaac Albright, Enoch Passmore Jr., Charles M. Ludwick, Hugh Rambo, William Millar, Isaac C. [Krempser], Abraham Baker, J. B. Elliott, John H. Kendig, David B. Stott, John Greenwood, Robert A. Harnish, William Wright, John Boon, James M. Dare, William Beddis, James Noble, John A. McLaughlin, Samuel J. Boone, Samuel Johnson, Lloyd Oakfords, John McFillin, Jacob Heidlebaugh, John D. Laverty, D. W. Crawford, John Reynolds, R. Jackson, A. F. Barber, David Shultz, Thomas Cox, Thomas [Mireer], David Fulmer, James Gilleland, Robert Evans, T. Murphy, Martin Bear, John Tearon, William Todd, John Gallagher.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I03
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I03
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
Remonstrance.
Rule to show cause.
May term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel J. Boon, John Boon, Jeremiah Moore, Nathaniel Gillespie, A. Stewart, [D. H. Lyte], Philip Bush, Samuel Johnson, John A. McLaughlin, John H. Taylor, Henry Brosius, W. F. P. Noble.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Classification
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I04
More detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Dickinson, Joseph C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Place
Christiana, Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Tav 1854 F36 I04
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
Petition of support.
April term.
Signers of Petition: J. D. Pownall, D. Hood, Henry Pownall, J. B. Pugh, John Potts, James Booth, Elijah [Bugh], A. P. Patterson, J. R. Townsend, [ ] Fairlamb, Martin Wilson, Thomas H. Pownall, James Coates, James H. Longhead, William J. Ross, Thomas Warner, James M. Dare, David F. Tate, W. R. Mitchell, James Divine, George Whitson, John D. Miller, Joseph Clegg, Nathaniel Gillespie, David Shuber, William Nelings, Henry W. [Rhay], [unknown signature], William M. Noble, James Vaugherty, Enos Pennock, William Clegg, Thomas Warner, Joseph Hughes, J. P. Scarlett, John Johnson, Charles Cloud, Jonathan Booth, S. Slokom, Irvin Nicholson, William M. Chamberlin, John Townsend, Morris r. Wilkinson, Lewis Cooper, Robert B. Simmons, Nelson Divine, Simeon B. Pownall, William L. Miller, Arthur Yeager, John Houston Jr., William D. McLaughlin, Slater Brown, G. Morrison, Joseph C. Stubbs, J. H. Clendenin, John A. McLaughlin, Samuel Johnson, Joseph McGowan, Cyrus Moore, William Brison,John Faran, William [Reddig], Wallace Neill, James W. Curry, Joseph Davis, Robert Stube, Henry McCann, William F. Rea, George Brooks, J. B. Brooks, Joseph Wright, Ethelbert Rees, Samuel A. Hughes, Thomas Wright, Samuel Pennell.
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