Deed Book G

The following data is extracted from McMinn County, Tennessee Land Deeds.

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178 18 Sep 1841 JONATHAN THOMAS to ELIGHA CATE; Deed of Trust; land
whereon GEORGE GREENWAY formerly resided.

185 24 Oct 1838 JAMES ELLISON of Roane Co., to HINSON ELLISON.

186 26 Apr 1834 ROBERT ELLISON, SR. of Murry Co., GA, to HINSON
ELLISON.

194 28 Aug 1841 MALVINA ADY to JOHN and ROBERY REYNOLDS.

196 18 Sep 1841 ABRAHAM BARB and DANIEL LOWRY, Execs. of CHARLES
CARTER dec'd. to JAMES SMITH

199 3 Jul 1841 J.W.M. BRAZEALE to T. B. EMMERSON & Co.; Obligation;
BRAZEALE has contracted with EMERSON & Co. for paper
upon which to print 5000 copies of a work entitled Life As It Is or
Matters and Things in General; $6 per ream; note for six months.

204 26 Aug 1841 JOSEPH ROPER of Shelby Co., AL to DAVID CANTRELL; land
beginning near a fence or spring that WM. SMITH Sr. settled or
built near to known as the Tanyard Spring.

205 23 Oct 1841 GEORGE W. GAUTT and wife NANCY A., formerly DORSEY,
and MICAGAH DORSEY, heirs of DIMMON DORSEY dec'd,
to GIDEON CATE.

206 11 Oct 1841 JERMIAH S. WILSON and wife LUCINDA formerly
HAMBRICK, JOSEPH G. IVY and wife NANCY formerly
HAMBRICK, JOHN SMITH and wife ELIZABETH formerly
HAMBRICK, all of Marshall Co., AL to CELAH HAMBRICK of
Cherokee Co.,AL; Power of Atty to transact their business as legatees of NATHAN HAMBRICK dec'd. Acknowleded in
Marshall Co., AL before R. S. RANDALS, Clk of Co. Ct. not
having a public seal of office."

208 27 Oct 1841 JOHN P. MORDIS and wife DELILAH formerly HAMBRICK
and CALOWAY HODGES and wife MARY formerly
HAMBRICK to CELAH HAMBRICK, all of Cherokee Co., AL;
Power of Atty to collect monies due them as legatees of
NATHAN HAMBRICK dec'd. Acknowledged before JOHN
S. WILSON, Clk, JOSEPH C. MILLER J.P., and MATHEW J.
TURNLEY, Judge all of Cherokee Co., AL.

210 11 Oct 1841 CELAH HAMBRICK deposes before JAMES CHILDRESS, J.P.
of Marshall Co., AL, that CELAH HUNT alias CELAH
HAMBRICK, daughter of said CELAH HAMBARICK and heir
of NATHAN HAMBRAICK, dec'd, has departed this life without
issue since she made the last application for her part of the estate;
RICHARD S. RANDOLS Clerk of Court of Marshall Co.,
WASHINGTON T. MAY, Judge.

211 5 Nov 1841 Grantors in deeds on pages 206 and 208, above, by their Atty in
fact CELAH HAMBRICK, to STEPHEN SMITH; all their right to
land and estate of NATHAN HAMBRICK dec'd.


255 18 Sep 1841 THOMAS H. MITCHELL to HENRY B. DAVIS of Bradley Co.

228 11 Mar 1832 GEORGE MORGAN of Athens to WARREN E., BATHADNE,
and AMANDA M. COLVILLE of Warren Co., heirs of YOUNG
COLVILLE, dec'd; COLVILLE had paid for the land.

