Charles F. Hernenway, cashier of the Moline National Bank, also of the Moline Savings Bank, son of Luke E. and Jane E. (Marsh) Hernenway, was born at Grand de Tour, Ogle Co., 111., Nov. 1, 1846.
The family removed to Moline in 1855, where they have since resided, and where the subject of this sketch acquired such education as was possible before he was 15 years of age. Leaving home in 1861, he landed directly at Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed as a clerk in the postoffice until the fall of 1862. When in the 15th year of his age, he enrolled as a private soldier in Co. B, 27th Iowa Vol. Inf., and served to the close of the war, being mustered out as Corporal in May, 1865. At enlistment he was the youngest soldier in the corps to which he was attached, and it is doubtful whether there were in the whole United States Army a younger soldier in the ranks and bearing a musket. He spent the first year with his regiment doing duty and undergoing the hardships incident to the life of an ordinary soldier. The second year he did detail duty as a clerk for Gen. Hurlbut, at the headquarters of the 16th Army Corps, and the last year filled a similar position at the headquarters of the Department of the Mississippi.
Returning from the army, he at once entered the First National Bank of Moline as book-keeper and remained until the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank of Moline in May, 1869. With this institution he accepted the position of assistant cashier, from which he was promoted to the position of cashier in January, 1876. In addition to his banking interests, he is Vice-President of the Moline Malleable Iron Company, member of the firm of Gould, Walker & Hernenway, general insurance agency, and treasurer of the Moline Central Street Railway Company.
He has held the office of Notary Public for 16 years, is a member of the Board of Commissioners, Riverside Cemetery, has served the city three years as Alderman, and for four terms as Treasurer, of which office he is the present incumbent. Whatever the office—either public or private—the administration of Mr. Hernenway has been uniformly of the highest character. A man of exemplary habits, a cool head and strong executive ability, he is ranked as one among the best business men and financiers in a city noted for its commercial and financial genius.
Mr. Hernenway was united in marriage at Moline, Nov. 4, 1869, to Miss Mary E. Harrold, and they are the parents of five children, namely : Martha J., Clara, deceased, Frances B., Harrold and Joe M.
(Source: Rock Island County Biographical Record, 1885)
CHARLES F. HEMENWAY, cashier of the Moline National Bank, came to Moline, Illinois, a lad of nine years, with his parents, Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway. He was born in Grand Detour, Ogle county, Illinois, November 1, 1846, and there commenced his education in the common schools, which he also attended in Moline until he was fourteen years of age. He then left home and went to Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed in the postoffice until August, 1862.
For more than sixteen months the war for the Union had now been in progress. In that time the northern army had suffered several severe defeats and to the minds of many it seemed as if the south would prevail and the American union would be dissolved. On both paternal and maternal sides young Hemenway came of good stock, both sides serving their country faithfully and well in the Revolutionary war. That union, cemented by the blood of his forefathers, must not be dissolved.
Although less than sixteen years of age, he offered his services and was accepted as a private in Company B, Twenty-seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and, with his regiment, marched to the front, and was in the battle of Little Rock, resulting in the capture of that city. Soon after his enlistment young Hemenway was detailed as clerk to General Hurlbert, of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at headquarters, where he had charge of the private correspondence. When the Sixteenth Army Corps was divided he was assigned as clerk at the headquarters of the department of the Mississippi. As such he served with satisfaction to his superior officers until the close of the war, when he was discharged, in May, 1864, at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Returning to Moline, Mr. Hemenway at once secured employment as clerk and bookkeeper in the First National Bank, of which Judge J. M. Gould was then cashier. With this bank he remained until 1869, when he was elected assistant cashier of the Manufacturers' Bank, a state institution, then organized. In this capacity he served until 1872, when the bank was merged into the Moline National Bank, when the same position was offered him, and in which he served until 1875, when he was promoted cashier, a position which he has filled with honor and credit to himself and the company, and to the satisfaction of the patrons of the bank.
