Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25539, Humphrey Hubbard, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hubbard, Humphrey Drake, Margaret (Former widow)
W 25539
CONTENTS

Act 43.9232 1307 Feb '44 1385.
Margaret Drake
Coni:
Act 7. July 38
Marned 1790
husband dwd 185
2 years private
$80 per annum, from 4 March, 1835 to 4 March 1841.
Also.
Acts '43 & '44.
$80 per annum.
Released in 1841 to be married to a woman for $100.
E. F. Ensign, Esq.
Sheffield,
Mass.

State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss, on this 23 rd day of September in the the year eighteen hundred and forty six personally appeared before the Judge of Probate in and for the district of New milford in the County aforesaid in open Court Margaret Drake formerly Margaret Hubbard a Resident of New milford in the County of Litchfield aforesaid aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pensions made by the acts of Congress passed 7 th July 1838. 3 rd March 1843 and 17 th of June 1844, that she is the Widow of Prince Drake late of said New milford deceased, and formerly the Widow of Humphrey Hubbard late of Winchester in said County deceased who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolutionary war, and who enlisted from the town of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts in the spring of the year 1781 as a private into Capt. Noble's Company and Col. Ashley Regiment, and served till the close of the War and then had a Regular Discharge which is herewith transmitted in a form marked H. D. - She further declares that she was married to the said Humphrey Hubbard on the seventeenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and ninety by the Reverend Simon Dakins who was a settled Pastor of the Baptist church and in the town of Northeast in the County of Dutchess and State of New York, - and that her said husband the aforesaid Humphrey Hubbard died on the thirty first day of October in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen in the said town of Winchester. She further declares that she is now a Widow
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Margaret her X Drake Margaret Drake on the day and year aforesaid Before me Thomas B. Lacey) — Judge of Probate.
State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss, I Julius B. Harrison Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the district of New milford in the said County of Litchfield do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Margaret Drake for a pension, - and that Thomas B. Lacey is the

New Milford Probate Court Seal
Judge of said court duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court this 23 rd day of September A.D. 1846 Julius B. Harrison Clerk of Probate
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss, I Cornelius B. Baldwin of the town of New milford in the said County, of lawful age do depose and say that I am well acquainted with the Widow Margaret Drake formerly the Widow of Humphrey Hubbard late of the town of Winchester in the County and State aforesaid deceased, — The said Margaret lives with me in said New milford. I have been for a number of years acquainted with said Margaret. She has upon this sheet of paper made her Declaration to obtain a pension. I know said Margaret to be now a Widow. Sworn and Subscribed before me this 23 rd day of September A.D. 1846, Cornelius B. Baldwin
Thomas B. Lacey — Judge of Probate.
I certify that I am well acquainted with Cornelius B. Baldwin whose affidavit is taken above and that he is a man of truth and veracity and whose statements are entitled to full credit.
Thomas B. Lacey — Judge of Probate
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss, I Julius B. Harrison Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the district of New milford in the said County of Litchfield do certify that Thomas B. Lacey is the Judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is his genuine signatures.
New Milford Probate Court Seal
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 23 rd day of September A.D. 1846. Julius B. Harrison Clerk of Probate
The seals used upon this instrument are not the regular ones used by this Court, the instrument used for that purpose ordinarily is away from the Office for the purpose of being repaired, and the substitute here made use of has been adopted by order of the Judge whose name appears above —
Certified by Julius B. Harrison — Clerk of Probate

State of Connecticut } for Salisbury in the Probate County of Litchfield } District of Sharon
I John G. Mitchell of Salisbury aforesaid Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Sharon do certify that I have this day called on Mrs Ruth Lord of North East Quotchop County & State of New York who resides about 3\frac{1}{2} Miles west of me which said Ruth is to me a Person well known & has been for a number of years - She is the Grand daughter of Simon O'Kein who is now deceased who was formerly a While having a settled Pastor of the Baptist Church in said Northeast as I have understood & verily believe I received from the hands of Mrs Lord aforesaid - a book of Marriage records which I believe were kept by the said Simon during his Pastoral services there & believe that the Book is the Records by him recorded - which said Book is now before me & I find in said Book the following record "July 4 th 17 th day 1790 then joined in marriage Humphrey Hubbard & Margaret Churchill" on which said book both before 17 July 1790 1790 & after that date I find Marriage records & I hence am clear from the examination & inspection of said Book that the said Simon O'Kein joined in Marriage on the 17 day of July 1790 Humphrey Hubbard to Margaret Churchill
As to the accuracy of the figures John G. Mitchell Judge Above were done before signing of Probate in & for the J. G. Mitchell Judge District of Sharon
Salisbury 7 th Oct 1846

