Gelelemend Lenape Jr. (abt. 1735 - 1811)

Born about 1735 in Lehigh Water Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

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Died 17 Feb 1811 at about age 76 in Goshen, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States

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KILLBUCK, JOHN CAYLAYLAMIND

His middle name is also given as "or John Killbuck Jr"

Biography

John Killbuck was Lenape.

Turtle Clan

Captain John Killbuck Lenape Jr. served with 6th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Killbuck Lenape Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A201338.

John Killbuck was Lenape.

Turtle Clan

Caylalamind/Gelelemend - English name One Who Is Held In Mind, was a Private in the American Captain Montour's Company during the American Revolution from 15 June 1780 to 31 October 1781.* The following is the documentation that accompanied an "Ancestor's Services" for an application to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution:

The said CAYLAYLAMIND (also) John Killbuck, (Jr.). who resided during the American Revolution at Goschachking, (Tuscarawas County, Ohio) Indian lands CD Pittsburg, Westmoreland Co. PA assisted in establishing American Independence, while in the capacity of (Scouting, providing intelligence to the Commanders of Fort Pitt, Fort Laurens, Fort McIntosh) CAPT. CD PA.

My ancestor's services during the Revolutionary War were as follows: John Killbuck kept. Gen McIntosh, Cols. Broadhead & Gibson informed of the movements of the British & Indians in Ohio Territory. He warned of imminent attacks/ LETTERS:

(1) DAR Library Film: M247, r91, i78, v. 2, p. 419. Capts. White Eyes & Killbuck to Col. Morgan 14, 1778

(2) George Washington Papers in the Library of Congress 1741-1799 Series 4. General Correspondence 1697-1799 internet collection digital image # ..........

(a) #933-34 John Killbuck to John Gibson 29 Jan 1779

(b) #952 John Killbuck to John Gibson 30 Jan 1779

(c) #1065-66-67 John Killbuck to John Gibson 9 Feb 1779

(d) #185 David Zeisberger to Lachlan McIntosh 18 Feb 1779

(e) #275-76-77 Lachlan McIntosh to John Killbuck 25 Feb 1779

(f) #815-16 John Killbuck to Lachlan McIntosh 13 Mar 1779

(g) #865-66 John Killbuck to Lachlan McIntosh 15 Mar 1779

(h) #9 David Zeisberger to Daniel Brodhead 7 Jun 1780

(i) #395-96 John Killbuck to Daniel Brodhead 19 Jul 1780

(j) #322 Col. Henry to Daniel Brodhead Aug 1780

(k) #625-26 John Heckewelder to Daniel Brodhead Aug 1780

(3) frontier advance on the upper ohio 1778-1779 Collections, v. XIII Draper Series v. IV, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, 1916 ............

(a) p. 262-63 Col. Brodhead to General Washington 21 Mar. 1779

(b) p. 387-88 Council of Delawares with Col. Brodhead 12 Jul 1779

Added entry: Also pvt. in Capt. Montour's Co., CAPT. of messengers and scouts, Col. John Gibson

Give references by volume and page to the documentation or other authorities for MILITARY RECORD: Where reference is made to unpublished or inaccessible records of service, the applicant must file the official copy. PAYROLL: NARA Film series M246 (Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783, r 129, frames 0590 & 0591. Penn Laws 1787, ACT 941, p. 860-1. Memorial: Continental Congress 6 Aug 1873, p. 38. Film: AMERICAN COLONIAL RECORDS, Penn. CR48, Series I, v.9 thru CR48, Series I v. 10, r12. DAR Film Library: M247, r180, i163, p. 369. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS INTERNET DIGITAL COLLECTION: US Congressional Documents & Debates, 1774-1873, (images #427-30). (KILLBUCK & KILLBUCK ISLAND, v.44, Issue 4, p.117-118.) GEORGE WASHINGTON PAPERS Lib. of Cong. 1741-1799 Ser. 4., Reserve Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine ( Dec 1961 Vol.44 Issue 4), pp. 117-118.

