Slaveholders Listed on this Page
- Taylor, John (Enslaved persons: Brier, Bet)
- Taylor, Robert (Enslaved persons: Sam)
- Theobold, Prior (Enslaved persons: Fortune, George, Tom)
- Tyler, William (Enslaved persons: Bobbard)
- Vance, Margaret (Enslaved persons: Priscilla, Harry, Daniel)
- Vance, Robert (Enslaved persons: Tom)
- Virgin, Rezin (Enslaved persons: Will, Tom)
- Waddle, John (Enslaved persons: Butler, Dinah)
- Warring, Thomas (Enslaved persons: Charles, Nell, Gin, Nenbe, Bett)
- Watson, Moses (Enslaved persons: Jams)
- Wells, John (Enslaved persons: Kate, Dick, Poll)
- White, David (Enslaved persons: Sall)
- White, James (Enslaved persons: Abraham, Jonas, Ellender)
- Whiteacre, James (Enslaved persons: Nell, Sue, Dinah, Cash, Orange, Hampton)
- Wickliffe, Charles (Enslaved persons: Frank [born 1731], Frank [born 1751], Amey, Hanna, George, Joshua)
- Wickliffe, Mary (Enslaved persons: Catron, James, Esther, Sarah, Nan)
- Wilcox, Leven (Enslaved persons: Chloe, Tom, Aaron, Susanna, Samuel, Jean, Jeffry, Ann)
- Winter, John (Enslaved persons: Sall, Suck, Sam)
- Wright, James (Enslaved persons: Jean)
- Wright, John (Enslaved persons: Jack, Abraham, Eaffe, Hanna, Jean)
- Wright, Soskey (Enslaved persons: Toby, Sine, Cuff)
- Wright, Zedeck (Enslaved persons: Ben)
Enslavement Data
- Slaveholder Name: Taylor, John
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Brier
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 21 September, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Bet
Sex: Female
Age: 4
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 21 September, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Taylor, Robert
Location: Unity Township
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sam
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth:
Date of Documentation 21 September, 1782
Notes: Sam escaped from Taylor in July 1800. Taylor placed the following ad seeking to recover him several months later:
Thirty Dollars Reward.
RAN away, on the 20th of July last, from the Subscriber, living in Westmoreland county, State of Pennsylvania, a Negro Man, named SAM; about 45 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high; is higher nosed than Negroes in general, very black, and grey headed. He had on, when he went away, a half-worn fur Hat, a brown Coat of middling fine cloth, striped Jacket, of a Marseilles yellow ground, a pair of snuff-coloured velvet Overalls, worsted Stockings, fine Shoes, and a fine Shirt. He can play on the Fiddle; is polite and talkative, especially when he drinks any liquor. He has been brought up to wagoning, and is fonder of it than any other business.
It is supposed he has obtained a forged Pass, and is gone towards Philadelphia, as he was bred there; or, otherwise, to Hagerstown, as he was well acquainted with some free Blacks living near the Town.
Twenty dollars reward will be given to any person who secures said Negro in any Jail, so that his Master may get him again, or 30 dollars if brought home, and reasonable charges.
ROBERT TAYLOR.
Unity Township, Nov. 26.
Source: Lancaster Intelligencer and Journal, 26 November 1800.
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Slaveholder Name: Theobold, Prior
Notes: In his will, dated May 1, 1777 and proved July 30, 1778, Prior
Theobold mentions three African American slaves, Fortune, George and Tom, willed
to Colonel John Perry.
- Slave Name: Fortune
Sex: Female
Age: About five years old (based upon 1782 Registration
records from John Perry)
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: c. 1772
Date of Record: (will) May 1, 1777
Notes: Mentioned in will of Prior Theobold, 1777. Fortune
was willed to John Perry, and shows up in the 1782 slave registrations for
John Perry.
Source: "Abstracts of Wills of Westmoreland County," in Pennsylvania
Genealogical Magazine, Vol. V, No. 3 (March 1914), p. 327.
- Enslaved Person's Name: George
Sex: Male
Age: Not determined
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: Not known
Date of Record: May 1, 1777
Notes: Mentioned in will of Prior Theobold, 1777.
Source: "Abstracts of Wills of Westmoreland County," in Pennsylvania
Genealogical Magazine, Vol. V, No. 3 (March 1914), p. 327.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: About thirteen years old (based upon the 1782
Registration records of John Perry)
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: c. 1764
Date of Record: May 1, 1777
Notes: Mentioned in will of Prior Theobold, 1777. Tom was willed to
John Perry, and shows up in the 1782 slave registrations for
John Perry.
Source: "Abstracts of Wills of Westmoreland County," in Pennsylvania
Genealogical Magazine, Vol. V, No. 3 (March 1914), p. 327.
- Slaveholder Name: Tyler, William
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Bobbard
Sex: Male
Age: 11
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 29 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Vance, Margaret
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Priscilla
Sex: Female
Age: 27
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1753 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Harry
Sex: Male
Age: 7
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1773 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Daniel
Sex: Male
Age: 3
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Vance, Robert
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: 4
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 26 July, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Virgin, Rezin
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Will
Sex: Male
Age: 15
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: 7
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Waddle, John
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Butler
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1755 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dinah
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Warring, Thomas
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Charles
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1752 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nell
Sex: Female
Age: 36
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1746 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Gin
Sex: Female
Age: 13
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1769 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nenbe
Sex: Female
Age: 11
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Bett
Sex: Female
Age: 5
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Watson, Moses
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jams
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1750 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 22 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wells, John
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Kate
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dick
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Poll
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1772 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: White, David
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sall
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1762 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 26 July, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: White, James
Location: Springhill Township
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Abraham
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1761 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jonas
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1769 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Ellender
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes: Described in registration document as "mulatto."
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Whiteacre, James
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nell
Sex: Female
Age: 45
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1736 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sue
Sex: Female
Age: 39
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1742 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dinah
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Cash
Sex: Female
Age: 1
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1780 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Orange
Sex: Male
Age: 37
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1744 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Hampton
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1736 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wickliffe, Charles
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Frank
Sex: Female
Age: 50
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1731 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Frank
Sex: Female
Age: 30
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1751 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Amey
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Hanna
Sex: Female
Age: 7
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: George
Sex: Male
Age: 5
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Joshua
Sex: Male
Age: 2
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1779 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wickliffe, Mary
Notes: "Widow of Robert Wickliffe, deceased."
- Enslaved Person's Name: Catron
Sex: Female
Age: 45
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1736 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: James
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Esther
Sex: Female
Age: 19
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1762 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sarah
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nan
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wilcox, Leven
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Chloe
Sex: Female
Age: 30
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1752 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Aaron
Sex: Male
Age: 15
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Susanna
Sex: Female
Age: 7
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Samuel
Sex: Male
Age: 7
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jean
Sex: Female
Age: 6
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jeffry
Sex: Male
Age: 4
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Ann
Sex: Female
Age: 3
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1779 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Winter, John
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sall
Sex: Female
Age: 23
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1757 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Suck
Sex: Female
Age: 6
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sam
Sex: Male
Age: 4
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, James
Notes: Registration includes the title "Reverend."
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jean
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, John
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jack
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Abraham
Sex: Male
Age: 14
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Eaffe
Sex: Female
Age: 22
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Hanna
Sex: Female
Age: 16
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jean
Sex: Female
Age: 16
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, Soskey
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Toby
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1758 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sine
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Cuff
Sex: Male
Age: 9 months old
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: January 1780 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, Zedeck
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Ben
Sex: Male
Age: 15
Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1765 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
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