State of Connecticut } ss. Schenck in the Probate County of Litchfield } Court of Sharon
I William L. Botsford clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Sharon in the said County of Litchfield do certify that John G. Mitchell is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is his genuine Signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 7 th day of October A.D. 1846
Wm L Botsford clerk of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Berkshire County ss, I Tamar Piper of the town of Sheffield in the said Berkshire County do depose and say that I am seventy five years of age, and that I am a sister of the late Humphrey Hubbard of Winchester in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut deceased, he died on the thirtyfirst day of october in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen in the above said town of Winchester, my maiden name was Tamar Hubbard. I am a sister in law to Margaret Drake she is now a resident of Newmilford in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut She was formerly Margaret Churchel, and Subsequent thereto she was the wife and the Widow of my above said brother Humphrey Hubbard deceased, who was a soldier for a number of years in the War of the Revolution. I well recollect of his coming home at the close of said War to the abovesaid town of Sheffield with his War regimentals on, he was born and he enlisted into said War in the above said town of Sheffield, Tamar her Piper (mark) Sworn to and Subscribed, Witness — Frederick Sheuss This 26 th day of September 1846
Before me — George Crane — Justice of the Peace,
I certify that I am acquainted with Tamar Piper whose affidavit is taken above and that she is a respectable Witness and whose statements are entitled to full credit
Given under my hand this 26 th day of September A.D. 1846,
George Crane — Justice of the Peace,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that George Crane Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said George Crane and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty S.D.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

Connecticut. 8129
Margaret Drake formerly widow of Humphrey Wentworth who was a Private in the Revolution. husband died 31 st October, 1815.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of March 1847, and sent to
C. H. Cusign Esq. Sheffield Mass.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 57.
Reported
2 Certificates Acts '38 & '43 '44.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25. 5. 39
Margaret Drake formerly wid. of Humphrey Hubbard And. Rev. was
Act: Prob. 3 rd 1848 June 17 th 1848.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 196
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Reported
10.225
Connecticut
Margaret Drake formerly Widow of Humphrey Hubbard who was a pensioner under the Act of — and who died on the 31st. October 1815, of Sheffield in the State of Mass. who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Noble of the Regt. commanded by Ashley in the Revolution line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of March 1837 and sent to E. F. Ensign Sheffield, Mass.
Total amount, $ 460.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Th. D. Rumpkin Clerk, Book L Vol. 1 Page 79.

V 13077
Margaret Drake Con.
Letter to E. F. Emery 22. Oct. 1846 to Name Feb. 6. '47
- Ack 1838

March 2. 1847
Dear Sir, see
Maygent stroke
PAID 48
Col. J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Sheffield Feb. 25. 1847
Col. J. V. Cawards
Sir
I inclose the affidavits of George Cram and Mark Callman in answer to your letter to me of the 6th inst. in reference to the application of the widow of Humphrey Hubbard. You will find attached a letter from the Secretary of State to me in reference to the original application of Mr. Drake for his Certificate. I hope the explanation will be satisfactory. I can very safely say that Mr. Cram is a plain man, of perfectly fair character - and his statement will be fully credited at home, when he is known.
I am Sir very respectfully Wm Lloyd. Secy.
E. F. Clegg

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss:
George Crane of Sheffield in said County of lawful age deposes and says - That at the request of Margaret Drake, the widow of Humphrey Hubbard - Sometime in January 1846, he sent the application of said Margaret, to the Secretary of said Commonwealth for his Certificate of the enlistment and service of said Humphrey in the Army of the Revolution - that he subsequently received such Certificate dated the 10th of April 1846 - that said Certificate gave no length of service under his enlistment in Capt. Nobles Company, said deponent then wrote to the Secretary, asking whether there was no proof on the records of the time of service, and whether said Hubbard was entitled to County land, to which the Secretary answered that he had given his Certificate of all the facts upon the records in reference to said Hubbard - And this deponent being unable to prove service, supposed his papers of no value and destroyed the application and Certificate, intending to abandon the case - That subsequently - Sometime in September 1846, this deponent found the discharge of said Hubbard (which discharge has been forwarded to the Department) which proved (to his own satisfaction) the service of said Hubbard - and this deponent therefor concluded to pursue the application for the widow, and in pursuance of that determination, requested a new certificate from the Secretary, which new certificate was obtained

and has been forwarded to the Department, and which last Certificate is according to Respondents recollection a duplicate of the first: — Respondent further says — that in February last E. F. Eads sign shewed him a letter from the Commissioners of Pensions, in which the original Certificate of the licentia is required or a satisfactory explanation for its being withheld — that he requested Mr. Eads sign to apply to the Secretary for a copy of the original application of Margaret Drake, if it could be furnished and that Mr. Eads sign has handed him the letter hereto attached — and this affords all the explanation this Respondent is enabled to give of the loss of a paper which he carelessly destroyed; and further says as.
George Crane
Berkshire ss: Sheffield February 20, 1847. Then personally appeared the abovenamed George Crane and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true and I certify that said George Crane is a man whose reputation for truth and veracity is above impeachment.
Edward F. Eads sign
Justin John Hase,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that Edward H. Ensign Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Ensign and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Courts of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven . Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

