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FIRST LEHIGH CORPORATION, AND SUBSIDIARY                             EXHIBIT 27
FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998
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<NAME>                        FIRST LEHIGH CORPORATION, AND SUBSIDIARY
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