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Historical figure. William Henry Gelelemend was head chief of the Delaware Indian Council from 1776 to 1778. He was also known as John Killbuck Jr. or Chief Killbuck. He was instrumental in keeping the Delaware Indians neutral for a number of years. However, the Delaware Council eventually joined the British and a price was put on his head. Although he was offered protection at Fort Laurens, he continued to stay at the Moravian missions of New Schoenbrunn and Gnadenhutten in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and Lichtenau in Coshocton County, Ohio. In 1781, he and his family moved to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia, area to be under the protection of American forces. He later became known as William Henry after being baptized in 1789 by Moravian missionary David Zeisberger. He lived peacefully at Goshen, Ohio for the last 12 years of his life. He died at Goshen in 1811 and is buried next to David Zeisberger in the Zeisberger Memorial Cemetery, which was then known as the Goshen Mission Cemetery. He is believed to be the first American Indian to receive the Daughters of the American Revolution award when on August 20, 2006, a special marker was placed on his grave site.

Daughters of the American Revolution information:

• KILLBUCK, JOHN CAYLAYLAMIND
• Ancestor #: A201338
• Service: CANADA - PENNSYLVANIA
• Rank(s): CAPTAIN
• Birth: CIRCA 1737 LEHIGH WATER GAP NORTHAMPTON CO PENNSYLVANIA
• Death: 2-17-1811 GOSHEN TUSCARAWAS CO OHIO
• Service Source: NARA M246 REV WAR ROLLS 1778-83 R 129, PAPERS OF CONT CONG R 180 SEIMES,GEORGE WASHINGTON PAPERS, LIB OF CONG.1741-99 SER.4
• Service Description: (1) ALSO PVT IN CAPT. MONTOURS CO, CAPT OF (2) MESSENGERS & SCOUTS, COL JOHN GIBSON
• COMMENTS (Overview): Created: 2003-07-30 12:26:04.03, Updated: , By: mhall 1) INDIAN LANDS RES. NOW KNOWN AS GOSHEN, TUSCARAWAS CO OH
• RESIDENCE: Created: 2003-07-30 12:18:44.187, Updated: , By: mhall 1) City: GOSCHACHKING - County: INDIAN LANDS - State: CANADA; Created: 2003-07-30 12:21:35.92, Updated: , By: mhall 2) City: PITTSBURGH - County: WESTMORELAND CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA
• SPOUSE: RACHEL X Unknown; Created: 2003-07-30 12:19:12.17, Updated: , By: mhall 1)
• Child son: CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB HENRY, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ANNA SUSANNA X

Burial

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Birth: 1722, USA Death: Jan., 1811 Goshen Tuscarawas County Ohio, USA

Historical figure. William Henry Gelelemend was head chief of the Delaware Indian Council from 1776 to 1778. He was also known as John Killbuck Jr. or Chief Killbuck. He was instrumental in keeping the Delaware Indians neutral for a number of years. However, the Delaware Council eventually joined the British and a price was put on his head. Although he was offered protection at Fort Laurens, he continued to stay at the Moravian missions of New Schoenbrunn and Gnadenhutten in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and Lichtenau in Coshocton County, Ohio. In 1781, he and his family moved to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia, area to be under the protection of American forces. He later became known as William Henry after being baptized in 1789 by Moravian missionary David Zeisberger. He lived peacefully at Goshen, Ohio for the last 12 years of his life. He died at Goshen in 1811 and is buried next to David Zeisberger in the Zeisberger Memorial Cemetery, which was then known as the Goshen Mission Cemetery. He is believed to be the first American Indian to receive the Daughters of the American Revolution award when on August 20, 2006, a special marker was placed on his grave site.

Burial: Zeisberger Memorial Cemetery Goshen Tuscarawas County Ohio, USA Plot: Next to David Zeisberger

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Gelelemend (John Killbuck, Jr., "William Henry" Lenape) was born c1735 in Lehigh River, Province of Pennsylvania, the son of [Lenape-6 | Bemino Lenape Sr.]] and an unknown mother.

