Confederate Railroads Original Documents 1863

January - March

Below are transcripts of original documents of the Confederate government related to railroads and their issues, original documents of the railroads themselves, newspaper articles and any other Southern documents written during the War.  My comments, additions, or corrections are {entered thus}.  

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1862 (October, November, December) This Page 1863 (April, May, June)
January, 1863
NA, LS 1-1-63 Received at Locomotive Shops
NA, A&TR 1-1-63 Contract to build Blue Mountain to Rome line
NP, LV 1-1-63 500 hand s wanted by the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NP, RD 1-1-63 Report of the attack on the Wilmington & Weldon RR bridges
NP, WJ 1-1-63 Present Negro Bonds
NA, ENG 1-2-63 Slaves for the Piedmont RR
UA, SIW 1-2-63 Railroad iron for the Shelby Iron Works RR
NP, RSTD 1-2-63 Hands for the Chatham RR
NP, RSTD 1-2A-63 Raleigh & Gaston RR dividend
NP, RSTD 1-2B-63 Wilmington & Weldon RR dividend
NP, RD 1-2-63 Bridges burned on the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 742 Moving troops from Charleston to Wilmington
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 295 Control of trains
NA, A&F 1-3-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
NP, LV 1-3-63 Car wheels for sale
NP, RD 1-3-63 East Tennessee raid
NP, RR 1-3-63 East Tennessee raid
NA, ENG 1-5-63 East Tennessee bridge repairs
NP, WJ 1-5-63 Accident on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR
NA, ENG 1-6-63 East Tennessee bridge repairs
NA, ENG 1-6A-63 Protecting East Tennessee RR bridges
LVA, TRED 1-6-63 Request for priority
NP, WD 1-6-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR dividend
NP, WD 1-6A-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR pork ad
NA, ENG 1-7-63 Piedmont RR labor
NA, ENG 1-7A-63 Bridging the Tennessee River
NA, ENG 1-7B-63 Modifying a railroad bridge
NP, YE 1-7-63 King's Mountain RR change in Presidents
NP, YE 1-7A-63 King's Mountain RR Board of Directors meeting
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 825 Taking iron from various roads
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 304 Wadley's reporting position
RRBAT 1-8-1863 Assignment of trains in South Carolina
NA, ENG 1-8-63 Impressment of Virginia Central RR hands
NA, ENG 1-8A-63 Boats for the Holston River
NA, ENG 1-8B-63 Prepare the Weldon bridge for artillery
NA, ENG 1-8C-63 Prepare the Weldon bridge for artillery
NA, ENG 1-8D-63 Labor and equipment for the Piedmont RR
NP, GP 1-8-63 Chatham RR work bids
NP, RSJ 1-8-63 Accident on the Raleigh & Gaston RR
UA, SIW 1-9-63 Coal for the Shelby Iron Works
NP, RD 1-9-63 The East Tennessee raid
NP, RSTD 1-9-63 Hands for the Piedmont RR
NP, RSTD 1-9A-63 500 hands wanted for the Piedmont RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 937 Food for Mobile
NP, RD 1-10-63 Hiring hands for the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 943 Establishing a hospital on the West Feliciana RR
RRBA 1-12-1863 North Eastern RR rates
NA, ENG 1-13-63 Impressment of iron
NP, RSTD 1-13-63 North Carolina RR schedule
NP, WD 1-13-63 Wilmington & Weldon RR bridge repaired
NP, RD 1-14-63 Running a train through a river bottom
NP, RR 1-14-63 Bonds of the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NP, GP 1-15-63 Piedmont RR first annual meeting
NP, RD 1-15-63 Railroad accident
NP, WJ 1-15-63 Passengers send freight on earlier train
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 274 Proposal to connect Florida and Georgia railroads
NA, ENG 1-16-63 Removing rail to build the Piedmont RR
NP, RD 1-16-63 Congress requests status of Piedmont RR construction
LVA, TRED 1-16-63 Request for priority
LVA, TRED 1-16A-63 Request for priority
NP, LV 1-16-63 Destruction of the Mississippi Central RR's Holly Springs facilities
NA, ENG 1-17-63 East Tennessee bridge repairs
NA, ENG 1-17A-63 Status of the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 1-17B-63 East Tennessee bridge repairs
NP, RD 1-17-63 Destruction of the Memphis & Little Rock RR and loss of salt supply line
NP, WJ 1-17-63 Wilmington & Weldon RR bridge repaired
NP, RSTD 1-20-63 Accidents on North Carolina railroads
NP, RSTD 1-20A-63 Death on the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NP, RSTD 1-20B-63 Ability of the North Carolina RR to handle the business
NP, WD 1-20-63 Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR annual meeting
NP, WD 1-20A-63 North Carolina RR express car fire
NA, A&F 1-21-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NA, R&YR 1-22-63 Rent for 2 Richmond & York River RR locomotives
