BURGESSES IN THE 1787
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
LISTS OF VIRGINIA
Note: In 1987 Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman compiled and published a three-volume set, The 1787 Census of Virginia, listing all of the individuals recorded in the 1787 personal property tax lists of Virginia. They picked this particular year because most of the lists were readily available, and more information was recorded about the tithables in this particular year than in the surrounding decades. The lists record, in the following order: the person charged with the tax, the number of white males between the age of 16-21, the number of slaves over the age of 16, the number of slaves under the age of 16, the number of horses, and the number of cattle. All of the Burgess names have been abstracted from the volumes and are enumerated below.
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Accomack County |
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| None | |
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Albemarle County |
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| None | |
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Alexandria City |
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| None | |
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Amelia County |
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| None | |
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Amherst County |
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| None | |
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Augusta County |
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Section A |
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| William Burgess |
0-0-0-3-8 |
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Section B |
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| Robert Burgess |
0-0-0-2-1 |
| John Burgess Sr. (next entry) |
0-0-0-0-3 |
| John Burgess Jr. (next entry) |
0-0-0-2-5 |
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Bedford County |
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| None | |
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Berkeley County (West Virginia) (Section A) |
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| Francis Burgis |
0-0-0-2-0 |
| (listed in 1788 delinquent roll as Moved [to] Maryland) | |
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Botetourt County |
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| None | |
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Bourbon County (Kentucky) |
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| None | |
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Brunswick County |
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| None | |
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Buckingham County |
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| None | |
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Campbell County |
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| None | |
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Caroline County |
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| None | |
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Charles City County |
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| None | |
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Charlotte County |
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| None | |
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Chesterfield County |
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| None | |
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Culpeper County |
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| None | |
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Dinwiddie County |
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| None | |
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Elizabeth City County |
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| None | |
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Essex County |
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| None | |
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Fairfax County (Section A) |
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| Thomas Burgass |
0-0-0-0-0 |
| Charles Burgess |
0-0-0-2-0 |
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Fauquier County |
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Section B |
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| Dawson Burgis |
0-1-0-1-2 |
| Garner Burgis (+ Edn.) |
0-3-7-7-12 |
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Section C |
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| Edward Burgess (+ Wm. 16-21) |
1-0-2-3-2 |
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Fayette County (Kentucky) |
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| None | |
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Fluvanna County (Section A) |
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| John Burgess |
1-1-1-3-8 |
| William Burgess (next entry) |
0-0-0-2-7 |
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Franklin County (Section A) |
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| John Burgess |
0-0-0-1-0 |
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Frederick County |
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| None | |
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Fredericksburg Town |
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| None | |
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Gloucester County |
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| None | |
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Goochland County (Section A) |
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| William Burgess |
0-0-0-1-3 |
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Greenbrier County (West Virginia) |
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| None | |
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Greensville County |
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| None | |
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Halifax County |
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| None | |
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Hampshire County (West Virginia) |
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| None | |
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Hanover County |
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| None | |
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Hardy County (West Virginia) |
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| None | |
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Harrison County (West Virginia) |
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| None | |
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Henrico County |
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| None | |
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Henry County (Section B) |
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| John Burges (+ David) |
0-0-0-2-16 |
| Woody Burge |
1-2-0-8-26 |
| (Later known to have used the name Burgess) | |
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Isle of Wight County |
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| None | |
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James City County |
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| None | |
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Jefferson County (Kentucky) |
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| None | |
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King and Queen County |
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| None | |
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King George County (Section B) |
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| Lunsford Burge (also called Burges) |
0-0-0-0-0 |
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King William County |
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| None | |
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Lancaster County |
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| None | |
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Lincoln County (Kentucky) |
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| None | |
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Loudoun County |
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| Joseph Burgess |
0-0-0-2-1 |
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Louisa County |
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| None | |
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Lunenburg County |
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| None | |
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Madison County (Kentucky) |
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| None | |
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Mecklenburg County |
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| None | |
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Mercer County (Kentucky) |
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| None | |
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Middlesex County |
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| None | |
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Monongalia County (West Virginia) |
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| None | |
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Montgomery County (Section C) |
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| Edward Burgess |
1-0-0-4-4 |
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Nansemond County |
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| None | |
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Nelson County (Kentucky) |
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| None | |
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New Kent County |
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| None | |
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Norfolk County (Section A) |
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| John Burgess (+ John Jr.) |
0-0-1-3-14 |
| George Burgess |
0-0-0-0-0 |
| George W. Burgess |
0-7-12-2-10 |
| James Burgess |
0-0-0-0-0 |
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Northampton County |
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| None | |
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Northumberland County |
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| None | |
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Nottoway County |
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| None | |
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Ohio County (West Virginia) |
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| None | |
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Orange County (Section A) |
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| Moses Burgess (+ stud horse) |
1-1-3-3-7 |
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Petersburg Town |
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| None | |
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Pittsylvania County (Section B) |
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| Thomas Burgass (not tithable) |
0-3-0-4-18 |
| William Burgass (next entry) |
0-0-0-10-0 |
| Edward Burgass |
1-0-0-3-6 |
| Mordica Burgass (next entry) |
0-0-0-1-0 |
| Benjamin Burgass (next entry) |
0-0-0-2-4 |
| Thos. Burgass (next entry) |
0-0-0-2-10 |
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Powhatan County |
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| None | |
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Prince George County |
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| None | |
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Prince William County |
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| None | |
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Princess Anne County |
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Section A |
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| Henry Burgess |
0-0-1-2-10 |
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Section B |
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| Landfarge Burgess |
0-1-0-2-11 |
| William Burgess |
0-0-1-3-12 |
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Randolph County (West Virginia) |
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| None | |
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Richmond City |
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| None | |
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Richmond County (Section B) |
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| James Burgess |
0-0-0-2-9 |
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Rockbridge County (Section B) |
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| Thomas Burgess |
0-0-0-4-4 |
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Rockingham County (Section B) |
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| Henry Burges |
0-0-0-2-1 |
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Russell County |
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| None | |
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Shenandoah County |
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| None | |
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Southampton County (Section B) |
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| Henry Jno. Burgess |
1-19-14-5-27 |
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Spotsylvania County |
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| None | |
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Stafford County (Section A) |
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| Rubin Burgess |
1-0-0-2-7 |
| William Burgess |
0-0-0-1-2 |
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Surry County (Section A) |
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| Thomas Burgess |
1-0-0-1-1 |
| John Burgess |
0-4-4-3-13 |
| Thomas Burgess (not tithable; listed with Wm. Collins) | |
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Sussex County |
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| None | |
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Warwick County |
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| John Burges |
0-0-0-0-7 |
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Washington County |
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| None | |
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Westmoreland County |
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|
Section A |
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| Joseph Burgess |
1-0-0-0-11 |
| James Burgess |
0-0-0-0-4 |
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Section B |
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| William Burgiss |
0-0-0-2-6 |
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Williamsburg City |
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| None | |
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Winchester City |
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| None | |
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York County |
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| None | |