Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4828, Samuel Heath, Mass. N.H.
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Mass
N.H. 

Heath, Samuel
R 4828
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Additional declaration
of Saml. Heath

for Pension Officer Sep. 1833

Lt Bradley 1st 8 monthly
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I Samuel Health - of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine
aged seventy three years, and an applicant for a 
pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832, in 
addition to & explanation of my declaration under that 
Act now on file in the War Department, do upon
oath testify & declare that in May 1775, I enlisted
as a Fifer for eight months in Capt. McFarland's
company in Col Gerrish's regiment of the Massachusetts
Troops; that I served at Cambridge, Masstts & after serving
out the full term of my enlistment was verbally
discharged at that place the last of December of
the same year. Moses Hunt/since deceased/was 
a Fifer in the same company. 
That in September 1777. I volunteered as a Private for
forty days in Capt Quimby's company which was 
annexed to some regiment of the New Hampshire line,
but I have forgotten the name of Colonel.,
that I was at the taking of Burgoyne & after serving
forty days was verbally discharged at Saratoga.
That in August 1779, I enlisted as a private for two 
months in Capt. Ezekiel Guild's company in a New Hampshire
regiment the name of the Colonel of which I have 
forgotten, but think it was Gilman, that I served at 
Bristol, Howland's ferry, South Kingston & Providence
Rhode Island, I was discharged verbally in Oct. of the 
same year.
That in July 1780, I enlisted as a Private for three
months in Capt. Eastman's company in Col. Bartlett's
New Hampshire regiment; that I served at West Point.
I was discharged there in October of the same year.
That in October 1780, I enlisted as an Artificer for three
months under a Capt. Mason & as I supposed in 
Col. Gouvion's regt. That I was employed in "the works"
repairing gun carriages etc. at West Point until verbally
discharged the last of December of the same year. 
That in April or May of 1781, I again enlisted as an
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an Artificer for six months under the same
Capt. Mason & as I supposed in Col. Guovion's regt.
that I served at Fishkill, West Point, Newbury &
Claverick, building boat sides & barrack frames etc.
I was with them |as before| verbally discharged at the
termination of my period of enlistment.
I do further on oath declare that 
my home during my Revolutionary services was
at Hamstead, N.H. & that I enlisted & was 
discharged as I have stated. That as to the
length of service stated of my declaration now on file as
aforesaid I believe I was correct, but may have 
been incorrect in the particular years. That
I am old & my memory poor. That my service 
as an Artificer was performed as I have
stated I having enlisted under a man called
Capt Mason who was master of "the works" all
of which as I then supposed were under the
general supervision of Col. Guovion. That I 
do not know of any body living by whom
I can prove my service, or of any one living
who served with me. That any of 
my neighbors will testify to my character
for veracity & their belief of my services. 
[SIGNED] Samuel Health
State of Maine
Kennebec p:
Subscribed & sworn to this 20th
day of December 1833
Before me Wm. Woart Jr. Justice Peace.
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State of Maine
Kennebec P:
I the subscriber Clerk of the Courts, Kennebec County
hereby certify that William Woart Jr before whom the
foregoing affidavit was sworn is a Magistrate & that
the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name
& affix the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court
of said State this 1st day of January 1834 -- 
[SIGNED] J. A. Chandler
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[LEFT SIDE]
Sam' Heath/private in Eastman Co
Bartlett Reg' at West Point
enlist 12 July 1780
dis 26 Oct -

3 mo 13 days paid
claims 3 mo service

Capt Ezekiel Giles Co Peabody Reg.
enlist 13 July 1778
dis 6 Jan 1779
paid 11 mo 23 days
claims 2 mo service

[RIGHT SIDE]
Samuel Heath
[?] Massts. troops
Fifer
McFarland's Co;}
Barrick's + [?] regt.} 8 months

Private
Quimby's Co: 40 days
Guild's Co: 2 months

N.W. troops
Eastman's Co:}
Bartlett's regt. } 3 months

Artificer
Mason's Co.}
Lt. Col. Gouvion's regt} 3 "

Same ---- 6 "

Declaration in open Court March 27, 1833
Fifer ------ 8 months
Private --- 6 " 10 days
Artificer - 9 "
                 23" 10"

Declaration in open Court March 27th, 1833. - 
[SIGNED] R. C. Vose
Augusta, Me.
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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of Maine,   
 Kennebec County,  s.s.