229 4 Oct 1841 JAMES, EZEKIEL, GEORGE H., JOSEPH McMINN and ELLIS
STARR, MARY (POLLY) RIDER late STARR and husband,
JOHN BEAN and wife RUTH late STARR, JESSE MAYFIELD
and wife SARAH late STARR, RICHARD NEWLAND and wife
DEBORAH late STARR, children and heirs of CALEB STARR
dec'd, all of Washington Co., AK and Cherokee Nation West, to
WILLIAM H. COOKE and THOMAS COOPER; 640 acres
known as CALEB STARRr Reservation on Conosauga Creek
making said CALEB STARR's dwelling house place in the center
thereof; ten signatures: POLLY RIDER, JOHN and RUTH BEAN,
SARAH MAYFIELD, DEBORAH NEWLAND, and JAMES,
EZEKIEL, ELLIS, JOSEPH M., and G. H. STARR. Witnesses:
L. EVENS, WILLIAM M. Karr. All acknowledge in Washington
Co., AK before LEONARD SHULER, J.P. for Vinyard Township,
B. H. PIERSON Clk, and Ex Officio Recorder


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232 19 Nov 1841 ALEXANDER and SUSANNAH PETIT to WILLIAM
HARTLEY; Power of Atty to sell land; witnesses EZEKIEL and
RACHEL HAYS prove in Roane Co.


233 1 Dec 1841 WILLIAM HARTLEY, Atty, in fact for SUSANNAH and
ALEXANDER PETTITT to HUGH P. WILSON; land set apart for
SUSANNAH PETTIT of Greene Co. widow of NATHANIEL
PETTITT dec'd as her dower, and all rights of the said JOEL
PETTITT (this is the first mention of JOEL PETTITT in the
deed).

238 13 Dec 1841 JOSHUA ELLIS of Walker Co., GA to JESSE ELLIOTT of
Monroe Co.

244 9 Dec 1841 NATHANIEL L. BLAIR to JOHN CANNON of Sevier Co., his
right as heir in undivided land of SAMUEL BLAIR dec'd; witness
JAMES McNALLY proves deed in Sevier Co., before P.H. Toomy, Clk.

245 22 Jun 1841 LUKE CARRELL to son-in-law RICHMOND GADY; for love;
personal property.

248 24 Dec 1841 AUGUSTUS W. ELDER to MARY E. McCLUSKEY; Bill of Sale
for slave.

255 23 Jul 1841 CHARLES W. PARKS of Benton, Polk Co., to DAVID S.
VANKLUCK of New York City; $5,000. 5,000 acres in McMinn
Co.; acknowledged by PARKS in New York City before JOHN A.
STEMMLER, No. 9 Wall Street, Commissioner of the State of TN
in and for the State of NY.

260 12 Jun 1841 WILLIAM, DAVID, JOHN C., and ISRAEL SMITH, MARY B.,
SAMUEL, MOURING, and GEORGE JULIN, all heirs of JAMES
SMITH dec'd, to EBENEZER FAIN; they claim title to the land
by certificate of TN under MARY SMITH, widow of JAMES
SMITH dec'd; their 6/7 part of land on Middle Creek; MARY B.
JULIN questioned apart from her husband; whereas EBENEZER
FAIN is in possession and claims title adversely to our title;
witnessed by JAMES and ROBERT P. JULIN; signed by
WILLIAM, DAVID, and JOHN C. SMITH and MARY and
SAMUEL JULIN.

264 13 Jan 1842 RICHARD T. GOOD and wife MARTHA formerly DORSEY of
Bradley Co., heir of DIMMON DORSEY dec'd, late of McMinn
Co., to GIDEON CATE; their 1/7 undivided interest.

265 4 Mar 1840 CARTER and ELISHA Hays to EPHRAIM MAPLES, Sr.

271 27 Jul 1835 TAYLOR DRAKE to THOMAS HARDY; for love for his only
child, SUSAN,
wife of THOMAS HARDY; acknowledged 15 Jan 1842.

273 Jan 1842 THOMAS ARMSTRONG to son JAMES ARMSTRONG; Power
of Atty.

275 16 Sep 1831 WILLIAM ANDERSON of Monroe Co., to JAMES ROBERTS of
same; land in Monroe and McMinn counties.

277 25 Jan 1842 SOLOMON BOGART to A. D. KEYES; Deed of Trust; part of
donated land on west side of Athens, beginning where the road leaves the jail street, crosses the line of Lot No. 9 of said donated land...being the lot on which the house stands that was formerly occupied by Mrs. SUSAN MOORE.

