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Typed document on which a roster of former Confederates from Savannah,
Georgia pledge money for the relief of Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her children. A
very important postwar document!
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Fighting on after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Allen endorses the
discharge paper of a Confederate soldier. War-dated Confederate signatures from
so late in the conflict are very rare.
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Joseph Reid Anderson writes a document about 14 Confederate
Generals.
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Legal document signed twice by the future US Senator and "President
for a day", summoning two defendants to a court appearance. Co-signer John
Cleminson, an early follower of Joseph Smith (one of Atchison's clients),
played an interesting role in the early history of the LDS Church.
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David Rice Atchison signs an autograph document.
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David R. Atchison signs an autograph document.
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David R. Atchison signs an autograph document.
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David Rice Atchison signs an autograph document.
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As plaintiff's attorney, in a breach of contract suit, the future US
Senator signs an 8x12 brief on behalf of himself and his partner, Alexander
Doniphan. Atchison and Doniphan, close friends, would have a falling out over
the issue of secession, but gave their names to adjacent counties in
Kansas.
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David Rice Atchison signs an autograph document.
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David R. Atchison signs an autograph document.
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The General signs his name in black ink
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As commander of the 22nd U.S. Army Corps, he orders the release on parole of an
imprisoned paymaster
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Iowa's military authorities discuss discharge of a deserter at the end of the
Civil War
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Partly Printed Document filled out and
signed: "Stephen S. Balk" as 1st Lieutenant 6th Cavalry, 1p,
17x11.
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MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1893 CO-SIGNED BY: JOHN SHAW, JOHN D. LONG, JOSEPH GRISWOLD, GEORGE W. JOHNSON, EDWARD BRODIE GLASGOW, HENRY A. GOODRICH, PETER SMITH, FRANK COUSINS, GEORGE W. WALKER, JOHN R. BULLARD, JONATHAN A. LANE, EDWARD GLINES, BENJAMIN S. LOVELL, JOHN SIMPKINS - HFSID 283569
Nathaniel P. Banks and all fourteen other prominent Bay State Republicans who cast
their Electoral Votes for Benjamin Harrison in 1892 have signed this page
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Banks signs a document for General James Shields, regarding the Union
men taken prisoners
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Two years after her resignation from the "lifelong Presidency" of the
American Red Cross amidst charges that she had diverted relief donations to
personal uses, Barton, her lawyer, another Red Cross official and a wealthy
contributor, sign an agreement to waive financial claims against each
other.
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Pierre G. T. Beauregard signs a manuscript document for the estimate
of the cost of running Fort Philips in Louisiana for the fiscal year
1860.
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A slave-owner who supported Lincoln, expended his fortune in the Union cause
and won Grant and Sherman's praise for his generalship, he opposed
Reconstruction and ran for Vice President as a Democrat.
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This unsigned 1898 U. S. Army pension voucher for $72 was for an
invalid member of 28th New Jersey Volunteers Regiment, which fought at the
Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville and lost over 80 of its men to
wounds and disease.
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As Assistant Adjutant General, he signs the war-dated Inspection List of a
private in the 3rd Regiment of Maine Volunteers, preparing for discharge after
three years in the Union Army.
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Manuscript Document signed: "W. G.
Brownlow/Gov. and Commander in Chief/of the militia", 2 p, 8¼x12¾.
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Ordering payment to a clerk for services during a Texas court-martial; two
years later, Buell fought the Comanches and later the Apaches.
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Hiram Burnham signs a document authorizing the requisition for 50
pairs of leggings.
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Union General Benjamin F. Butler signed this railroad pass for a disabled
soldier to travel from Washington, D. C. to Baltimore, Maryland. Accompanied by
a 5¼x8 full-length engraving of Butler in uniform.
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Union General Benjamin F. Butler signed this railroad pass for a
disabled soldier to travel from Washington, D. C. to Baltimore, Ohio.
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Benjamin F. Butler signed this document in 1873, when we was a U. S.
Representative from Massachusetts, to order copies of his speech on the
Alabama claims.
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As Governor of Massachusetts, he certifies Samuel B. Spooner's
election as Register of Probate for Hampden County. Also signed by Henry B.
Peirce as Secretary of State.
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As Captain of the USS Lancaster, in duty in the South Atlantic, he
writes to the Fleet Commander about necessary repairs to his vessel.
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Partly Printed DS: "R.A. Cameron/Col. Morton
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He signs receipt of an $833 draft, to serve as guaranty for a bank loan
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Document allocating shares in the Pottsville Gas Company, also signed
fellow investors A. J. Glossbrenner and Alex Small
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Manuscript DS:
"Ed.R.S.