On the 4th of November, 1869, Mr. Hemenway was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Harold, a native of Rock Island county, and a daughter of Henry and Nancy Harold, who were numbered among the early settlers of 1840. At Moline she grew to womanhood and in its public schools received her education. By this union five children have been born, four of whom are living—Martha J., Frances B., Harold and Joseph C. The deceased one is Clara T.,who died in infancy.
Mr. Hemenway is a member of the Unitarian church, while his wife and oldest daughter are members of the Congregational church. He contributes of his means to the support of both churches. Fraternally he is a member of R. H. Graham Post, No. 312, G. A. R. , and is treasurer of the Moline Club, and one of the directors of the Moline Art Association, in which he takes great interest.
As a business man, Mr. Hemenway ranks among the best in Rock Island county. On the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank, he became one of its stockholders, and has since increased his holdings, his interest, however, being transferred to the Moline National Bank. In the Moline State Savings Bank he is also a large stockholder and has been its cashier from the start. He has also business interests outside of the bank, being secretary and treasurer of the Guffin Clay Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of brick and tile, and secretary and treasurer of the Christy Coal Company.
He is also the owner of the Opera House building, which is a credit to the city of Moline. As might reasonably be expected Mr. Hemenway is a strong Republican, with which party he has been identified since attaining his majority. While taking a lively interest in politics, he never does it to the neglect of business, and the honors conferred by office holding h§ never seeks, As alderman of the city one term he discharged his duties faithfully, and as city treasurer several terms he handled its money carefully and conscientiously. For some years he was a member of the board of education of Moline, and served on the finance committee.
During the campaign of 1896 he favored sound money, and was an advocate of the distinctive principles of the Republican party, protection and reciprocity. As a citizen he is highly esteemed by those who know him.
[Source: Biographical Record of Rock Island County, 1897; page(s) 152- 153 ]
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Parents:
Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway, Grand Detour, Ogle county, IL
Mr. Hemenway married Miss Mary E. Harold snd had five children:
Martha J. Hemenway
Frances B. Hemenway
Harold Hemenway
Joseph C. Hemenway
Clara T. Hemenway. b. 1874, d. 1878
The family removed to Moline in 1855, where they have since resided, and where the subject of this sketch acquired such education as was possible before he was 15 years of age. Leaving home in 1861, he landed directly at Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed as a clerk in the postoffice until the fall of 1862. When in the 15th year of his age, he enrolled as a private soldier in Co. B, 27th Iowa Vol. Inf., and served to the close of the war, being mustered out as Corporal in May, 1865. At enlistment he was the youngest soldier in the corps to which he was attached, and it is doubtful whether there were in the whole United States Army a younger soldier in the ranks and bearing a musket. He spent the first year with his regiment doing duty and undergoing the hardships incident to the life of an ordinary soldier. The second year he did detail duty as a clerk for Gen. Hurlbut, at the headquarters of the 16th Army Corps, and the last year filled a similar position at the headquarters of the Department of the Mississippi.
Returning from the army, he at once entered the First National Bank of Moline as book-keeper and remained until the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank of Moline in May, 1869. With this institution he accepted the position of assistant cashier, from which he was promoted to the position of cashier in January, 1876. In addition to his banking interests, he is Vice-President of the Moline Malleable Iron Company, member of the firm of Gould, Walker & Hernenway, general insurance agency, and treasurer of the Moline Central Street Railway Company.
He has held the office of Notary Public for 16 years, is a member of the Board of Commissioners, Riverside Cemetery, has served the city three years as Alderman, and for four terms as Treasurer, of which office he is the present incumbent. Whatever the office—either public or private—the administration of Mr. Hernenway has been uniformly of the highest character. A man of exemplary habits, a cool head and strong executive ability, he is ranked as one among the best business men and financiers in a city noted for its commercial and financial genius.
Mr. Hernenway was united in marriage at Moline, Nov. 4, 1869, to Miss Mary E. Harrold, and they are the parents of five children, namely : Martha J., Clara, deceased, Frances B., Harrold and Joe M.