At an unknown date and place, he married Rachel Unknown and they had one known child, a daughter whom they named AhKeCheLungUnAqua.

He died of unknown causes in 1811, probably in his mid-seventies in Goshen, Columbiana County, Ohio.

John Killbuck Jr. Lenape was a Native American and member of the Lenape tribe.

Background information on the Lenape

At that time, the Lenape had three clans or phratries: Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf. Children were considered born into their mother's clan, which determined their social status in the tribe. The mother's eldest brother was more important to them in shaping their lives than was their biological father, who belonged to another clan. Each clan had its own chiefs, councilors, and war captains, as well as a distinct role for serving the tribe.

The Turtle phratry was considered the senior clan, with the role of leading the tribe. Their hereditary chief served as principal chief of the Lenape tribe. By early 1776, the Moravian missionary David Zeisberger recorded that Gelelemend had been "designated" as the successor to his maternal grandfather Netawatwees, who was thought to be close to 100 years old. But, after Netawatwees died on October 31, 1776, however, the succession remained uncertain.[1] This was due to the unsettled situation of the Delaware in the Ohio Country.

Situated between the British at Detroit and the Americans to the east, the Delaware tried to remain neutral in the British-American conflict. They were subjected to strong pressure to enter the conflict from the British, the Americans, and other Indian nations (nearly all of whom allied with the British, in the hope of pushing American colonists out of their territories). Under these circumstances, the important counselor White Eyes, who by 1773 was Speaker of the Delaware Head Council, seemed to have some authority as chief in addition to that exercised by Gelelemend.[1] With White Eyes and Captain Pipe (war captain of the Wolf clan), Gelelemend signed the Delaware Treaty with the United States in 1778. Only after the death of White Eyes later that year, murdered on November 5, 1778 by an American militia officer, did Gelelemend become principal chief.[1]

However, the Lenape were deeply divided over how to respond to the war. Following indiscriminate attacks by Continentals against the Lenape, bands led by Captain Pipe and Buckongahelas broke away from the pro-American leadership of Gelelemend. They allied with the British for the rest of the war and later resettled in Upper Canada, where they were granted land by the Crown.

End of background information on the Lenape.

Gelelemend (1737–1811), also known as Killbuck or John Killbuck Jr., was a Delaware (Lenape) chief during the American Revolutionary War. At that time, Delaware Indians were members of one of three clans or phratries: turtle, turkey, and wolf. Each division had its own chiefs, councilors, and war captains. The chief of the turtle phratry—the senior clan—served as principal chief of the tribe.

Gelelemend was born near the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania, son of Bemino (John Killbuck Sr.), a renowned war leader during the French and Indian War, and his wife. Under the matrilineal kinship system of the Lenape, Gelemend was born into his mother's Turtle clan, which had responsibility for providing hereditary chiefs for the tribe. His maternal grandfather was Netawatwees ("Newcomer"), principal chief of the Delaware.

His name signifies "a leader."

Born into the senior Turtle clan, which had responsibility to lead the tribe, he became principal chief of the Lenape in November 1778, following the death of White Eyes, a war chief and Speaker of the Delaware Head Council. Gelelemend succeeded his maternal grandfather Netawatwees.

Legacy In gratitude to William Henry, many of Gelelemend's descendants used Henry as a middle name. This included a great-grandson, John Henry Kilbuck, who was a Moravian missionary in Alaska — and John's daughter Katherine Henry Kilbuck. Additionally, the village of Killbuck, Ohio in Holmes County is named for him.

By early 1776, as the Moravian missionary David Zeisberger recorded, Gelelemend had been "designated" as the successor to Netawatwees, who was thought to be close to 100 years old. After Netawatwees died on October 31, 1776, however, the succession remained uncertain, in large part because of the unsettled situation of the Delaware in the Ohio Country. Situated between the British at Detroit and the Americans to the east, the Delaware tried to remain neutral in the British-American conflict—despite strong pressure from the British, the Americans, and other Indian nations (nearly all allied with the British) to enter the conflict. Under these circumstances, the important counselor White Eyes seemed to assume the role of chief as much, if not more, than Gelelemend. With White Eyes and Captain Pipe (war captain of the wolf clan), Gelelemend signed the Delaware Treaty with the United States in 1778. Only after the death of White Eyes later that year did Gelelemend become principal chief.