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 365 Creation of Iron Commission
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 598 Wadley ordered to Pemberton
OR Series 1, Vol. 21, Page 1110 Lee requests Sharp to superintend train movements
NP, DH 1-21-63 Raid on the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas RR
NP, RD 1-23-63 Assignment of locomotive
NP, RSTD 1-23-63 Quality of Deep River N. C. coal
NP, WJ 1-23-63 New director selected for the Wilmington & Weldon RR
UA, SIW 1-23-63 Coal for the Shelby Iron Works
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 672 Food for Lee
NP, LV 1-24-63 Cars burned on the North Carolina RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 372 Wadley's reporting position
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 373 Taking over roads
NP, HT 1-26-63 Locomotive stolen on the Mobile & Ohio RR
B7, R&G 1-27-63 Save the North Carolina corn
NA, ENG 1-27-63 Suggestion that Capt. Robinson be sent to Europe to buy railroad supplies.
NA, ENG 1-27A-63 Status of Piedmont RR construction
UA, SIW 1-27-63 Need iron for water tanks
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 674 Transportation for food
B7, A&NC 1-28-63 Taking iron from the Atlantic & North Carolina RR
B7, A&NC 1-28A-63 Taking iron from the Atlantic & North Carolina RR
NA, ENG 1-28-63 Impressment of iron from the Virginia Central RR
NP, RR 1-28-63 North Carolina RR dividend
NA, ENG 1-29-63 Building the Texas & New Orleans and New Orleans & Texas RRs
NA, ENG 1-29A-63 Building the Blue Mountain RR
NA, ENG 1-29B-63 Removing iron from various roads
RRBA 1-29-1863 Wagons and sugar on the Southern of Mississippi RR
SC, C&S 1-30-63 Paying for the Ashley River Bridge
GA,  W&A 1-30-63 Trains to Knoxville
NA, ENG 1-30-63 Sources for iron to complete the Blue Mountain RR
NA, ENG 1-30A-63 Slaves to maintain the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 1-30B-63 Assistance for building the Blue Mountain RR
NP, SC 1-30-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR annual meeting
NA, ENG 1-31-63 Slaves to maintain the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 1-31A-63 Slaves to maintain the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, A&F 1-31-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
NA, A&F 1-31A-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
February, 1863
NP, SC 2-1-63 South Carolina RR annual meeting
NP, SC 2-1A-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR annual meeting
NP, SC 2-1B-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule change
NP, SC 2-1C-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule
NP, SC 2-1D-63 South Carolina RR schedule
NP, SC 2-1E-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule
NP, SC 2-1F-63 Greenville & Columbia RR schedule
NA, W&A 2-2-63 Price of iron
NP, RD 2-2-63 Station Agent wanted
NA, A&F 2-3-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
NP, LV 2-3-63 Iron for sale
NA, PIW 2-3-63 Repairs to "Huger"
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 382 Application to export cotton
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 385 Assistance building the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 2-4-63 Repairing the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 2-4A-63 Taking iron from the Norfolk & Petersburg RR
NA, ENG 2-4B-63 Iron bars for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 2-4C-63 Sources of railroad iron
NP, RD 2-4-63 Virginia Central RR iron for the Piedmont RR
NP, WJ 2-4-63 Wilmington & Manchester RR accident
NP, RD 2-5-63 New Virginia Central RR shops opened
NP, RD 2-5-63 Accident in Petersburg
NA, A&F 2-5-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NA, ENG 2-6-63 Connecting Georgia and Florida
NP, WJ 2-5-63 Freight payment rules
NP, RD 2-6-63 Call for studies on various routes
SOR, Series 95, Page 123 Requirements for building the Blue Mountain extension of the Alabama & Tennessee River RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 384 Prevention of losses in transit
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 388 Permission to export cotton
NA, RRB 2-8-63 Property received
NA, ENG 2-9-63 Slaves for Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
LVA, TRED 2-9-63 Material for bridge repairs
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 874 Corn shipments in North Carolina
OR Series 1, Vol. 25, Part 2, Page 609 Request for details from Lee
NA, RRB 2-10-63 Locomotive received
NA, CM&G 2-10-63 Sale of rails to the Government
NA, RRB 2-11-63 Closing the locomotive shop
NA, ENG 2-11-63 Repairs between Athens, Ala. and Columbia, Tenn.