(Source: Rock Island County Biographical Record, 1885)
CHARLES F. HEMENWAY, cashier of the Moline National Bank, came to Moline, Illinois, a lad of nine years, with his parents, Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway. He was born in Grand Detour, Ogle county, Illinois, November 1, 1846, and there commenced his education in the common schools, which he also attended in Moline until he was fourteen years of age. He then left home and went to Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed in the postoffice until August, 1862.
For more than sixteen months the war for the Union had now been in progress. In that time the northern army had suffered several severe defeats and to the minds of many it seemed as if the south would prevail and the American union would be dissolved. On both paternal and maternal sides young Hemenway came of good stock, both sides serving their country faithfully and well in the Revolutionary war. That union, cemented by the blood of his forefathers, must not be dissolved.
Although less than sixteen years of age, he offered his services and was accepted as a private in Company B, Twenty-seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and, with his regiment, marched to the front, and was in the battle of Little Rock, resulting in the capture of that city. Soon after his enlistment young Hemenway was detailed as clerk to General Hurlbert, of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at headquarters, where he had charge of the private correspondence. When the Sixteenth Army Corps was divided he was assigned as clerk at the headquarters of the department of the Mississippi. As such he served with satisfaction to his superior officers until the close of the war, when he was discharged, in May, 1864, at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Returning to Moline, Mr. Hemenway at once secured employment as clerk and bookkeeper in the First National Bank, of which Judge J. M. Gould was then cashier. With this bank he remained until 1869, when he was elected assistant cashier of the Manufacturers' Bank, a state institution, then organized. In this capacity he served until 1872, when the bank was merged into the Moline National Bank, when the same position was offered him, and in which he served until 1875, when he was promoted cashier, a position which he has filled with honor and credit to himself and the company, and to the satisfaction of the patrons of the bank.
On the 4th of November, 1869, Mr. Hemenway was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Harold, a native of Rock Island county, and a daughter of Henry and Nancy Harold, who were numbered among the early settlers of 1840. At Moline she grew to womanhood and in its public schools received her education. By this union five children have been born, four of whom are living—Martha J., Frances B., Harold and Joseph C. The deceased one is Clara T.,who died in infancy.
Mr. Hemenway is a member of the Unitarian church, while his wife and oldest daughter are members of the Congregational church. He contributes of his means to the support of both churches. Fraternally he is a member of R. H. Graham Post, No. 312, G. A. R. , and is treasurer of the Moline Club, and one of the directors of the Moline Art Association, in which he takes great interest.
As a business man, Mr. Hemenway ranks among the best in Rock Island county. On the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank, he became one of its stockholders, and has since increased his holdings, his interest, however, being transferred to the Moline National Bank. In the Moline State Savings Bank he is also a large stockholder and has been its cashier from the start. He has also business interests outside of the bank, being secretary and treasurer of the Guffin Clay Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of brick and tile, and secretary and treasurer of the Christy Coal Company.
He is also the owner of the Opera House building, which is a credit to the city of Moline. As might reasonably be expected Mr. Hemenway is a strong Republican, with which party he has been identified since attaining his majority. While taking a lively interest in politics, he never does it to the neglect of business, and the honors conferred by office holding h§ never seeks, As alderman of the city one term he discharged his duties faithfully, and as city treasurer several terms he handled its money carefully and conscientiously. For some years he was a member of the board of education of Moline, and served on the finance committee.
During the campaign of 1896 he favored sound money, and was an advocate of the distinctive principles of the Republican party, protection and reciprocity. As a citizen he is highly esteemed by those who know him.
[Source: Biographical Record of Rock Island County, 1897; page(s) 152- 153 ]
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Parents:
Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway, Grand Detour, Ogle county, IL
Mr. Hemenway married Miss Mary E. Harold snd had five children:
Martha J. Hemenway
Frances B. Hemenway
Harold Hemenway
Joseph C. Hemenway
Clara T. Hemenway. b. 1874, d. 1878
Charles F. Hernenway, cashier of the Moline National Bank, also of the Moline Savings Bank, son of Luke E. and Jane E. (Marsh) Hernenway, was born at Grand de Tour, Ogle Co., 111., Nov. 1, 1846.
