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Historic Saddles
The Hope Saddle
Plantation
The westward expansion during the first half of the 19th century introduced
the American settlers to a new saddle that would create a revolution in
saddle design. The Spanish saddle used by the Mexican Caballeros became
popular with the Americans moving west due to its practical design. Its high
pommel and cantle gave the rider a sturdy seat, and the horn, projecting from
the pommel, was used for roping cattle and simply retaining one's seat on a
green horse. Many Southerners in Louisiana and Mississippi as well as men in
the Trans-Mississippi adopted it.
In 1822 a young saddler in St. Louis named Thornton Grimsley began producing
a horned saddle based on the Spanish model. He sold his saddles to trappers
and fur traders traveling west from the Gateway City. His saddle's reputation
for durability became widespread, which was achieved by sewing wet rawhide
onto the tree. When the rawhide dried, it formed a hard shell that protected
and strengthened it. This process would be used on many successful saddle
designs thereafter. In 1833, Grimsley was contracted to make his Spanish
saddle for the new 1st Regiment of the U.S. Dragoons under the recommendation
of Lt. Col. Stephen Kearney. Other saddlers along the Missouri River began to
make their versions of this saddle, including a hybrid of the Spanish and
English saddles.
After the war with Mexico the term "Spanish" was dropped from usage and the
saddle acquired regional names such as the Texas, California or Missouri
saddles. By the 1840's several firms in Texas became notable for making this
style of saddle, which the Texans called the Hope. Prominent among these
saddlers was Rice and Childress of San Antonio, Texas. In 1855, when the War
Department began trials on equestrian equipment for the purpose of
establishing a regulation saddle for mounted troops, Rice and Chidress
submitted their design among four types of saddles to be tested. Several
hundred sets of Hope saddles were issued to the 2nd U.S. Cavalry with
positive results. Although the McClellan saddle was finally accepted in 1859,
the excellent reputation of the Hope endured.
At the outbreak of hostilities between the North and South in 1861, many
former officers brought their Hope saddles into Confederate service. The Hope
was popular with new recruits along the Mississippi valley as well as Texas.
John Johnston, who joined the 7th Tennessee Cavalry in the winter of 1863,
attested to the Hope's popularity among his fellow troopers in his memoirs.
By 1863, Confederate saddlers were manufacturing versions of the Hope as well
as the McClellan to replace the unpopular Jenifer as the regulation saddle
for mounted troops.
INDIANA JACK
Hey Group,
The zip code was left off the previous posting.
This is the complete (with zip code) mailing address for
Alpha Childress Hinkle ,
c/o Post Office,
Salem, South Carolina 29676
Alpha Childress Hinkle will have her 100th birthday on JUNE 9 of this year.
Her family would appreciate any cards and well wishes to make her
celebration a little extra special.
Thank you
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shirley Hanson" <shirleychanson(a)hotmail.com>
To: <London2001(a)earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 6:00 AM
Subject: CardShower
There is a beautiful lady in South Carolina ( my Aunt) who
is acheiving a real milestone in age! On June 9 she will celebrate her 100
birhtday! Her daughter states she loves to look at photo and card albums.
Her memory is very sharp...she is just neat. I would like us to shower her
with cards on her very special day.
Her name and address: Alpha Childress Hinkle , c/o Post Office,
Salem, South Carolina. Thank you all very much. Shirley
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State-level Lists of Casualties from the Korean Conflict (1951-1957)
State-level Lists of Casualties from the Vietnam Conflict (1956-)
http://www.nara.gov/nara/electronic/korvnsta.html
snipped..........Reply to Gwn Boucher <gboucher(a)houston.rr.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gwen Boucher" <gboucher(a)houston.rr.com>
Source: ALJEFFER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [ALJEFFER] Divorce Records
>From Ancestry's Red Book, "Though divorce decrees were tried in county
chancerty court until 1865, the state legislature had the exclusive
right to finalize all divorce decrees. These early decrees are thus a
part of the legislative record and are published in the Senate and House
Journals. An index to legislative divorce decrees was published in the
Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc., Magazine 13-14 (1979-80)."