However, the Delawares were deeply divided over how to respond to the war, and bands led by Pipe and Buckongahelas broke away from the pro-American leadership of Gelelemend. By 1781, Gelelemend had been forced from power, and he helped guide Colonel Daniel Brodhead in an expedition to destroy the Delaware capital of Coshocton where he had lived and served as chief. With a few of his followers, Gelelemend returned with the Americans to Fort Pitt. He had become a man without a country. He remained at Fort Pitt until 1785, always in fear for his life.

Due to undifferentiated American attacks against the Lenape during the war, chiefs of other clans switched to ally with the British. After being pushed out as principal chief, Gelelemend led an American attack on a major Lenape town, then retreated to Fort Pitt. After the war, he converted to Christianity at a Moravian mission in Salem, Ohio, where he took the Christian name of "William Henry."

By 1781, Gelelemend had been forced from power. He helped guide Colonel Daniel Brodhead in an expedition to destroy the Delaware capital of Coshocton in Ohio, where he had lived and served as chief. With a few of his followers, Gelelemend returned with the Americans to Fort Pitt. He had become a man without a country. He lived at Fort Pitt until 1785, always in fear for his life.

Long interested in Christianity, Gelelemend joined the Moravian mission at Salem, Ohio in 1788. At the baptism ceremony, he took the name William Henry, supposedly to honor a man who had rescued him during the French and Indian War. For an attempt to assess this story, see Scott Paul Gordon, Two William Henrys: Indian and White Brothers in Arms and Faith in Colonial and Revolutionary America (Jacobsburg Historical Society, 2010), pp. 1–6. He was the most prominent convert in the Delaware Indian community.

The village of Killbuck, Ohio in Holmes County is named for him. To honor William Henry, many of Gelelemend's descendants were given Henry as a middle name. This included a great-grandson, John Henry Kilbuck, who became a Moravian missionary in Alaska. He named his daughter Katherine Henry Kilbuck in honor of his ancestor.

Gelelemend died in Goshen, Ohio in 1811.

From Wikipedia

Gelelemend (1737–1811) (Lenape), also known as Killbuck or John Killbuck Jr., was an important Delaware (Lenape) chief during the American Revolutionary War, who supported the rebel Americans. His name signifies "a leader." Born into the senior Turtle clan, which had responsibility to lead the tribe, he became principal chief of the Lenape in November 1778, following the death of White Eyes, a war chief and Speaker of the Delaware Head Council. Gelelemend succeeded his maternal grandfather Netawatwees.

Due to undifferentiated American attacks against the Lenape during the war, chiefs of other clans switched to ally with the British. After being pushed out as principal chief, Gelelemend led an American attack on a major Lenape town, then retreated to Fort Pitt. After the war, he converted to Christianity at a Moravian mission in Salem, Ohio, where he took the Christian name of "William Henry." Biography[edit]

Gelelemend was born near the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania, son of Bemino (John Killbuck Sr.), a renowned war leader during the French and Indian War, and his wife. Under the matrilineal kinship system of the Lenape, Gelemend was born into his mother's Turtle clan, which had responsibility for providing hereditary chiefs for the tribe. His maternal grandfather was Netawatwees ("Newcomer"), principal chief of the Delaware.

At that time, the Lenape had three clans or phratries: Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf. Children were considered born into their mother's clan, which determined their social status in the tribe. The mother's eldest brother was more important to them in shaping their lives than was their biological father, who belonged to another clan. Each clan had its own chiefs, councilors, and war captains, as well as a distinct role for serving the tribe.