Secretary's Office Boston Feb. 15. 1847.
Sir,
The following is the substance of the first application in the case of Humphrey Hubbard viz: "Enlisted in 1777 or 1778 for three years or during the war, and served till the close. from Sheffield".
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. G. Parry.
E. D. Ensign - Eng.

State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss. I Cornelius B. Baldwin of the town of Newmilford in the said County of Litchfield do depose and say that I am well acquainted & have been for a number of years with Margaret Drake formerly Margaret Hubbard. She is a resident of said Newmilford. — I was also well acquainted in his life time with Prince Drake who lived with said Margaret as her husband for some years & untill his death which took place in the fall of the year in this town of Newmilford the exact year of his death I do not now recollect, but it was as much as Twenty one or two years ago, — said Margaret has remained unmarried from the said Prince death untill now, — and that she is now a Widow, Cornelius B. Baldwin
Sworn & subscribed this — Before me Thomas B. Lacey 19 th day of December A.D. 1846
Before me
Judge of Probate Court.
I certify that I am well acquainted with Cornelius B. Baldwin whose affidavit is taken above & that he is a respectable witness & whose statements are entitled to full credit. Given under my hand this 19 th day of December A.D. 1846 Thomas B. Lacey Judge of Probate Court.
State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss. I Julius B. Harrison — Clerk of the Court of Probate within & for the district of Newmilford in the said County of Litchfield do certify that Thomas B. Lacey is the Judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are his genuine signatures.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 19 th day of December in the year A.D. 1846 —
Julius B. Harrison Clerk of said Probate Court.

1387 Oct. 16. 1896
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Margaret Droke,
July 24 1838.
deaths in 1838.
PAID 40
J. S. Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington D.C.

Sheffield Nov. 10. 1846
Col. J. L. Edwards
Sir
I am inclosed applications and papers in proof of Margaret Drake, claiming as widow of Humphrey Hubbard - Will you please send me the result of the application?
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Wm H. Cum
E. F. Sulliger

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County ss: Mark Callender of Sheffield in said County deposes and says - That he was born in the month of July in the year 1772 in said Sheffield and that he has always resided in said Sheffield he was well acquainted in his life time with Humphrey Hubbard who was formerly of said Sheffield, this Deponent also knew well said Humphrey and Margaret Hubbard now Baled Drake, who lived together as husband and wife and had one or more children this Deponent and said Humphrey were brought up in the same neighborhood in said Sheffield and a circumstance of said Hubbard coming to Deponents Father's house to borrow fire which said Humphrey paid in fire, when this Deponent was a boy: he well recollects said Hubbard was a citizen of said Sheffield in 1780 at the time this Deponent was seven and eight years of age and before and long after that time - this Deponent further says that he has labored in the fields with said Humphrey in said Sheffield - and that formerly he often saw in said Sheffield said Humphrey and Margaret who was generally reported to be husband and wife - and he saw said Humphrey with his Regimentals on some after he returned home to said Sheffield from the Revolutionary War. best the present time he does not recollect - this Deponent also says that the said Humphrey and Margaret were the only persons by that name that he Deponent ever knew. further says not
Mark Callender
Berkshire ss Sheffield Feby 24 th 1847
Then personally appeared the above named Mark Callender and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true and I certify that said Callender is a man whose reputation for truth and veracity is above impeachment Before me
Oliver Bradford Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that James Bradford Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Bradford and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this twentyfifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty Seven -
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