Does anyone have access to this index to legislative divorce decrees or
know what the charge would be to have the Alabama Genealogical Society
do a search?
Thomas Watson Jones married Lucretia Childress on June 16, 1831 in Bibb
Co., AL.
By 1838 or 1839 Thomas was in Texas receiving a 3rd class certificate
for 640 acres of land, the amount given to married men.
On December 27, 1843 Lucretia Jones married James Smitherman in Bibb
Co., AL.
Kaufman Co., TX probate records of Richard R. Jones (died 1852), father
of Thomas W. Jones, name the children of Thomas W. Jones, dec'd, and
state that Lucretia Smitherman is the natural mother of the two
children.
I am wondering if Thomas moved to Texas without Lucretia and they
divorced or did Thomas move to Texas, with or without Lucretia, and died
in Texas before 1843, leaving Lucretia a widow who remarried.
Thanks for any help.
Gwen Boucher
"snipped" from genconnect bulletin boards
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Hundley" <kmhundley(a)earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 8:54 AM
Source: GC- Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries
URL:
http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/10883
Subject: Nancy Childers, Pittsylvania Co.,Va
Surname: Childers, Childress, Harris
-------------------------
Looking for ancestors of Nancy Childers/Childress,b. 1817 Pittsylvania
Co.,Va. Married Israel Harris 1835 in Pittsylvania Co., Va. Daughter
Sarah"Sally"
Harris married James Hundley in Henry County/Franklin County, Va. Nancy's
mother was Mary Childers.
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nc/alle1870.htm
<A HREF="http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nc/alle1870.htm">1870 Alleghany County,
North Carolina Census</A>
GLADE CREEK TOWNSHIP
# NAME AGE OCCUPATION POB
RACE
5. Cheek, Richard 36 Farmer
Martha 28 Keeps House
Sarah F. 12 At School
Rausey 6
Richard 2
Childers, James 25 At Home
32. Childers, William 40 Farmer
Mary 47 Keeps House
Lucinda 14 At Home
Nancy 10 At Home
Martha 7
Thomas 17 At Home
James 21 At Home
This was forwarded to me, and I agree our women anstestors and decedents
should have their maiden names listed also on their head stones... I'm also
forwarding an e mail from ALWALKER-L(a)rootsweb.com on making home made head
stones , (the Idea is a good one)
Verna
To: SOUTH-AFRICA-L(a)rootsweb.com
My mother passed away 2 days ago after a long illness. This
article
came though the genealogy
network and left such an impression on me that I would like to
share it
with you.
Subject: Your Mothers Maiden Name
Is your mothers maiden name on her headstone?
Does anyone but you know who that dear person was?
Lets all go into our cemeteries and identify as many
of the women as we can while we can and record them
in as many places as we can.
Lets give a name to our mothers, sisters, aunts and
grndmothers while we can.
Lets also, from this time forward, put the maiden
name on the headstone of all our women. They
loved their people. They will love you for seeing
that their idenity is not lost.
I hope that you all think about it and help me to
spread the word to give our women their names.
Thanks to all for reading my plea.
James
=~~~~~~~~~~
Original Message-----
> > > From: Caroline <carolineh(a)knology.net>
> > > To: Debra Garner <dougg(a)hsnp.com>
> > > Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11:44 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [AL-CEM] CEMETERIES
> > >
> > > >Debra, Just this a.m. I read a message from my Walker Co. AL mail
> list -someone wanting to know how to make markers from ready mix
cement
> and a mold. Do you mind my mailing your info to the list? Thanks,
> Caroline
> George,
> You are so right.