The Turtle phratry was considered the senior clan, with the role of leading the tribe. Their hereditary chief served as principal chief of the Lenape tribe. By early 1776, the Moravian missionary David Zeisberger recorded that Gelelemend had been "designated" as the successor to his maternal grandfather Netawatwees, who was thought to be close to 100 years old. But, after Netawatwees died on October 31, 1776, however, the succession remained uncertain.[1] This was due to the unsettled situation of the Delaware in the Ohio Country.

Situated between the British at Detroit and the Americans to the east, the Delaware tried to remain neutral in the British-American conflict. They were subjected to strong pressure to enter the conflict from the British, the Americans, and other Indian nations (nearly all of whom allied with the British, in the hope of pushing American colonists out of their territories). Under these circumstances, the important counselor White Eyes, who by 1773 was Speaker of the Delaware Head Council, seemed to have some authority as chief in addition to that exercised by Gelelemend.[1] With White Eyes and Captain Pipe (war captain of the Wolf clan), Gelelemend signed the Delaware Treaty with the United States in 1778. Only after the death of White Eyes later that year, murdered on November 5, 1778 by an American militia officer, did Gelelemend become principal chief.[1]

However, the Lenape were deeply divided over how to respond to the war. Following indiscriminate attacks by Continentals against the Lenape, bands led by Captain Pipe and Buckongahelas broke away from the pro-American leadership of Gelelemend. They allied with the British for the rest of the war and later resettled in Upper Canada, where they were granted land by the Crown.

By 1781, Gelelemend had been forced from power. He helped guide Colonel Daniel Brodhead in an expedition to destroy the Delaware capital of Coshocton in Ohio, where he had lived and served as chief. With a few of his followers, Gelelemend returned with the Americans to Fort Pitt. He had become a man without a country. He lived at Fort Pitt until 1785, always in fear for his life.

Long interested in Christianity, Gelelemend joined the Moravian mission at Salem, Ohio in 1788. At the baptism ceremony, he took the name William Henry, supposedly to honor a man who had rescued him during the French and Indian War.[2] He was the most prominent convert in the Lenape community. Gelelemend died in Goshen, Ohio in 1811.

Legacy The village of Killbuck, Ohio in Holmes County is named for him. To honor William Henry, many of Gelelemend's descendants were given Henry as a middle name. This included a great-grandson, John Henry Kilbuck, who became a Moravian missionary in Alaska. He named his daughter Katherine Henry Kilbuck in honor of his ancestor.

Gelelemend was born in 1735. He died in 1811.

End of information from Wikipedia.

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Acknowledgments

• Kirt Fetterling created John Killbuck Jr. Lenape on 5 Sep 2017.

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He is buried in Zeisberger Memorial Cemetery, Goshen, Tuscawaras County, OH, USA

Biography

Gelelemend was born near the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania, son of Bemino (John Killbuck Sr.), a renowned war leader of the French and Indian War, and grandson of Netawatwees ("Newcomer"), principal chief of the Delaware. At that time, Delaware Indians were members of one of three clans or phratries: turtle, turkey, and wolf. Each division had its own chiefs, councilors, and war captains. The chief of the turtle phratry—the senior clan—served as principal chief of the tribe. By early 1776, as the Moravian missionary David Zeisberger recorded, Gelelemend had been "designated" as the successor to Netawatwees, who was thought to be close to 100 years old. After Netawatwees died on October 31, 1776, however, the succession remained uncertain, in large part because of the unsettled situation of the Delaware in the Ohio Country. Situated between the British at Detroit and the Americans to the east, the Delaware tried to remain neutral in the British-American conflict—despite strong pressure from the British, the Americans, and other Indian nations (nearly all allied with the British) to enter the conflict. Under these circumstances, the important counselor White Eyes seemed to assume the role of chief as much, if not more, than Gelelemend. With White Eyes and Captain Pipe (war captain of the wolf clan), Gelelemend signed the Delaware Treaty with the United States in 1778. Only after the death of White Eyes later that year did Gelelemend become principal chief. However, the Delawares were deeply divided over how to respond to the war, and bands led by Pipe and Buckongahelas broke away from the pro-American leadership of Gelelemend. By 1781, Gelelemend had been forced from power, and he helped guide Colonel Daniel Brodhead in an expedition to destroy the Delaware capital of Coshocton where he had lived and served as chief. With a few of his followers, Gelelemend returned with the Americans to Fort Pitt. He had become a man without a country. He remained at Fort Pitt until 1785, always in fear for his life. Long interested in Christianity, Gelelemend joined the Moravian mission at Salem, Ohio in 1788. At the baptism ceremony, he took the name William Henry, supposedly to honor a man who had rescued him during the French and Indian War.[1] He was the most prominent convert in the Delaware Indian community. Gelelemend died in Goshen, Ohio in 1811.