The family removed to Moline in 1855, where they have since resided, and where the subject of this sketch acquired such education as was possible before he was 15 years of age. Leaving home in 1861, he landed directly at Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed as a clerk in the postoffice until the fall of 1862. When in the 15th year of his age, he enrolled as a private soldier in Co. B, 27th Iowa Vol. Inf., and served to the close of the war, being mustered out as Corporal in May, 1865. At enlistment he was the youngest soldier in the corps to which he was attached, and it is doubtful whether there were in the whole United States Army a younger soldier in the ranks and bearing a musket. He spent the first year with his regiment doing duty and undergoing the hardships incident to the life of an ordinary soldier. The second year he did detail duty as a clerk for Gen. Hurlbut, at the headquarters of the 16th Army Corps, and the last year filled a similar position at the headquarters of the Department of the Mississippi.
Returning from the army, he at once entered the First National Bank of Moline as book-keeper and remained until the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank of Moline in May, 1869. With this institution he accepted the position of assistant cashier, from which he was promoted to the position of cashier in January, 1876. In addition to his banking interests, he is Vice-President of the Moline Malleable Iron Company, member of the firm of Gould, Walker & Hernenway, general insurance agency, and treasurer of the Moline Central Street Railway Company.
He has held the office of Notary Public for 16 years, is a member of the Board of Commissioners, Riverside Cemetery, has served the city three years as Alderman, and for four terms as Treasurer, of which office he is the present incumbent. Whatever the office—either public or private—the administration of Mr. Hernenway has been uniformly of the highest character. A man of exemplary habits, a cool head and strong executive ability, he is ranked as one among the best business men and financiers in a city noted for its commercial and financial genius.
Mr. Hernenway was united in marriage at Moline, Nov. 4, 1869, to Miss Mary E. Harrold, and they are the parents of five children, namely : Martha J., Clara, deceased, Frances B., Harrold and Joe M.
(Source: Rock Island County Biographical Record, 1885)
CHARLES F. HEMENWAY, cashier of the Moline National Bank, came to Moline, Illinois, a lad of nine years, with his parents, Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway. He was born in Grand Detour, Ogle county, Illinois, November 1, 1846, and there commenced his education in the common schools, which he also attended in Moline until he was fourteen years of age. He then left home and went to Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed in the postoffice until August, 1862.
For more than sixteen months the war for the Union had now been in progress. In that time the northern army had suffered several severe defeats and to the minds of many it seemed as if the south would prevail and the American union would be dissolved. On both paternal and maternal sides young Hemenway came of good stock, both sides serving their country faithfully and well in the Revolutionary war. That union, cemented by the blood of his forefathers, must not be dissolved.
Although less than sixteen years of age, he offered his services and was accepted as a private in Company B, Twenty-seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and, with his regiment, marched to the front, and was in the battle of Little Rock, resulting in the capture of that city. Soon after his enlistment young Hemenway was detailed as clerk to General Hurlbert, of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at headquarters, where he had charge of the private correspondence. When the Sixteenth Army Corps was divided he was assigned as clerk at the headquarters of the department of the Mississippi. As such he served with satisfaction to his superior officers until the close of the war, when he was discharged, in May, 1864, at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Returning to Moline, Mr. Hemenway at once secured employment as clerk and bookkeeper in the First National Bank, of which Judge J. M. Gould was then cashier. With this bank he remained until 1869, when he was elected assistant cashier of the Manufacturers' Bank, a state institution, then organized. In this capacity he served until 1872, when the bank was merged into the Moline National Bank, when the same position was offered him, and in which he served until 1875, when he was promoted cashier, a position which he has filled with honor and credit to himself and the company, and to the satisfaction of the patrons of the bank.