On this (handwritten) 14th (end handwritten) day of (handwritten) September (end handwritten)A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jun'r,  a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State,  (hand written) Samuel Heath (end handwritten) a resident of (handwritten) Jefferson (end handwritten) In the county of (handwritten) Lincoln (end handwritten) and State of Maine, aged (handwritten) Seventy One (end handwritten) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he (the word enlisted is crossed out and over it in handwriting) volunteered (end handwriting) in the Army of the United States (hand witting inserted) in May (end handwriting) in the year 1775 with Captain Mc Farland and served in Col. Gerrish regiment of the  Massachusetts line or troops under the (the word following is stricken and above it written) before (end handwriting) named officers: (begin handwriting)  that he was in the Bunker hill battle & and after that battle said regiment was commanded by Col. Nixon:  that he entered in May 1775 as a fifer for eight months which period he fully served out at Cambridge Mass; & was verbally discharged as a fife at winter hill in December of that same year. 
That sometime in 1777 he volunteered as a private for two months in Capt. Ezekiel Gruld's company of the same troops; Kimball Lt & Kimball Ensign- that he served at Patuxet Falls; Providence, Bristol, Howland's Ferry South Kingston, Rhode Island + was verbally discharged at the latter place in Oct. 1778, having served [?] months. That in June 1780 he enlisted as a private for three months in Capt Eastman's company In Col. Bartlett's New Hampshire regiment served at Westpoint was there when Arnold deserted his post + after having served out that period on Sept. or Oct. 1780 reenlisted in Capt. Mason's compy in Lt Col. [?]  corps of Artificers for three months, which period he served at Westpoint where he was discharged in Dec. 1780. That in April or May 1781 he again enlisted for six months in the last mentioned company + corps served at Westpoint, Claverick, Fishkill + Newbury + was discharged at that point in Oct. or November of the same year.
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that he was born in Kingston New Hampshire in 1760 where he presumes his age is recorded + where his home was during his first service. That he afterwards lived in  Hampstead, New Hampshire. That he has lived in Jefferson since 1816. Volunteered + served as he has stated + never received a written discharge. That in Capt Eastman's company, Webster was Lt. & Kent Ensign. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity + their belief of his services. That he does not know of any person living who served with him whose evidence he can procure + does not know of any evidence he can obtain although he has made diligent enquiry for such evidence.

29 Sept.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
[SIGNED] Samuel Heath

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 
Before Nathan Weston Jr [?]

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
[SIGNED] Nathan Weston Jr
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State of Maine. 

KENNEBEC, ss. - I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Samuel Heath for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 18th day of October A. D. 1832.

[signed] J. A. Chandler [/signed]
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[crossed out]

Declaration of Samuel Heath

Rec Nov. 17, 1845

get No Sarah Heath N H 

Act 38 - 1235
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[seal]

State of New Hampshire,
Secretary of States' Office,

I do hereby certify, that upon an examination of the Books & Documents, relating to Military services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this office, is appears that the name of Samuel Heath is borne upon the Pay Roll of Captain Hezekiah Hutchin's Company in the Col. James Reed's Regt. as a private in said compy with one allowance for [underlined] three months & five days service. [/underlined] "Time of Entry" May 4th 1775. And upon a List of those men in Capt. H. Hutchins's Comp.y. in Coll Reeds Regt. who rec'd pay for their regimental coats" is borne the name of Samuel Heath acknowledging the receipt of [underlined] four dollars [/underlined] "in full satisfaction for the regimental coat promised by the Colony of New Hampshire" Said List is dated Oct. 16, 1775
Given under my hand & the Seal of said State, this 26th day of Septr. A. D. 1845

[signed] Thomas P. Treadwell [/signed]
Secretary of State

over
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[seal]

State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office
I do hereby [black smudge] that 
from or [black smudge] of the 
Books [black smudge]
relating to Military services
in the War of the Revolution, 
which remain in this 
office it appears that 
upon the Roll of Capt. David Quimbys Comp.y.
in Col Wingates Regt. is borne the name of Samuel Heath with an allowance of [pound symbol] 9.18.
Advance wages and Bounty said Roll is dated August 10 1776, and said Samuel Heath was a private.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 12th day of Nov. 1845
[signed] Thomas P. Treadwell [/signed]
Secretary of State
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[this page, when copied, appears to be offset double which makes most of it illegible]
In order to obtain the [much illegible] for the [continues illegible] 1838 [continues illegible] they [much illegible] 1777 [continues illegible]
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That the above married Sarah Heath was Pensioner under the Act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of thirty dollars per annum who died on the fourteenth day of September 1839 being advised that the above named Sarah Heath my Mother was not allowed for the full time of service rendered by her late husband in the War of the Revolution ask for the arrears of Pension due her from the 4th of March 1836 to the fourteenth day of September 1839 the day of her death for additional service rendered in the Army of the Revolution by her late Husband which she has not been allowed as will appear by proof in the Pension Office and annexed all which is claimed in right of Said Act as one of the Children of the said Sarah Heath and administrator of her estate.

Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year above named 
[SIGNED] Samuel Heath
Before me
[SIGNED] Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Samuel Heath is personally known to me that he's a credible witness and his testimony is entitled to full credit
[SIGNED] Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
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I Daniel Heath a resident of Haverhill in the County of Grafton and the State of New Hampshire aged eighty two years depose and say that I am a Brother of the late Samuel Heath that he was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and Pensioner under the Act of the 12th March 1818 that he enlisted in the spring of the year 1775 in Hampstead under Capt Hutchins for eight months and marched to Charleston was in the Battle at Bunker Hill some time in the summer of the same year he was sick my father Daniel Heath went to the Army and took Samuels place and he came home to Hampstead and staid about ten weeks, then he joined the Army again and father returned home while Samuel was at home I very well recollect of hearing him say that he had 20 rounds of cartridges when he went into battle and fired 19 of them according to my best recollection he served the full time of eight months he was in the service in the years 1776 and 1777 how long I do not know he was out nine months at one time have heard him tell of being in the Battle of Stillwater and at the taking of Burgoyne Should think he served in the whole more than one year and nine months he the said Samuel Heath removed to [illegible] Chester (now)  Bristol before the close of the War and remained there until his Death

Witness Lucretia Heath

his
Daniel X Heath
mark
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State of New Hampshire
Sworn to and Subscribed this eighth day of July 1845 Before me
[SIGNED] Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Samuel Heath that he is a credible witness that his testimony may be relied on
[SIGNED] Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
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State of New Hampshire.
Grafton [?] I Samuel Swasey Register of the Court of Probate holden at Haverhill in said County on the 21st day of October A.D. 1845 do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence was exhibited to said Court that Sarah Heath was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. That she was the widow of Samuel Heath who was a pensioner under the Act of 18th of March 1818. That said Sarah died on the fourteenth day of September 1839 - that she died leaving four sons and two daughters of whom Samuel Heath of Bristol in said  County is the eldest. 
I also certify that the said Samuel Heath of said Bristol, son of said Sarah Heath deceased, was, at said Court, duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of the said Sarah Heath he having given bond as such according to law.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed hereto the seal of said Probate Court on this the first day of November Anno Domini 1845.
[SIGNED] Samuel Swasey Rep.
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[Blank, except for large, black square upper center]
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[stamp] REJECTED
4828
P. O. 
Samuel Heath
Service:
Enlisted: _______, 18  .
Discharged: _______, 18  .
Application filed: _______, 18  .
Alleges: _______, 18  .
Re-enlisted: _______, 18  .
Attorney: _______, 18  .

P. O. ___

___ Recognized   ______ Contract
______ Cert of Dis.  Searched for _________. 18  .
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Samuel Heath
Fifer Mass Troops
McFarland Capt
Acion Col.  8 months
Private
Gruld's Coy. New Hampshire troops
2 months
Quimby's Coy. 40 days
Stevens' Coy, Beedle's regt/
[illegible] 12 months
Eastmans Coy. Bartlett's regt.
3 months
Artificer
Main-  Gouvais 3 months
same 6 months
Applicant very infirm (certified by Judge.) Has no evidence & [illegible] to the New Hampshire rolls.
# [illegible]
Vose got information
from rdls here before making his declaration
R. C. Vose, Esq.
Augusta, Me
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress the 7th of June, 1832..

STATE OF MAINE Lincoln, [crossed out] KENNEBEC [/crossed out]