NA, ENG 2-11A-63 Mortgage on Alabama & Tennessee Rivers RR
NA, ENG 2-11B-63 Mortgage on Alabama & Tennessee Rivers RR
NP, RR 2-11-63 Sale of bonds by the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 25, Part 2, Page 612 Feeding Lee's army
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 774 Moving troops from Wilmington to Savannah
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 875A Forage from eastern North Carolina
UA, SIW 2-12-63 Coal for the Shelby Iron Works
NP, RD 2-12-63 Transportation and speculation
NP, SC 2-12-63 Greenville & Columbia RR schedule
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 623 Government freight on the Southern of Mississippi RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 395 Shipments through the blockade
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 393 Re-Creation of Iron Commission
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 394 Assistance building the Piedmont RR
NA, A&F 2-12-63 Cost of iron
B7, P 2-12-63 Labor to build the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 2-12-63 Capt. Robinson reports to Engineer Bureau
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 875 Taking iron from Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, A&F 2-13-63 Cost of iron
NA, QM 2-13-63 Freight handling instructions
NA, ENG 2-13-63 Progress constructing the Piedmont RR
NP, RD 2-13-63 The cost of transportation
NP, RD 2-13A-63 Inadequate equipment on the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NP, WJ 2-13-63 Car painter wanted
NA, QM 2-14-63 Freight handling instructions
NA, ENG 2-14-63 Sources of iron rails
NA, ENG 2-14A-63 Progress constructing the Piedmont RR
NP, RD 2-14-63 Roanoke Valley RR stockholders meeting
NP, RR 2-14-63 Chatham RR stockholders meeting called
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 625 Food for Mobile
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 627 Transportation around Corinth
NA, QM 2-16-63 Responsibility for loss
NA, ENG 2-16-63 Escaped slaves
NA, ENG 2-16A-63 Escaped slaves
NP, LV 2-16-63 Inadequate equipment on the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NP, RD 2-16-63 Salt contract
NA, QM 2-17-63 Iron to Col. Wadley
NA, QM 2-17A-63 Daily corn shipments to Lee
NA, ENG 2-17-63 Building the Texas & New Orleans and New Orleans & Texas RRs
NA, ENG 2-17A-63 Building the Texas & New Orleans and New Orleans & Texas RRs
NP, SC 2-17-63 Blue Ridge RR schedule change
NP, WD 2-17-63 Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR annual report
NP, WJ 2-17-63 Savannah and the Savannah, Albany & Gulf RR
NA, QM 2-18-63 Nashville & Chattanooga RR repairs
NA, ENG 2-18-63 Taking iron from the Richmond & York River RR
NA, ENG 2-18A-63 Return of impressed slaves
NA, ENG 2-18B-63 Return of impressed slaves
NA, ENG 2-19-63 Repairs between Athens, Ala. and Columbia, Tenn.