> I live in Garland Co., AR where several Blount Co., AL families came
to
> in the 1880's. Mine was the Columbus Boone family. One family stopped
on
> there way to MO from Blount Co. AL, the mother being ill. She died and
> was buried in family plot on a farm. To this day no one knows the name
> of this lady or her family, as a marker was not placed and the grave
was
> later moved to another location, due to the building of Lake
> Ouachita in the 1950's. In doing family research, I often wonder of
> this lady. She is someone's lost connection, someone that her
> descendants probably wonder what happened to her and where she is
> buried. During this season of decoration of graves, it is vital to get
> unmarked graves some type of notation. Anyone knowing who these folks
> are would be encouraged to place some type of marker. I have placed
many
> in these old cemeteries with markers that were very inexpensive to
make.
>
> I go to the local Lowes, Wal-mart et. Get a one inch flat solid
> concrete block, a landscape block (the one I use, if placed upright,
> looks like a small tombstone). Then off to the local Awards company
> and have a 5"x7" plaque made on stainless steel. Black with silver or
> gold embossing does great. I
> started with plain silver and etching, but these do not show up as
well.
> I glue this engraving to the front of the landscape block with liquid
> nail. Then attach the block to the flat 1 in. concrete block. It is
> better than having the grave remain unmarked.
> If anyone would like to see a picture of one of these, email me at
> dougg(a)hsnp.com and I will send a photo of how it looks. It takes
under
$20 to do one of these and they are light enough for anyone to place
by
themselves.
Debra Garner
(Wal mart also carries these type of stones)
Verna
Discovery of cemetery halts roadwork--Associated Press-Kansas City--
Construction of a new highway in south Kansas City has been halted
by the discovery of a small cemetery dating back to the Civil War era.
State officials are anxious to find any descendants of the Holloway
family who are buried in the cemetery. If the heirs can't be found, the
state will have to get court permission to move the nine graves in the
plot, in order to finish a new Missouri 150.
Construction workers recently unearthed a marble headstone, dating
from 1858, while moving a large section of water pipe.
Archaeologists later found another headstone and evidence of seven
other graves. The site has not been disturbed further.
Please pass this on to other lists.
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> MORE NEWS AND ARTICLES FROM THE "ANCESTRY DAILY NEWS"
> --- " 'Honoring Our Ancestors' Genealogical Grants,"
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> --- "Charlotte's Web on the Lake," by Michael John Neill
> --- "Working Online Resources in Tandem - Part I,"
> by George G. Morgan
> --- "RootsWorks: Spreadsheets--Copying Formulas and Changing Cell
> Formats," by Beau Sharbrough
> --- "Citing Web Pages: An Update," by Drew Smith
> --- Follow-Up On Korean War Repatriation Project
> --- New England Summer Conference in Farmington, CT,
> 13-14 July 2001
>
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> "A LESSON IN TIME MANAGEMENT," by Juliana Smith
> ============================================================
>
> The meal was meatloaf. I chose it because I had the sides already
> made and it's one of those things where you can just put it in the
> oven and forget about it. Needless to say, that is exactly what I
> proceeded to do as I sat at my desk hitting refresh, trying in vain
> to access the Ellis Island database. Despite my explanation that "the
> crunchy crust adds texture to the meal," my daughter remains
> unconvinced.
>
> This hobby (read: obsession) that we share can require a little
> discipline when it comes to time management. It is just too easy for
> me to get caught up in the past and lose track of time. I burn
> dinner, stay up too late, and those dust bunnies around here can get
> a bit too prolific!
>
> But on the other hand, I have a ton of genealogical reorganization
> chores ahead of me that desperately need attention. Once I get my
> filing done, and my research a little more organized, it will take me
> less time to locate what I need, and I'll become a much more
> effective researcher. It's Catch-22--I need to spend more time
> working on my genealogy to spend less time working on my genealogy.