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A UNION FIRST LIEUTENANT RECORDS CASUALTIES SUFFERED DURING THE BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG
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THE HERO OF GETTYSBURG, AS GOVERNOR OF MAINE, AWARDS A PENSION TO THE WIDOW
OF A PRIVATE KILLED DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
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The US Army Provost Marshal' Office in Anderson, South Carolina,
details the rules for employment contracts for Freedmen. A fascinating look at
how the Army sought to manage the transition from a slave economy.
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As a company commander in the Invalid Corps, he certifies that John
H. Place is a Private in Company D, 6th Regiment
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Partly printed documentary letter (1864) instructing the Paymaster to deduct
costs of his train journey from the pay of a private in the 40th Ohio
Infantry
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The 5th Artillery Regiment's acting adjutant, 2nd Lt. William DeMott, signs a
manuscript order for 2nd Lt. George Stephenson to take command of Company F
(1865).
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Unsigned list of brigade commanders and their staffs prepared for
General Burnside's North Carolina Expedition of 1862.
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As a young law clerk, the future President attests that he has served
a summons. Signed twice as "S. Grover Cleveland"! A very rare variant!
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As Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury, the future Confederate
general signs a customs document, previously attested by Customs Collector and
Democratic politician Augustus Schell.
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In this rare letter, signed by both William Frederick "Buffalo Bill"
Cody and Gordon W. "Pawnee Bill" Lillie, the two Wild West entertainers
negotiate printing costs with their printing company for the 1914 season.
This letter was probably written in 1913, because their show, Buffalo
Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East, didn't survive into 1914. A
rare look at the business workings of one of the most successful touring shows
of all time!
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Extremely rare document signed by William Frederick "Buffalo Bill"
Cody and his wife Louisa Cody. They signed a $1,000 interest note on a
mortgage on their winter home, Scout's Rest Ranch in North Platte, Nebraska.
Documents signed by both William Cody and his wife of over 50 years are
incredibly rare and highly desirable!
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1862 orders to Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, signed by Copeland, regarding the
rebuilding and defenses of Manassas, dated four months before the Second Battle
of Manassas
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As US Army Adjutant General (1901), he signs a typed letter directing West
Point applicant William West to present himself for a qualifying
examination.
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As US Army Adjutant General (1900), he signs a typed letter directing West
Point applicant William West to present himself for a qualifying
examination.
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about Charles Fischer's
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about Otto Weber's
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about Seth A. Holton's
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about August Hoesten's
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about Aristides
Rodrigue's services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about Calvin Payne's
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about Joseph Ross'
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about Augustus Pohlers'
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about William H. Hyers'
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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Charles H. Crane signs a manuscript document about William Wuenz's
services in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army
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As Secretary of War (1849), he signs a document appointing Davis Tillson (a
future Union officer) as a West Point Cadet.
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Manuscript Document signed: "J. J.
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A very important historical document is this certified copy of the
Marriage Certificate of Cuban General Antonio Maceo and his wife Mariana
Grajales, endorsed in by Monsignor Vicente de Leon Echeverria y Amaya, the
future Archbishop Rafael Oton Castro, secretaries Ricardo Munigo and Leonidas
Pacheco and American General John Curtis Caldwell, in different periods of the
history.
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The US (and Confederate) diplomat signs as a witness on a detached
segment of a registered bond.
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1833 check for $3,330.19, signed by four commissioners of New York
State's Erie Canal Fund, including John A. Dix, President James Buchanan's
Secretary of the Treasury in 1861; Azariah C. Flagg, New York State secretary of
state and comptroller; Abraham Keyser, Jr., New York State Treasurer; and Greene
C. Bronson, New York State attorney general and Chief Justice of the state
supreme court
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John Echols signs an autograph document.
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David G. Farragut signs a document discharging Lewis F. Linde from
the ship Pennsylvania.
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Souvenir placed at the table when Farragut, visiting St. Petersburg with a US
Naval squadron in1867, was honored with a banquet hosted by the Imperial Russian
Navy
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THOMAS W. FERRY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/21/1866 CO-SIGNED BY: MICHAEL KERR, MAJOR GENERAL RALPH P. BUCKLAND, JAMES R. HUBBELL, GEORGE ROBERT LATHAM, ELIHU B. WASHBURNE, JOHN HOGAN, THOMAS E. NOELL, ADDISON H. LAFLIN, HEZEKIAH S. BUNDY, EDWARD D. HOLBROOK, CHARLES H. WINFIELD, STEPHEN TABER, J. FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, JOHN L. THOMAS, JR., EDWIN R. V. WRIGHT, JAMES M. HUMPHREY, JOHN LYNCH, LEWIS W. ROSS, JAMES M. MARVIN, CHESTER D. HUBBARD - HFSID 32798
23 members of the first post-Civil War Congress sign up for copies of
a speech on Reconstruction by Representative Henry J. Raymond, founder of the
New York Times.
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Manuscript DS: "A H Foote" and two others,
1p, (fragment), 7x3¼. No place, no date. To Coms. T. McKeever.