NA, ENG 2-19A-63 Pontoons for the Virginia & Tennessee RR bridges
NA, ENG 2-19B-63 Return of impressed slaves
NP, RD 2-19-63 Detailed men for the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NP, RD 2-19A-63 Virginia Central RR accident
RRBA 2-20-1863 Allocation of wheels
NA, QM 2-20-63 Col. Wadley is in charge of rates
NA, RRB 2-20-63 Property received
NA, ENG 2-21-63 Runaway slaves
NP, RD 2-21-63 Railroad accident
VHS Mss3R4152b Daniel Ltrbk p518 Request for supplies and for rate relief
VHS Mss3R4152b Daniel Ltrbk p520 Introduction letter for Capt. Robinson
NP, RD 2-23-63 Snow storm delaying trains
NP, WJ 2-23-63 Ticket offices to be constructed on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 410 Capt. Robinson to England
NA, RRB 2-24-63 Property received
B7, QM 2-24-63 Transportation of corn from eastern North Carolina
LVA, TRED 2-24-63 Iron from Capt. Sharp
NP, RD 2-24-63 Railroad accidents
NP, WD 2-24-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR annual report
NP, WD 2-24A-63 Fortifications at Weldon
NP, WD 2-24B-63 Shelby & Broad River RR chartered
NP, WJ 2-24-63 Wilmington & Weldon RR hotel keeper wanted
NA, ENG 2-25-63 Removing iron from the Norfolk & Petersburg and the Seaboard & Roanoke RRs
NA, ENG 2-25A-63 Slaves to build the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 2-25B-63 Slaves to build the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 2-25C-63 Slaves building the Piedmont RR and removing iron
NP, HT 2-25-63 Texas & New Orleans RR bridge out
NP, RR 2-25-63 Annual report of the Charlotte & South Carolina RR
NP, WJ 2-25-63 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NP, YE 2-25-63 Need for the Blue Mountain RR
VHS Mss3R4152b FA 203 Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR Power of Attorney to Capt. Robinson to fund his purchase of supplies for the company in England
NA, ENG 2-26-63 Notice to Col. Huse of Capt. Robinson's mission
NA, ENG 2-26A-63 Returning an impressed slave to the Richmond & York River RR
NA, ENG 2-26B-63 List of Engineer Bureau materials Capt. Robinson was to buy in Europe
NA, ENG 2-26A-63 Funds for Capt. Robinson
B7, NC 2-26-63 Increasing the North Carolina Railroad's capacity
NP, WJ 2-26-63 Second accident on the Wilmington & Manchester RR is a false report
B7, W&W 2-27-63 Extra train for shipping corn
LVA, TRED 2-27-63 Buying cars from Capt. Sharp
NA, RRB 2-28-63 Property received
NA, ENG 2-28-63 Returning an impressed slave to the Richmond & York River RR
NA, A&F 2-x-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
March, 1863
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 799 Ready train on the Charleston & Savannah RR
NA, QM 3-1-63 Vouchers for railroad transportation
NP, RR 3-1-63 Sale of bonds for the Chatham RR
NA, QM 3-2-63 Repair need for Southern of Mississippi RR
NA, QM 3-2A-63 Col. Wadley is in charge of transportation
NA, QM 3-2B-63 Col. Wadley is in charge of rates
NA, ENG 3-2-63 Protecting workers building the Piedmont RR from impressment
NA, ENG 3-2A-63 Request for a detail for the Piedmont RR construction
B7, A&NC 3-3-63 Iron for the Navy
B7, WC&R 3-3-63 Iron for the Navy
NA, ENG 3-3-63 Hands to build the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 3-3A-63 Hands to build the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 3-3B-63 Hands to build the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 3-3C-63 Collecting scrap iron
NP, HT 4-3-63 Texas & New Orleans RR schedule
NA, ENG 3-4-63 Protection while removing iron
NA, ENG 3-4A-63 Paying for impressed slaves
NA, ENG 3-4B-63 Affairs in Georgia
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 663 Repair of Nashville & Decatur RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 664 Repair of Nashville & Decatur RR
NP, SC 3-5-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule
NA, QM 3-6-63 Travel for sick and wounded soldiers
UA, SIW 3-6-63 Cars for corn
UA, SIW 3-6A-63 Cars for corn
NP, AP 3-6-63 Accident on the Southern of Mississippi RR
NP, HT 3-6-63 Accident on the Southern of Mississippi RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 912 North Carolina rails for armor
NP, RD 3-7-63 Virginia & Tennessee RR earnings report
NA, QM 3-9-63 Non-preference for army contractors
NA, ENG 3-9-63 Repairing western bridges
NA, QM 3-10-63 Government assumes the risk
NA, ENG 3-10-63 Removing the Richmond & York River RR rails
NA, ENG 3-10A-63 Rail for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 3-10B-63 Iron for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 3-10C-63 Iron for the Alabama & Tennessee River RR
NA, QM 3-11-63 Col. Wadley and making contracts
NA, QM 3-11A-63 Railroad responsibility for losses
NA, QM 3-11B-63 Passenger rates
LVA, TRED 3-11-63 Chairs for the Virginia Central RR
NP, RD 3-12-63 20 bridges washed out on the Mississippi Central RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 919 North Carolina rails for armor
NA, A&F 3-13-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
NA, ENG 3-13-63 Iron for the Alabama & Tennessee River RR
VAA, RR 3-13-63 Railroad conditions in Virginia
NP, RD 3-13-63 Scarcity of labor for railroads
NP, RSTD 3-13-63 Raleigh & Gaston RR schedule change
UA, SIW 3-14-63 Moving corn in Alabama
NP, TS 3-14-63 Hiring hands to build the Chatham RR
NP, RD 3-14-63 The cost of transportation
NP, RD 3-14A-63 Virginia slaves to build the Piedmont RR?