282 25 Jan 1842 SOLOMON BOGART to ALEXANDER D. KEYES; Deed of
Trust; Lots Nr. 3,4,5,10,11,12,13,17,18.19.20,21,29,30, and 9,
containing two acres each except Nr. 9 which contains 1-1/4 acres,
being part of the land donated by the Legislature of Tennessee
for the benefit of the Town of Athens and adjoining Athens on the
West side, except so much of said lots as is occupied by the branch
of the Hiwassee Rail Road running from said road to Athens; also
one undivided half of a lot with the brick academy building
thereon lying south of Athens, also the Gold land in Ococee
District of Monroe Co., on which MONDAY YANCY now resides

291 26 Jan 1842 BENJAMIN RAGSDALE to JOSEPH H. RUDD; Deed of trust;
Lot Nr. 38 in Athens, with the brick dwelling house, stables, and
out-houses, the frame building now occupied by PIERCE B.
ANDERSON as a store, the frame building occupied by JOHN L.
BRIDGES as a confectionery, and the frame shop now used by
me as a Tailor Shop, all of said buildings on said Lot Nr. 38; also
personal property, also interest in merchandise in store belonging
to WILLIAM J. ABLE and myself at Matlocks Mill in Meigs Co.

323 24 Apr 1841 THOMAS and SALLY EPPERSON, WILLIAM and NANCY
RUCKER, GEORGE W. and MARY CATE, KATHERINE and
WILLIAM WITT, heirs and distributors of estate of NATHANIEL
WITT dec'd of McMinn Co., to MORDECAI RUCKER, signed
and acknowledged only by WM. RUCKER and WM. WITT.


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330 16 Feb 1842 JOSEPH ROBINSON of Roane Co, to WILLIAM O. BARRETT

339 4 Mar 1842 RUBIN FAULKNER to JOHNSON MINTON; release of his
interest in land where WILLIAM HODGES formerly lived,
mortgaged to him by ANDERSON HODGES, 2 Nov 1835.

342 2 Mar 1842 JAMES WALKER to JOSEPH C. WARE; Deed of Trust; land
willed by father ROBERT WALKER that I then lived on in
Bradley Co., is indebted to the legatees of ROBERT WALKER,
dec'd and L.L. BALL, Exec. ofROBERT WALKER.

345 9 Mar 1842 JAMES WILLIN to ISAAC WALLIN; Deed of Trust; Attest:
STEPHEN and JOHN WALLIN.

346 5 Apr 1839 WILLIAM H. DEADERICK to Hiwassee Rail Road Co., Lots 22
and 23 and half of lot 21 in Athens, said half not being adjoining
the lot and immediately in front of the house hitherto occupied by
said DEADERICK and more recently by T. NIXON VANDYKE.
Attest: A.M. COFFEY, MANLOVE HAYES, JR. 10 Mar 1842 THOMAS P. MOORE certifies handwriting of witness HAYES
who is in City of Philadelphia.

347 10 Mar 1842 Hiwassee R.R. Co., A.M. COFFEY, Agent, to S. K. REEDER &
Co.; Lots as in deed on page 346 above.

349 Jun 1841 JOHN L. McCARTY, Exec. of JOHN WALKER, JR. to
BARBARA CATRIN; Bill of Sale for slave DORCAS.

349 11 Mar 1842 BARBARA KETRING to GEORGE SEAHORN; Deed of Trust;
personal property including slave DORCAS, and one undivided
half of tavern lot now occupied as a tavern by JOHN M. GIBBS
in Athens.

352 11 Mar 1842 Hiwassee R. R. Co., by A. M. COFFEY, Agent, to DAVID
CLEAGE, Cashier of Branch of Planters Bank of TN at Athens;
$1,000; half lot of ground in Athens whereon stands the R. R.
office.

355 8 Mar 1842 Hiwassee R. R. Co., to HENRY WILTON, Obligation: WILTON
the contractor for building bridge across the Hiwassee River, to
finish the whole bridge inside in same style as span now up, "with
doubles floored carriage ways cattle guards wheel guides venetiaN
windows in sted of glass, the upper floor single corked & pitched.
So as to be perfectly water tight. substantial gates with locks at
each end"; to be completed by 1 Dec next; $32,900.00. WILTON
to hold lien on bridge and have right of receiving "tols" on said
bridge until 1 Dec next. JOHN McGAUGHEY, Pres.