On this eighth day of August A. D. 1834 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, [crossed out] Jun'r [/crossed out], a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Samuel Heath a resident of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy three (upwards) 
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he [crossed out] enlisted [/crossed out] volunteered in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain McFarland and served in Col. Gerrish's then Nixon's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: [illegible] McFarland Capts and Gerrish & afterwards Nixon Col. That he volunteered in that company & regiment as a fifer in May 1775, for the period of eight months: that this period he fully served out at Cambridge, Mass, & was then verbally discharged the last of December of that same year, That in May or June 1777, he volunteered as a private for two months in Capt. Ezekiel Guilds company of the New Hampshire troops: that he served at Providence R.I. in guard duty and was there verbally discharged in July or August of the same year, after serving two months that in September 1777 he volunteered as a private for forty days in Captain Zuimbys company of the New Hampshire troops: that he was at the taking of Burgoyne & after serving at least forty days was verbally discharged at N. H. now Charleston Vt. That in the spring of 1778 he enlisted for one year as a private in Capt Stevens' company in Col Beedles reg of the New Hampshire troops: that he served at New London, Hartford & other places in Connecticut [illegible], & after serving out the full term of his enlistment, was verbally discharged at Hartford in the spring of 1779.
That in June of 1780 he enlisted as a private for three months in Capt Eastman's company in Col. Barlett's regt. of the New Hampshire troops: and after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at West Point in August or September of the same year That in September 1780, he enlisted for three months to same as an artificer  under Capt Mason, Hol. Gouvion & was employed laying platforms
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were:
that he was born at Hampton, New Hampshire in 1760 where he presumes his age was recorded. That during his revolutionary services his home was part of the time in [illegible] Plaistow Hamstead in the same state, that he moved from Hamstead to Whitefield, Maine about thirty years ago, & thence to Jefferson, where he has lived the last seventeen years. That he volunteered, enlisted & was discharged as he has stated and has named such of his officers as he now recollects. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services. That he has heard of a man living in Hew Hampshire who served with him at West Point three months in 1780, but does not know of any person living who served with him at either of the other periods of whose evidence he can obtain.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or any annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State
Samuel Heath
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before Nathan Weston Dist S. J. Court
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, had served as he states, and he further certifies that the applicant is confined to his house by severe sickness consequently unable to make his declaration in open court
Nathan Weston Dist. S. J. C.
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KENNEBEC, ss. - I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within
and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, before
whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said
State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the
matter of the application of Samuel Heath
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set may hand and the seal of the said Court this 12th day of August A. D. 1834
J A. Chandler
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Augusta, Me. Augt. 12th, 1834.

Sir
I send you with this, the declaration of Samuel Heath, made in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832. Mr. Heath made a declaration of his services about two years ago, which is now on file in your office. By reason of the infirmities of age he was then unable to recollect all his services, + may perhaps have stated his services incorrectly as to the particular years. I have examined him carefully + believe that his declaration accords with the truth, + that he has other small services which he cannot recollect the particulars of. As there was no rolls of Capt. McFarland's co. in 1775, to be found in the [?] office in [?] + Mr. Heath has no evidence of that service he is willing that his pension should be computed for as much of his services as is formed on the New Hampshire rolls, trusting that if he should live that he may be able at some future time to procure
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previous satisfactory evidence of the service.
Mr. Heath has been confined to his house for 
more than six months by a painful sickness / the gravel/ + in all human probability will not live until his application is admitted. Still however he may linger several weeks, + therefore your early attention to this case is requested.
I am, sir
very respectfully
your Obt. Svt.
[SIGNED] Robert C. Vose

Col. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Copy of that portion of Bureau letter of
Nov. 22,1833 which relates to
Samuel Heath R.4828
the original is in John Brown N. H. R. 1313 -
[underline page break]
Dept of War P.O. 
Nov. 22, 1833

Sir: _ _ _ _ Some of the statements of
Samuel Heath as to his service cannot be
reconciled with the services which appear
to have been performed by a person of that
name _ particularly that in Capt. Ezekiel
Gils' company in 1778.  No corps of Artificers
was ever commanded by Col. Gouvion.  His
corps was one of Engineers, Sappers & miners, 
upon the continental establishment and
men were not enlisted into it for so short
a term as 3 months.  The three months
service alleged to have been performed in
Capt Eastman's company in Col. Bartlett's Regt.
in 1780 coincide sufficiently with the rolls
upon which the name of claimant is found
and this is all the service which is satisfactorily
verified.   That in 1775 & 177(blot) may
be proved by rolls in the office of the 
Secretary of State of Massachusetts.  The
papers are paced on file.
R. C. Vose Esq. 
Augusta
Maine
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State of Maine.

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Kennebec County, ss.

At the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Agusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 27th day of March A. D. 1833.

Personally appears in open Court Samuel Heath by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, was made before the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jr. on the 19th day of September A. D. 1833 [strike through last 3 and 2 overwritten] and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

Nathan Weston, Just. S.J.C.

I, John Alphonso Chandler, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Heath for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 27th day of March A.D. 1833.

J. A. Chandler
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Robert C. Vose, Esq.
Augusta, ME
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State of Maine.
[Double underline]
We Enos Trask a Clergyman, residing in the town
of Jefferson in the County of Lincoln and
Thomas Trask Jr. residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
Samuel Heath who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Enos Trask
Thomas Trask, Jr.

State of Maine.
Lincoln ss. _Sworn and subscribed this twenty ninth day of September A.D. 1832
Enos Trask and Thomas Trask Jr.
Before me, John M. Green Justice of the Peace.

John McLean Esq is a Justice of the Peace.  And the Rev. Enos Trask is a Clergyman residing in Jefferson.  And Thos. Trask Jr. Esq. of the same town is a credible person and their statement is entitled to be believed.  Nathan Weston Just.