State of New York
Dutchess County } ss, I Ruth Lord of the town of North- east in the County aforesaid do depose and say that I am Sixty two years of age my maiden name was Ruth Dakins I further say that I am the daughter of the late Simon Dakins deceased, and the Grand daughter of the late Reverend Simon Dakins deceased, I further depose that my Grand Father the abovesaid Reverend Simon Dakins was in his lifetime a settled Pastor of the Baptist Church in this abovesaid town of Northeast and that he kept a Book at that time for the purpose of recording his Church and Marriage Proceedings and he did record in said Book, all or apart of his Church and Marriage proceedings, I also say that I have now got my said Grand Father Dakins abovesaid Book of Records in my possession, and I now find in his said Book among his Marriages Recorded as follows, that on the Seventeenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and ninety joined in Marriage Humphrey Hubbard and Margaret Churchel — I certify that the above is a True Copy of the said Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures and is as follows, ————— July ye 17 day 1790 then joined in marriage —————
Humphrey Hubbard and Margaret Churchel —————
Sworn and Subscribed before me
This 15 th day of September A.D. 1846 } Ruth Lord
Charles Patterson Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with Ruth Lord whose affidavit is taken above and that she is a Respectable

person and whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand the 15 th day of September. A.D. 1846.
Charles Patterson Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. County of Duchess. }
I, Robert Mitchell Clerk of the County of Duchess,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Charles Patterson Esquire whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the attestation of the annexed Affidavit was at the time when the said Affidavit purports to have been subscribed and sworn an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, in the Town of North East, duly Elected and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of the State of New York to take affidavits to be used in Courts of Record etc.
AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 30 th day of September — A. D. 1846 —
Robert Mitchell, Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
January 11 1847
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Humphrey Hubbard, is borne upon an Account in Army Books, as a private of Sheffield, in Capt. Sewall's Company, in Col. Sprague's regt., and there credited by his service from March 16 to July 7 1777. 3 Months and 21 days. at $4.00 per Month. It is noted in said account as follows viz: "Deserted July 7. 1777."
Upon a Descriptive List of Men raised in the County of Berkshire, agreeably to an Act of the Legislature of December 2, 1780. as a private of Sheffield, in Capt. Noble's Company, Col. Ashley's regt. — enlisted for during the war, at the age of 20. The above

was given in a Certificate issued from this Office the 10 th April 1824, and is all the evidence of Service of any one of the name shown by the Military records in this Office.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said appli- cation, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John E. Loring,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss, on this 19 th day of Decr. 1846. A.D. 1846 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of Probate in and for the district of Newmilford in said County of Litchfield, Margaret Drake a resident of Newmilford in said County, aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn accor- -ding to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting halfpay and pensions to certain widows, — and also to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed the 23 rd of August 1842, the 3 rd of March — 1843, and 17 th June 1844, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, — That she is the Widow of Humphrey Hubbard decd. who was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution and who enlisted for during the War in the town of Sheffield in Berkshire County Massachusetts in the winter or forepart of the year 1781, in Capt. Nobles Company Col. Oshleys Regiment in the Massachusetts line and served till the close of the war and then took a Regular discharge which is in a form marked H. D, and is now on file in the pension office, — She further declares that she was married to the said Humphrey Hubbard By the Reverend Simon Dakin a settled Baptist Clergyman on the seventeenth day of July — seventeen hundred and ninety in the town of North east in Dutches County state of New York, — that her husband the said Humphrey - Hubbard died on the thirty first day of October eighteen hundred and fifteen in the town of Winchester in Litchfield County aforesaid the proof of his death was forwarded with his said Dis- -charge and is now on file in the pension office, — That her marriage with said Humphrey Hubbard took place previous to the first day of January 1794, namely at the time & place above stated — That her last husband was Prince Drake who died Twenty two years ago last November which was before the 23 rd of August 1842, & that she stills remains the Widow of the sd Prince Drake not having intermarried since his death She further declares that she is now a Widow. Sworn to & subscribed by the said Margaret Drake Margaret Drake on the day & year aforesaid before me. Thomas B. Lacey Judge of Probate Court

State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss. I Julius B. Harrison Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the district of New- -milford in said Litchfield County do certify that the fore- -going contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Margaret Drake for a pension That Thomas B. Lacey is the Judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14 th day of December in the year A.D. 1846 Julius B. Harrison Clerk of Probate Court

Immediately
R. Eisinger
123 House of
Representatives

Sheffield Jan. 17. 1847
Col. Edwards
Sir I send the inclosed pa- pers to be used in the application of Marga- ret Drake for a pension, which as I believe cover the ground of objection in your letter to me of the 21st Oct. last. Will you please communicate to me the result?
I am Sir very resp ly
With Obedient Servant E. F. Culligan

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof, William [illegible] [illegible] in the 10th [illegible] Regiment, having faith- ly served the United States Two years & upwards and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the Tenth June, 1783.
G. Washington
By His Excellency's Command,
J. M'Call [illegible]
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
H. M'Call
Adjutant.
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June 8 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace: previous to which Time, and until the promulgation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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