357 18 Mar 1842 JOHN PARSONS to MANDERVILLE G. R. C. PARSONS; his
1/9 part which fell to him by heirship; signed in Cherokee Co., AL

358 22 Mar 1842 BARBARA KETRING, Deed of Trust for lot as in deed on page
349 above; Lot is No. 108 and on Eastanallee Creek.

360 26 Mar 1842 JOSEPH McCULLEY, Sheriff, successor to SPENCER
BEAVERS, to JOHN HOYLE: lands of SAMUEL SNODDY.

362 29 Mar 1842 JAMES W. ERWIN to STEPHEN H. MILLER; Deed of Trust;
land formerly owned by WILLIAM ERWIN and once sold by
SPENCER BEAVERS, Sheriff.

369 1 Mar 1842 GEORGE W. LOCK now of Rhea Co., to FRANKLIN LOCK of
same; LOCK acknowledged in Meigs Co. before DRURY
GODSY, Clk. by Deputy B. F. LOCK.

370 7 Apr 1842 JOHN A. and PEGGY C. McKAMEY of Anderson Co., to WM
McKAMEY; a tract of 800 acres their interests being 266 and 2/3
acres as heirs of WM McKAMEY, dec'd, of Anderson Co.;
attest: BURTON and ROBERT McKAMY; proven in Anderson
Co., before WM. CROSS, Clk by Deputy CHARLES Y. OLIVER

374 5 Jan 1835 DANIEL McPHERSON of Roane Co., to GEORGE CARRELL of
Rhea Co.; land in Rhea Co.

379 13 Apr 1842 ELIJAH HURST to LEWIS R. HURST; Deed of Trust for land
worth about $1,000. and for five slaves now at residence of
WILLIAM S. CALLAWAY, for love and affection for daughter
SARAH ANN CALLAWAY, wife of WILLIAM S. and her
children, born and yet to be born, it being an advance to her of my
estate equal to part I have given each of my other children up to
this time.


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384 7 Oct 1839 ARCHIBALD R. TURK to THOMAS K. TURK; Title Bond;
assigned 14 Apr 1842 to WILLIAM TURK.

398 28 Mar 1842 JOHN K. FARMER of Hamilton Co., to JAMES STEED JR.

399-407 Mar and Apr 1842 ONSLOW G. MURRELL to T. NIXON VANDYKE; several of Trust to secure his notes and notes of T. B. EMMERSON & Co
mortgage of land, lots in Athens, horses, paper mill machinery,
slaves, and a long list of household effects including one piano
forte, one china dining set of 82 pieces, one china tea set of 72
pieces, one tea and coffee set of 52 pieces, 100 volumes of books.

416 18 Apr 1842 GEORGE SEHORN to WILLIAM M. SEAHORN, both of
Athens

420 5 Apr 1841 A. N. ARMSTRONG of Bradley Co., to JESSEE WALLIN.

424 18 Oct 1839 JOHN, MORDICA, JAMES E., and JESSE RUCKER, JOSEPH
and MATILDA WITT, JAMES GRISHAM and wife EMILY,
heirs of JAMES RUCKER SR., dec'd, to WILLIAM RUCKER.

429 25 Mar 1842 JAMES HICKEY and wife ANNA to JAMES WILSON; Bill of
Sale for slaves JACOB, age 24, SALLY, age 17, CARROLL, age
3, and JENNY, age 5 months.

432 29 Nov 1841 THOMAS L. and WILLIAM H.UPTON to CARTER MELTON;
Bill of Sale for slaves.

435 13 Dec 1829 THOMAS CANTRELL of Warren Co. to ELIJAH CANTRELL;
acknowledged 21 Oct 1841.

439 7 Nov 1838 THOMAS COOPER to JAMES COOPER.

444 2 May 1842 JAMES H. FYFFE to GEORGE E. MOUNTCASTLE; his interest
being a portion of a widow's dower interest in land; also three
undivided shares; also land upon which JAMES S. GREEN
formerly lived and now occupied by the tenant of said FYFFE, the
legal title to which is in FLOYD MACGONIGAL; also one
undivided half of 400 acres called the lead hill on the north side of
Hiwassee River at mouth of Mouse Creek.