NP, RD 3-16-63 Theft off Virginia Central RR car
NP, WJ 3-16-63 East Tennessee & Virginia RR bridges repaired
NA, ENG 3-17-63 Removing the Richmond & York River RR rails
NP, RSTD 3-17-63 Chatham RR charter changes
NP, RD 3-17-63 Request for the Government to provide the Piedmont RR iron
NA, A&MR 3-18-63 Iron purchase
LVA, TRED 3-18-63 Buying cars from Capt. Sharp
NA, QM 3-18-63 Mobile & Great Northern RR's share of Government freight
NA, QM 3-18A-63 Payment for seized iron
NA, QM 3-18B-63 Do not let the men burn railroad wood
NA, QM 3-19-63 Capt. Sharp ordered to be Superintendent of the Charlotte & South Carolina RR
NA, QM 3-19A-63 Ship corn immediately to prevent loss
NA, QM 3-19B-63 Share cars to ship corn
NP, RD 3-19-63 Taxation of railroads
NA, MG 3-20-63 Accounting of Manassas Gap RR rolling stock
NA, QM 3-20-63 Use both routes through Georgia for freight
NA, QM 3-20A-63 Liability for loss
NA, QM 3-20B-63 Col. Wadley is in charge of rates
NP, AP 3-20-63 Bridges on the East Tennessee & Virginia RR are repaired
NP, WJ 3-20-63 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NA, ENG 3-21-63 Removing iron from the Atlantic & North Carolina RR
NA, ENG 3-21A-63 Repairing western bridges
NA, QM 3-21-63 Priority for corn for Richmond
NA, QM 3-21A-63 Priority for corn for Richmond
NA, QM 3-21B-63 Priority for corn for Richmond
NP, GP 3-21-63 North Carolina RR schedule
NP, RD 3-21-63 Corn waiting shipment
NP, RD 3-21A-63 Virginia Central hiring hands
NP, WJ 3-21-63 Conditions on the Wilmington & Weldon RR passenger cars
NA, RRB 3-21-63 Property received
NA, RRB 3-23-63 Wadley's republishing of General Orders for use in the West
NP, HT 3-23-63 Chattanooga Depot destroyed by storm
NA, QM 3-24-63 Cavalry horses are not provided transportation by railroad
NA, QM 3-24A-63 Preferences for contractors
B6, GA 3-24-63 Georgia trains on the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NP, RSTD 3-24-63 Food shortage in Savannah
NP, RSTD 3-24A-63 Quality of Deep River coal
NP, WD 3-24-63 Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR completed to Statesville, N. C.
NP, WD 3-24A-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR annual report
NP, WD 3-24B-63 Timing of mail movement
NA, ENG 3-25-63 Need a locomotive for the Piedmont RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 457 Direction to create through routes
NA, RRB 3-25-63 Property received
B6, W&A 3-25-63 Salt for Georgia
GAA, RR 3-25-63 Transporting corn for the poor
NP, YE 3-25-63 King's Mountain RR annual meeting
NP, YE 3-25A-63 Iron works on the Shelby & Broad River RR
NA, MG 3-26-63 Accounting of Manassas Gap RR rolling stock
NA, ENG 3-26-63 Removing the Richmond & York River RR rails
NA, ENG 3-26A-63 A locomotive for the Piedmont RR
NP, RD 3-26-63 New Virginia Central RR shops
NP, HC 3-26-63 Memphis & Charleston RR dividend
OR Series 1, Vol. 25, Part 2, Page 686 Feeding Lee
NP, RD 3-27-63 Bridge on the East Tennessee & Virginia RR repaired
B6, GA 3-27-63 Salt for Georgia
NA, ENG 3-28-63 Iron for the Montgomery & West Point RR
NA, QM 3-28-63 Chattanooga Convention rates apply
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 849 Ready trains on the Charleston & Savannah RR and the Northeastern RR
NA, A&F 3-30-63 Cost of iron for Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
NP, WJ 3-30-63 Restrictions on shipments on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 732 Repair of Nashville & Decatur RR
NA, RRB 3-31-63 Property received

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