On the 4th of November, 1869, Mr. Hemenway was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Harold, a native of Rock Island county, and a daughter of Henry and Nancy Harold, who were numbered among the early settlers of 1840. At Moline she grew to womanhood and in its public schools received her education. By this union five children have been born, four of whom are living—Martha J., Frances B., Harold and Joseph C. The deceased one is Clara T.,who died in infancy.
Mr. Hemenway is a member of the Unitarian church, while his wife and oldest daughter are members of the Congregational church. He contributes of his means to the support of both churches. Fraternally he is a member of R. H. Graham Post, No. 312, G. A. R. , and is treasurer of the Moline Club, and one of the directors of the Moline Art Association, in which he takes great interest.
As a business man, Mr. Hemenway ranks among the best in Rock Island county. On the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank, he became one of its stockholders, and has since increased his holdings, his interest, however, being transferred to the Moline National Bank. In the Moline State Savings Bank he is also a large stockholder and has been its cashier from the start. He has also business interests outside of the bank, being secretary and treasurer of the Guffin Clay Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of brick and tile, and secretary and treasurer of the Christy Coal Company.
He is also the owner of the Opera House building, which is a credit to the city of Moline. As might reasonably be expected Mr. Hemenway is a strong Republican, with which party he has been identified since attaining his majority. While taking a lively interest in politics, he never does it to the neglect of business, and the honors conferred by office holding h§ never seeks, As alderman of the city one term he discharged his duties faithfully, and as city treasurer several terms he handled its money carefully and conscientiously. For some years he was a member of the board of education of Moline, and served on the finance committee.
During the campaign of 1896 he favored sound money, and was an advocate of the distinctive principles of the Republican party, protection and reciprocity. As a citizen he is highly esteemed by those who know him.
[Source: Biographical Record of Rock Island County, 1897; page(s) 152- 153 ]
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Parents:
Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway, Grand Detour, Ogle county, IL
Mr. Hemenway married Miss Mary E. Harold snd had five children:
Martha J. Hemenway
Frances B. Hemenway
Harold Hemenway
Joseph C. Hemenway
Clara T. Hemenway. b. 1874, d. 1878
The family removed to Moline in 1855, where they have since resided, and where the subject of this sketch acquired such education as was possible before he was 15 years of age. Leaving home in 1861, he landed directly at Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed as a clerk in the postoffice until the fall of 1862. When in the 15th year of his age, he enrolled as a private soldier in Co. B, 27th Iowa Vol. Inf., and served to the close of the war, being mustered out as Corporal in May, 1865. At enlistment he was the youngest soldier in the corps to which he was attached, and it is doubtful whether there were in the whole United States Army a younger soldier in the ranks and bearing a musket. He spent the first year with his regiment doing duty and undergoing the hardships incident to the life of an ordinary soldier. The second year he did detail duty as a clerk for Gen. Hurlbut, at the headquarters of the 16th Army Corps, and the last year filled a similar position at the headquarters of the Department of the Mississippi.
Returning from the army, he at once entered the First National Bank of Moline as book-keeper and remained until the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank of Moline in May, 1869. With this institution he accepted the position of assistant cashier, from which he was promoted to the position of cashier in January, 1876. In addition to his banking interests, he is Vice-President of the Moline Malleable Iron Company, member of the firm of Gould, Walker & Hernenway, general insurance agency, and treasurer of the Moline Central Street Railway Company.
He has held the office of Notary Public for 16 years, is a member of the Board of Commissioners, Riverside Cemetery, has served the city three years as Alderman, and for four terms as Treasurer, of which office he is the present incumbent. Whatever the office—either public or private—the administration of Mr. Hernenway has been uniformly of the highest character. A man of exemplary habits, a cool head and strong executive ability, he is ranked as one among the best business men and financiers in a city noted for its commercial and financial genius.
Mr. Hernenway was united in marriage at Moline, Nov. 4, 1869, to Miss Mary E. Harrold, and they are the parents of five children, namely : Martha J., Clara, deceased, Frances B., Harrold and Joe M.