448 2 May 1842 JAMES H. FYFFE to JOHN MATLOCK, Power of Atty. to sell
slaves which were received by W. FAMBRO from Dr. EDMOND
GANTT and SARAH GANTT, Adms. of SAMUEL GANTT,
dec'd.

452 29 Apr 1842 HUGH SMITH to JOHN SMITH of Knox Co.; Bill of Sale for
slaves.

464 9 May 1842 JOHN W. LIDE, witness to deed made 23 Feb 1842, is now
dead.

474 9 May 1842 THOMAS LARGANT JR. and ELIJAH LARGANT to JAMES
WARE; Deed of Trust for personal property.

476 2 May 1842 JOHN D. LOWRY to JAMES LOWRY JR; land running...to
Johnson's Reservation Corner.

486 27 May 1838 WILLIAM MOSS of Gasgonad Co., MO, to THEORDORE P.
JOHNSON.

488 21 May 1842 THOMAS SMITH to STEPHEN H. MILLER; Deed of Trust for
personal property; to pay debts listed and pay $50. to POLLY
ANN SMITH if there should be a sufficiency.

492 18 May 1842 JAMES PARKISON to MANUEL PARKISON; 2/3 of lot 36 in
Athens being the West end.

494 26 May 1842 WILLIAM RUDD to MARY RUDD.

497 23 Apr1842 MARY MATTHEWS, widow of AARON MATTHEWS, dec'd,
and Gdn. of minor heirs, to A. M. COFFEY; AARON sold to
COFFEY by contract 1 May 1835 and since has died.

500 4 May 1842 MARK MURRY of Monroe Co., KY to ALFRED MARSH of
Rhea Co.; acknowledged before WILLIAM BUTLER, Clk. of
Monroe Co., KY, SAMUEL RAY, J.P.

505 2 Jun 1842 WILLIAM S. STEPHENSON and wife ELIZABETH H. formerly
MURPHY heir of JAMES MURPHY, dec'd, to STEPHEN H.
MILLER; Deed of Trust.

508 3 Jun 1842 THOMAS FRAZIER to CHARLES T. THORNTON, MOSES
CUNNINGHAM, MARSHALL CUNNINGHAM, DAVID and
ALEXANDER CLEAGE, and THOMAS CRUTCHFIELD;
mortgage; FRAZIER indebted to THORNTON 8563 gallons of
rectified proof whiskey delivered at FRAZIER's Still Home, and
indebted money to other grantees.

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520 6 Jun 1842 JANE PARSONS, widow of THOMAS PARSONS, SR., MARY
CRAIGHEAD, JOHN RUTLEDGE and wife REBECCA, formerly PARSONS, THOMAS PARSON, MANAWILL PARSON and JOSEPH PARSON, by his Gdn. JANE PARSON all heirs of THOMAS PARSON SR., dec'd of McMinn Co., to BENJAMIN MAXWELL; their interests and also interests of WILLIAM, JOHN, and NANCY PARSONS, which were deeded to MANDAWILL; their "eighth ninth" and dower of JANE.
Grantors sign aboth PARSON and PARSONS.

551 24 Jul 1841 SAMUEL BLAIR to JOHN CANNON; headed Hambleton Co.,
TN; undivided interests in lands of father SAMUEL BLAIR,
dec'd; witnesses JOHN W. and JAMES TRUNDLE prove deed in
Blount Co.

552 28 Jun 1842 JAMES D. HENLY and wife ELIZABETH to JEREMIAH
HAMBRICK.

556 28 Jun 1842 CHARLES K. GILLESPIE of Bradley Co., to WILLIAM H.
SLOVER.

558 1 Jul 1842 ISAAC WALLEN JR to THOMAS ROGERS; Deed to Trust for
land where WALLEN now resides; indebted to estate of JOHN
McCLATCHY, dec'd.

564 9 Jul 1842 ANDREW J. PUGH to JONATHAN F. PUGH, trustee for JOHN
PUGH.

569 19 Nov 1840 JOSIAH M. STEWART to HENRY SMITH of Meigs Co.; proven
15 Jul 1842 by witness REUBEN FAULKNER who also deposes
that ROGERS WILKERSON, the other witness, resides outside
TN.