Legacy:

In gratitude to Colonel Henry, many of Gelelemend's descendants used Henry as a middle name. This included a great-grandson, John Henry Kilbuck , who was a Moravian missionary in Alaska — and John's daughter Katherine Henry Kilbuck. Additionally, the village of Killbuck, Ohio in Holmes County is named for him.

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Killbuck, Captain - A Delaware signer of the 30 September 1809 Treaty with the United States at Fort Wayne, Indiana Territory, as a Sachem or War Chief of the Delaware Tribe. (Kappler, Treaties, Vol. II, p. 102) He was also a Signer of the 3 October 1818 Treaty with the United States at St. Mary's, Ohio as a Chief or Warrior of the Delaware Nation. He may be the same as Capt. John Killbuck, Jr. below.*(Kappler, Treaties, Vol. II, p. )

Kill Buck, Captain, John, Jr. - A Delaware signer of the 1778 Treaty with the United States at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, as a Chief Man of the Delaware Nation. Kappler, Treaties, p. 5. Lenape name Caylalamind or Gelelemend.

I read your article on the SAR ceremony for the Montour unit. I have just gotten John Killbuck, Jr. (Caylalamind) inducted into the DAR. He was the first Delaware to be accepted on the Patriot roll. I attach a copy of the certificate from the DAR. Any direct female descendant of John Killbuck, Jr. may apply on my application (as with the SAR). Gloria Fortney, Tulsa, Oklahoma. <removed disallowed email>

Kill Buck, William Henry - Named after a Mr. Henry who saved his life in the American Revolution. His Lenape name was Gelelemend. (Cranor, Kik-Tha-Whe-Nund, pp. 2-3. She says that he was a member of the Turkey Band who resigned in 1779.) He succeeded Netawatwees as Turtle Chief at the latter's death in 1776. (Smithsonian*, p. 223)

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Gelelemend

Gelelemend (leader). A Delaware chief, born about 1722; known also as Killbuck, the name borne by his father, one of the best educated Indians of his time. He was chosen on the death of Chief George White Eyes "Captain Grey Eyes al. Sir William" Koquethagechton, about 1778, to succeed him as acting chief of the nation during the minority of the hereditary sachem of the Turtle or Unami division, having in the council won a reputation for sagacity and discretion. Like his predecessor he strove to maintain friendship with the whites, and was encouraged in this by the Indian agents and military commandants at Pittsburg who promised the aid of the American Government in the uplifting and civilization of the Indians if lasting peace could be effected. The war party, led by Hopocan, prevailed, however, in the council. Gelelemend was therefore invited by the officer commanding the garrison to remove with others of the peace party to an island in Allegheny River, where they could be under the protection of the soldiery, but they were not protected from a party of murderous white men that fell upon them when returning from the massacre of nearly 100 Christian Delawares at Gnadenhuetten in 1782, when the young chief and all the others except a few were slain. Gelelemend made his escape by swimming, but the documents that William Penn had given to the Indians were destroyed. His services were of value in bringing about a general peace, but the Munsee held him responsible for the misfortunes that had befallen the Delawares, and to escape their vengeance he remained with his family at Pittsburg long after peace was proclaimed. He joined the Moravian Indians in the end and lived under the protection of the settlement, still sedulously avoiding his vindictive foes. He was baptized by the name of William Henry and lived till January, 1811.

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