> What's a family historian to do? Here are a few of the solutions I
> have come up with:
>
> REMINDERS
>
> To avoid recurrences of the "meatloaf incident" I have started
> setting myself reminders in Outlook. That way when I get too caught
> up in what I am doing on the computer, I get a little message that
> pops up and says, "Hey you! That smoke you smell is your dinner
> burning!" or "What are you a vampire? Go to bed!" This has become my
> favorite feature in Outlook and a few weeks ago, as I was going over
> the features in the genealogical software, Legacy, I noted that it
> has an Alarm Center similar to the one in Outlook. The default
> setting says, "It's late . . . Go to bed." I love it!
>
> There are most likely other programs with similar features, but you
> don't even need to go high-tech. An old-fashioned alarm clock on your
> desk will do the trick too. (Just make sure it has a volume control.
> You don't want to wake up the rest of the house just when it's time
> for you to go to bed!)
>
> GET A GAME PLAN
>
> Planning ahead can help you make better use of the time you do have
> for family history. This is particularly true of research trips.
> When you go to a facility that has the records of your ancestors, who
> wants to spend an hour at the computer catalog looking to see what's
> available? With many library catalogs online now, that can be done
> prior to your visit, freeing up valuable onsite time for more
> research.
>
> By the same token, if you have a game plan before a night surfing the
> Net, it probably won't take as long to get results, and the added
> focus can help you get more positive results.
>
> Some genealogical software programs now also come with tools like "To
> Do Lists" or "Research Logs." These tools can also be used to plan
> your next steps as you go along. Then when a research opportunity
> comes along, you're ready for it!
>
> WORD FOR THE DAY: PRIORITIZATION
>
> Making time can be a real challenge for me. With my family, my work,
> housework, yard work, pets, family history, and about a zillion other
> things vying for my attention, it's critical that I prioritize my
> schedule. I've been getting in the habit of looking at my day first
> thing in the morning. I make sure that the important things like
> family, work, and chores that need to be done get scheduled first.
> Then I look at allotting time for other projects. I try to schedule
> at least a half hour to work on organizing my family history.
> Sometimes it's tough, but usually by the end of the night, I can get
> at least that half hour in. That half hour a night can really add up.
> If I could do it every night, in a month's time, it would mean I have
> spent 15 hours working on my family history.
>
> Sure, there are days when it doesn't happen for one reason or
> another, but the dream of a well-organized family history is keeping
> me focused and on those days when I do manage to find that time, more
> often than not, I'm working longer than the planned half hour. (I
> just need to remember to set that reminder so I'm not a wreck the
> next day!)
>
> Reviewing the day ahead every morning has really helped. I'm not
> kidding myself in thinking that I have to stick to a schedule
> exactly, every day. My super powers just don't go that far. However,
> by realizing where my time is going, I can see where I need to make
> adjustments. Less important things that are eating too much time get
> put off for another day. Yes, the governor has just called in a
> reprieve for the dust bunnies behind the sofa! If you listen closely,
> you can probably hear them cheering.
>
> NOTE: Legacy Family Tree genealogical software can be downloaded free
> at: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com
> ____________________________________________________________________
>
> Juliana Smith is the editor of the "Ancestry Daily News" and author
> of "The Ancestry Family Historian's Address Book." She has written
> for "Ancestry" Magazine and "Genealogical Computing." Juliana can be
> reached by e-mail at: mailto:editor@ancestry-inc.com, but regrets
> that she is unable to assist with personal research.
>
> The archive of her column, "The Family History Compass," is available
> on the Ancestry.com site at:
> http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/compass/d_p_1_archive.asp
>
> ============================================================
> MORE NEWS AND ARTICLES FROM THE ANCESTRY DAILY NEWS
> ============================================================
>
> "'HONORING OUR ANCESTORS' GENEALOGICAL GRANTS,"
> by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS, CGL
>
> Imagine finding a person who loves the genealogy community so much
> that she'd be willing to grant funds from her own pocket to help
> finance genealogical projects. Megan Smolenyak is not a large
> corporation offering grants as tax write-offs to potential customers.