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Civil War Archive including: new soldier Ambrose Cummings' letter to his
father, describing army life; a letter from a fellow soldier, reporting that
Cummings is ill but expected to recover; a letter from a New York undertaker
sending Cumming's dad a bill for funeral arrangements; and a telegram from the
undertaker: the youth's body is on its way home.
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As ordered by President Lincoln, he conveys a command to dismiss a lieutenant
from the US Army, eleven days after Fort Sumter.
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Inventor signs contract giving partner 10% ownership of patent for new
explosive bullet in the midst of the Civil War
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The President signs a warrant authorizing the Secretary of State to
place the US seal on a congratulatory message to the new Kingdom of Romania.
Signatures by Garfield as President are extremely rare, this one penned less
than two months before he was shot.
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Partly printed draft of a court document terminating John Randolph Tucker's
guardianship of Mary Garfield, daughter of the assassinated President, with
handwritten additions citing the names of Mary Garfield Stanley Brown and her
husband, Joseph Stanley Brown.
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The social reformer signed and dated the back of this document in 1862, releasing Aaron
Cooley from a debt of $50
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The Pennsylvania Governor, State Treasurer and Auditor general sign
their names on this claim certificate regarding damages sustained during the
late rebellion
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Gillmore signed this requisition in 1862 for clothes and forage for the 7th
Connecticut Volunteers during the American Civil War. Quartermaster Rufus Saxton
dated this document less than a month before he was promoted to Brigadier
General of U.S. Volunteers.
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Partly printed DS:
"J. Gorgas" as Chief of Ordnance, 1p, 7¼x12.
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Manuscript DS: "U.S. Grant" as
President, 1p, 7½x11½. Executive Mansion, 1873 March 6.
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Printed DS: "U.S.
Grant" as President of the Soldiers Monument Association and "J.S.
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After the Civil War, the General signs as President of a Soldiers' Monument
Association, which erected a monument to Union Civil War veterans in his home
town.
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Reconstruction: Appointment of a Collector of Internal Revenue for Tennessee.
Partly Printed DS: "U.S.
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Pencil notes on Congressional action regarding his promotions to
Captain (1853) and Major General (1862)
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A 24-year-old Lieutenant Grant lists provisions for
the 4th Infantry in the Mexican War. Manuscript DS: "U.S.
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Manuscript DS: "U S Grant/1st Lt. 4th
Infy/Regl Q.M.", 1p, 8x3¾.
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Sends thanks for a book on Arctic animals.
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His signature as Clerk of the Supreme Court of Texas, clipped from a
court document
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Partial document signed "W. Q. Gresham" in 1894 while Gresham was Secretary
of State under president Grover Cleveland
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The Civil War Union General, alongside his wife and mother-in-law,
signs a deed of trust in favor of Philadelphia businessman Isaiah Williamson,
and witnessed by his colleague Brig. General Richard Arnold
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The Civil War Union General, alongside his wife and mother-in-law,
signs a deed of trust in favor of Philadelphia businessman Isaiah Williamson,
and witnessed by his colleague Brig. General Richard Arnold
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The Civil War General and his wife co-sign a loan made to his
mother-in-law from the Boatmen's Savings Bank in an 1874 contract
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In this original printed Congressional Resolution, Congressman Richard W.
Townshend requests an appropriation for a statue honoring General Winfield
Scott Hancock. The statue that this Resolution requested currently stands in
Washington, District of Columbia. Extremely rare!
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Just months before the 1880 presidential election, the Union general and
Democratic Party candidate thanked the Hancock Veteran Association for its
support
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James A. Hardie signs an autograph statement.
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The Civil War Union Army Brigadier General and lawyer signed this document
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IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, A SOUTHERN JUDGE WHO HAS NOT YET PLEDGED
LOYALTY TO THE U.S. ASKS THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES IF HE SHOULD CONTINUE HIS
DUTIES.
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The 22-year old future President signs as a notary public!
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Benjamin Harrison notarizes an early autograph document.
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Notarization relating to shares of stock attested to by the
25-year-old future President.
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PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON - MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/28/1884 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY W. BLAIR, OMAR D. CONGER, AUSTIN F. PIKE, JOHN I. MITCHELL, JOHN F. MILLER, ORVILLE H. PLATT, BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES H. VAN WYCK, JOSEPH N. DOLPH, GEORGE F. EDMUNDS, THOMAS W. PALMER, ANGUS CAMERON, WILLIAM P. FRYE, EUGENE HALE, MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH R. HAWLEY, THOMAS BOWEN, HENRY L. DAWES, WARNER MILLER, JUSTIN MORRILL, GOVERNOR SHELBY M. CULLOM, GEORGE F. HOAR - HFSID 85405
Senate Republicans call a meeting in 1884.
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