575 20 Jul 1842 BENJAMIN RAGSDALE to FRANCIS BOYD; part of Lot No 38
in Athens where said RAGSDALES Taylor Shop now is.

585 6 Jun 1842 JOHN I. ELLIS of Polk Co., to H. C. Cooke; Bill of Sale for slave

590 19 Sep 1838 JACOB SHARP to son JOEL SHARP . 11 Apr 1842, witness
NATHAN RICHARDSON resides outside of TN.

594 2 Aug 1842 ADAM SLIGER to THOMAS SLIGER.

605 6 Aug 1842 REUBEN CASADA to JOHN C. CASADA; land whereon
REUBEN now resides at the Cedar Springs except so much as
heretofore conveyed to JOHN STEED's representatives, to
WILLIAM RUDD, and to the Trustees of Cedar Springs Camp
Ground.

607 29 Jul 1840 JOHN HOYL SR. to THOMAS W. MASTIN, JOHN NEILL,
CHRISTIAN BAKER, JAMES LONG, and JOHN HOYL, SR.,
Trustees for Methodist O.P. Church, Piney Grove Meeting
House; for love and good will; land on Chestua Creek.

608 24 Apr 1841 THOMAS and SALLY EPPERSON, WILLIAM and NANCY
RUCKER, GEORGE W. and MARY CATE, KATHERINE and
WILLIAM WITT, heirs of NATHANIEL WITT, dec'd, to
MORDICA RUCKER.

620 3 Sep 1841 JOSIAH F. MORFORD, Clerk of Chancery Court at McMinnville,
to JAMES W. NETHERLAND; Decree of Court July 1839;
JAMES H. RHODES, Special Commissioner to sell land which
had descended to heirs of THOMAS HOPKINS, dec'd; Lot No 99
in Athens; acknowledged before WILLIAM LUSK, Clk, of Co. Ct.
by J. D. LUSK, D.C.

622 11 Aug 1842 WILLIAM RUDD to HEROD H. RUDD.

627 2 Aug 1842 JOBE, ELIZABETH, and AARON McKEEHAN to THOMAS
STEPHENS of Monroe Co.,

629 30 Jul 1842 BENJAMIN W. PATTY to BOED PATTY, THOMAS COOPER,
GEORGE O. PATTY, and WILLIAM BROWN, all of McMinn
Co., and BENNETT COOPER of Bradley Co., and BENNETT
COOPER as Exec. of PHILIP COOPER, dec'd, and Branch Bank
of TN at Athens, and Planters Bank at Athens; Mortgage.

634 12 Aug 1842 CHRISLY BAKER to DAVID SMITH; Deed of Trust; Indebted
to estate of CASWELL JARNAGIN and to the estate of
CASWELL McMahan.

638 12 Aug 1842 CHARLES T. THORNTON to THOMAS LAMBERT in
trust for sole use and benefit of BETSEY FRAZIER and her
children now born and any that may hereafter be born; personal
property.

645-650 13 Aug 1842 PLEASANT CREW to JOHN C. MULLOY; Deed of Trust; land on west side of Chilhowee Mountain in section adjoining Starr's Old Reservation and being known as Huffakers Springs and to
include the Chalybeate Springs above the house now occupied by
said CREW; personal property (long list includes one large
tavern bell); note due CREW for work done as carpenter on brick
house of J. W. NETHERLAND where NETHERLAND now
resides; note due CREW for work done for J. W. LIDE, dec'd, on
two brick buildings where LIDE resided.


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651 16 Aug 1842 PLEASANT W. LANE of Bradley Co. and JAMES T. LANE to
JOHN McMAHAN; 1/6 undivided interest in land formerly
belonging to heirs of BENJAMIN RIDDLE, SR., dec'd.

658 20 Aug 1842 ANDREW HELVY, DANIEL HELVY, ABNER H. HENLY and
wife MARY, WILLIAM MADDON and wife RODA, and ANN
HELVY, to BOYD PORTER; land...it being line agreed upon by
CHARLES HELVY and MARY HELVY Sr., dec'd, former
owners.

685 14 Sep1842 MARY and JAMES CANNON to THOMAS PRIGMORE.

Source: McMinn County, Tennessee Land Deeds

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