> She's a genealogist--like you and me--who wants to give back to a
> pursuit in which she feels "genealogically blessed." Liz tells us
> more about the "Honoring Our Ancestors" grants at:
> http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/extra/3875.asp
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> "CHARLOTTE'S WEB ON THE LAKE," by Michael John Neill
>
> In this week's column, Michael discusses estate records and shares
> some helpful tips for the traveling researcher.
> http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/3855.asp
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> "WORKING ONLINE RESOURCES IN TANDEM--PART I," by George G. Morgan
> ("Along Those Lines . . ." 11 May 2001)
>
> In "Along Those Lines . . ." this week and next, George discusses the
> component tools of the Internet and explore ways to use three primary
> tools in tandem with one another to help locate helpful information
> to extend your research.
> http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/3880.asp
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> "ROOTSWORKS: SPREADSHEETS--COPYING FORMULAS AND CHANGING CELL
> FORMATS," by Beau Sharbrough
>
> Beau takes us on another visit to Annie Tafel and her genealogy
> spreadsheet and talks about how to copy formulas and change cell
> formats.
> http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/3870.asp
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> "CITING WEB PAGES: AN UPDATE," by Drew Smith
> (Digital Genealogy, 8 May 2001)
>
> In this week's column, Drew discusses the updated citation styles
> according to the latest editions of the "MLA Style Manual and Guide
> to Scholarly Publishing," and the fifth edition of its "MLA Handbook
> for Writers of Research Papers."
> http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/digital/3853.asp
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> FOLLOW-UP ON KOREAN WAR REPATRIATION PROJECT
>
> Special thanks to everyone who responded to last week's plea for help
> with the Army's Korean Repatriation project. We are very optimistic
> that several cases will quickly be resolved as a result. Due to the
> article, traffic on the http://www.koreanwar.org has tripled, and
> because of this unusually high volume, some of you may have found the
> site to be a bit sluggish. A few may have even received error
> messages. The Webmasters would like everyone to know that the site's
> bandwidth will increase threefold by 9 May 2001, when a new DSL line
> is installed. If you encountered any difficulty during your first
> visit, we strongly encourage you to try again. Thanks again for the
> outpouring of interest and assistance.
>
> Megan Smolenyak
> mailto:megan@honoringourancestors.com
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> NEW ENGLAND SUMMER CONFERENCE IN FARMINGTON, CT, 13-14 JULY 2001
>
> The New England Historic Genealogical Society Announces the
> New England Summer Conference in Farmington CT, July 13-14,
> Co-Sponsored with the Connecticut Society of Genealogists
>
> DNA and the family tree come together in a series of special lectures
> at NEHGS's semi-annual New England Summer Conference at the Hartford
> Marriott Hotel in Farmington Connecticut. Keynote speaker Oxford
> University's Dr. Bryan Sykes, will open the weekend. In addition Dr.
> Bart Saxbe, CG, FASG, will conduct presentations on the
> interpretation of death certificates and Dr. Thomas Roderick will
> lecture on "Mitochondrial DNA and Genealogy." The remainder of the
> conference will feature new lectures on classic research interests by
> NEHGS staff and special guest speaker Patricia Law Hatcher, CG, FASG.
> Other topics include:
>
> --- New English Origins and Family Clusters
> --- Land Platting Made Simple
> --- Applying Computer Technology to Your Family Photos
> --- Finding the Irish Connection
> --- And many more
>
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>
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>
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> researchers, send it to: mailto:editor@ancestry-inc.com Thanks to all
> of this week's contributors!
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> BEWARE OF FORM CERTIFICATES
>
> Researchers tend to treat "certified" documents with reverence--that
> is, if a document has a raised seal or a watermark or a signature or
> some other attestation of veracity, it is pretty much accepted as
> gospel. However, beware of "form" certificates! I recently received
> my great-grandfather's "official" marriage record. Even though I
> already had a copy of the original county certificate of marriage, I
> still wanted a "certified" document issued by the state.