(Source: Rock Island County Biographical Record, 1885)
CHARLES F. HEMENWAY, cashier of the Moline National Bank, came to Moline, Illinois, a lad of nine years, with his parents, Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway. He was born in Grand Detour, Ogle county, Illinois, November 1, 1846, and there commenced his education in the common schools, which he also attended in Moline until he was fourteen years of age. He then left home and went to Lansing, Iowa, where he was employed in the postoffice until August, 1862.
For more than sixteen months the war for the Union had now been in progress. In that time the northern army had suffered several severe defeats and to the minds of many it seemed as if the south would prevail and the American union would be dissolved. On both paternal and maternal sides young Hemenway came of good stock, both sides serving their country faithfully and well in the Revolutionary war. That union, cemented by the blood of his forefathers, must not be dissolved.
Although less than sixteen years of age, he offered his services and was accepted as a private in Company B, Twenty-seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and, with his regiment, marched to the front, and was in the battle of Little Rock, resulting in the capture of that city. Soon after his enlistment young Hemenway was detailed as clerk to General Hurlbert, of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at headquarters, where he had charge of the private correspondence. When the Sixteenth Army Corps was divided he was assigned as clerk at the headquarters of the department of the Mississippi. As such he served with satisfaction to his superior officers until the close of the war, when he was discharged, in May, 1864, at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Returning to Moline, Mr. Hemenway at once secured employment as clerk and bookkeeper in the First National Bank, of which Judge J. M. Gould was then cashier. With this bank he remained until 1869, when he was elected assistant cashier of the Manufacturers' Bank, a state institution, then organized. In this capacity he served until 1872, when the bank was merged into the Moline National Bank, when the same position was offered him, and in which he served until 1875, when he was promoted cashier, a position which he has filled with honor and credit to himself and the company, and to the satisfaction of the patrons of the bank.
On the 4th of November, 1869, Mr. Hemenway was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Harold, a native of Rock Island county, and a daughter of Henry and Nancy Harold, who were numbered among the early settlers of 1840. At Moline she grew to womanhood and in its public schools received her education. By this union five children have been born, four of whom are living—Martha J., Frances B., Harold and Joseph C. The deceased one is Clara T.,who died in infancy.
Mr. Hemenway is a member of the Unitarian church, while his wife and oldest daughter are members of the Congregational church. He contributes of his means to the support of both churches. Fraternally he is a member of R. H. Graham Post, No. 312, G. A. R. , and is treasurer of the Moline Club, and one of the directors of the Moline Art Association, in which he takes great interest.
As a business man, Mr. Hemenway ranks among the best in Rock Island county. On the organization of the Manufacturers' Bank, he became one of its stockholders, and has since increased his holdings, his interest, however, being transferred to the Moline National Bank. In the Moline State Savings Bank he is also a large stockholder and has been its cashier from the start. He has also business interests outside of the bank, being secretary and treasurer of the Guffin Clay Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of brick and tile, and secretary and treasurer of the Christy Coal Company.
He is also the owner of the Opera House building, which is a credit to the city of Moline. As might reasonably be expected Mr. Hemenway is a strong Republican, with which party he has been identified since attaining his majority. While taking a lively interest in politics, he never does it to the neglect of business, and the honors conferred by office holding h§ never seeks, As alderman of the city one term he discharged his duties faithfully, and as city treasurer several terms he handled its money carefully and conscientiously. For some years he was a member of the board of education of Moline, and served on the finance committee.
During the campaign of 1896 he favored sound money, and was an advocate of the distinctive principles of the Republican party, protection and reciprocity. As a citizen he is highly esteemed by those who know him.
[Source: Biographical Record of Rock Island County, 1897; page(s) 152- 153 ]
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Parents:
Luke and Jane E. (Marsh) Hemenway, Grand Detour, Ogle county, IL
Mr. Hemenway married Miss Mary E. Harold snd had five children:
Martha J. Hemenway
Frances B. Hemenway
Harold Hemenway
Joseph C. Hemenway
Clara T. Hemenway. b. 1874, d. 1878
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