>
> Keep in mind that a person extracts the information from the original
> register and transfers it to a certificate blank, and people make
> mistakes! My great-grandfather's first name was misspelled, and one
> of the witnesses suddenly became "Hazel" instead of the original
> "Helen." This kind of error might have led a researcher on a
> fruitless search for a woman who never existed, but whose presence at
> the wedding was certified by the state. Even if a state issues
> a certified copy (which at least proves that the original record
> exists), write back and request a copy of the original to compare
> with the certified copy. Sometimes a photocopy of the original record
> is provided and "certified," which is best.
>
> Edmund L. Trafford
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> LOOK AT SURROUNDING COUNTIES
>
> I read with interest the tip about the aunt's birthday being wrong,
> and it brought to mind the research I had done on my husband's
> family. Many times they lived in one county, but I found the record
> of the marriage in a neighboring county. The Circuit Rider would stop
> at the county seat in the neighboring county. If you can't find your
> relatives marriage in one county try the surrounding counties, they
> just might be one county, north, south, east, or west.
>
> Happy Hunting,
> Wendy Estill Lawrence
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> FAMILY HISTORY TO GO
>
> Since my memory is not what it used to be, I need my group sheets at
> the library to have the correct names and dates. Large notebooks were
> cumbersome, so, on my last trip to Salt Lake City, I reduced my group
> sheets to 4x6, punched holes in the top, put a paper re-enforcement
> on each side and put them in alphabetical order on 1 1/2" key rings.
> I have two rings that hold several hundred group sheets with notes,
> but take up very little space. This is easy to use at the library.
> The print is reduced, but still readable. My genealogy bag is also
> much lighter when traveling.
>
> Sue Marine
> Alabama
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> SEARCHING THROUGH LAND INDEXES
>
> If after searching through a land grantor/grantee index, you don't
> find the individual you are looking for, don't despair. As daunting a
> task as it can be, take the time to go through the entire index.
>
> A man I highly suspected to have been my ancestor, was located in an
> 1840 census. I could not find him in the land indexes but felt very
> strongly that he should have been listed. At that point I stated over
> at the beginning of the index and searched page by page, reading
> every line very carefully. I ended up finding the individual I was
> looking for in the grantee index but listed as the grantor. Nowhere,
> in the grantor index itself, was he listed. I now check the entire
> index just to make sure I don't miss anything.
>
> Carolyn Murphy
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> TRY, TRY AGAIN
>
> While researching my great grandmother's marriage, I had obtained the
> exact marriage date from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index on the
> Internet. With this information I wrote to the appropriate county and
> requested a copy of the marriage license. I got a quick answer back
> stating they "could not find it". I was certain that this marriage
> had taken place in that county on that date and felt that maybe I
> wasn't getting the help I had asked for in getting the copy of the
> license. I called the Illinois Regional Archives and obtained a copy
> of the marriage record, which also included the license number and
> confirmed that this marriage did happen in that particular county on
> that date. So I wrote an additional letter and sent a copy of the
> marriage record with the license number to the county and asked again
> for a copy. Within one week I received a copy of the license, which
> contained a lot of important information that I needed.
>
> Sometimes cooperation on the county level may not be as we wish it
> would be, but persistence and checking other resources to "help" them
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Roberta Childers" <childersr(a)thedailycamera.com>
Source: GC- Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries
URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/10851
Subject: Joshua Childress
Surname: childress
-------------------------
I am looking for the parents of Joshua Childress. He was born in 1767 in
Virginia and married Frances "Frankey" Crain on Dec. 2, 1795 in Pittsylvania
County.
Looking for a connection to JONATHAN CHILDRESS from North Carolina. He
married REBECCA WOOD and they had a daughter CHARITY EMILINE
CHILDRESS who was born 1848 Dobson, NC
Looking also for brothers or sisters of Charity and their descendants.
Looking for parents and grandparents of Jonathan and Rebecca.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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