1858-59 Fort Wayne City Directory
1860-61 Fort Wayne City Directory
1861-62 Fort Wayne City Directory
1864-65 Fort Wayne City Directory
1866-67 Fort Wayne City Directory
1868-69 Fort Wayne City Directory
1869-70 Fort Wayne and Allen County Directory
1870-71 Fort Wayne City Directory
1873-74 Fort Wayne City Directory
1874-75 Fort Wayne City Directory
1875-76 Fort Wayne City Directory
1876-77 Fort Wayne City Directory
1889-90 Fort Wayne and Allen County Directory
1890-91 Fort Wayne and Allen County Directory

1858-59 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Williams' Fort Wayne Directory, City Guide, and Business Mirror. Fort Wayne, IN: C. L. Hill, Phoenix Block, 1858. Volume 1-1858-59. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Elliott, Willis, barber, north side Main between Clinton and Calhoun.
Elliott, Willis, barber, north side Jefferson between Griffith and Fulton.
Fisher, Geo. W., plasterer, south side Washington between Hanna and Francis.
Hoffman, Wm., barber, north side Washington between Harrison and Webster.
Jackson, Bertran, cook, north side Columbia between Clinton and Barr.
Kennedy, Henry, plasterer, southwest corner Hanna and Lewis.
Pompey, James Wm., laborer, southwest corner Hanna and Lewis.
Sampson, Jos., cook, north side Columbia between Clinton and Barr.
Stewart, Mrs. Alice, west side Barr between Washington and Jefferson.
Ward, Saml., whitewasher, north side Main between Harrison and Maiden Lane.

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1860-61 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from The Fort Wayne City & Business Directory and City Guide, for 1860-61. Fort Wayne, IN: Dawson's Daily & Weekly Times Office, 1860. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Elliott, Willis, barber, shop over post office.
Fisher, Joseph, plasterer, 225 E. Washington.
Hoffman, Wm., barber, shop south side Columbia between Clinton and Calhoun.
Kennedy, Henry, plasterer, southwest corner Harmer and Lewis.
Pompey, William, lather, 252 E. Jefferson.
Sampson, Jos., barber south side Columbia between Clinton and Barr.
Stewart, Mrs. Alice, darkey, north side Barr between Washington and Jefferson.
Stewart, Charles, darkey, north side Barr between Washington and Jefferson.
Ward, Sam, whitewasher, 44 W. Wayne.
Ward, Mrs., washerwoman, fortune teller, 44 W. Wayne.

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1861-62 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Williams' Fort Wayne Directory, City Guide, & Business Mirror for 1861-62. Fort Wayne, IN: N. P. Stockbridge, 1861. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Elliott, Willis, barber, east side of Calhoun between Columbia and Main, res. 152 W. Jefferson.
Fisher, Geo. W., plasterer, 246 E. Washington.
Fisher, Joseph, plasterer, 246 W. Washington.
Kennedy, Augustus, plasterer, 212 E. Lewis.
Kennedy, H. H., plasterer, 212 E. Lewis.
Lewis, Franklin, whitewasher, boards 152 W. Jefferson.
Perkins, Benj., cook J. F. & C. P. Fletcher's Dining Saloon and Boarding House, corner Calhoun and Railroad.
Pompey, Wm., whitewasher, 257 E. Jefferson.
Revils, Willis, barber, res. Willis Elliot's.
Sampson, Joseph, barber, over 53 Columbia.
Ward, Samuel, whitewasher, 157 E. Wayne.

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1864-65 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Williams' Fort Wayne Directory, City Guide, and Business Mirror, for 1864-5. Fort Wayne, IN: N. P. Stockbridge, 1864. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Brown, John, cook at D. O'Connell's restaurant.
Elliott, Willis, barber, 80 Columbia, res. 152 W. Jefferson.
Fisher, Geo. W., plasterer, 246 E. Washington.
Kennedy, Gust, plasterer, 229 E. Jefferson.
McClanahan, Geo., cooper works for Haswell & Pierce's.
Revels, Willis, barber, 152 W. Jefferson.
Simpson, Joseph, barber at Summit City Hotel.
Vorce, John, cook, Fort Wayne Eating House.
Ward, Samuel, whitewasher, 157 E. Wayne.

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1866-67 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Williams' Fort Wayne Directory, 1866-67. Fort Wayne, IN: N. P. Stockbridge, 1866. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Brown, John, cook O'Connell Bros., res. west side Barr between Washington and Jefferson.
Elliott, Willis, barber, 80 Columbia, res. 152 W. Jefferson.
Fisher, George, plasterer, res. 246 E. Washington.
Fisher, Joseph, plasterer, res. 265 E. Washington.
Kennedy, August, plasterer, res. east side Francis between Madison and Lewis.
Pompey, James W., laborer, res. northeast corner Washington and Francis.
Riel, Sampson, barber, west side Calhoun between Berry and Main, res. 58 W. Washington.
Sampson, Joseph, barber, northeast corner Calhoun and Railroad.
Stewart, Martha, servant Samuel Hanna's.
Vorce, John, cook Henry McKinnie's.
Warden (sic) Samuel, whitewasher, res. southeast corner Wayne and Hanna.
Washington, Henry, barber, 80 Columbia.

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1868-69 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Williams' Fort Wayne Directory, 1868-69. Fort Wayne, IN: N. P. Stockbridge, 1868. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Baldwin, Miss H., hairdresser, 80 Columbia.
Cannady, Gust., plasterer, west side Smith near south Corp. line.
Fisher, Geo. W., plasterer, 246 E. Washington.
Sampson, Joseph, barber 136 Columbia, res. north side Wayne bet. Francis and Hanna.
Vorce, John, cook Railroad Eating House.

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1869-70 Fort Wayne City and Allen County Directory
The following was abstracted from Fort Wayne City and Allen County Directory for 1869-70, Containing a Complete List of all Residents in the City. Fort Wayne, IN: A. B. Cook, Jr., 1869. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Brown, John, colored, cook Aveline House, res. East side of Calhoun between Jefferson and Washington.
Luckey, Emeline, widow, boards with Gustavas McClanahan.
McClanahan, George, cooper, works for G. McClanahan.
McClanahan, Gustavus, farmer & cooper, Aboit Twp., post office Fort Wayne, res. Road Between Aboit and Lake Townships, 7½ miles from courthouse.
McClanahan, Mary Jane, boards with G. McClanahan.
McClanahan, Telarius, cooper, works for G. McClanahan.
Metcalf, Aladdin, farmer, tenant, Eel River Twp., post office Eel River, res. Goshen Road, 12 miles from courthouse.
Noah, Miss, colored, boarding, northwest corner of Columbia at Harrison.
Vorce, John, cook, Capt. McKinney's dining saloon, P., F. W. & C. RR passenger depot.
Ward, Samuel, colored, whitewasher, res. Between Washington and Jefferson.

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1870-71 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Williams' Ft. Wayne Directory for 1870-71; to which is Appended a United States Office Directory. Fort Wayne, IN: N. P. Stockbridge, 1870. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Baldwin, Hanna A., hairdresser, 80 Columbia.
Brown, Elijah, cook, res. east side Calhoun between Washington and Jefferson.
Brown, John, barber, boards Elijah Brown's.
Brown, John W., cook, res. east side Calhoun between Washington and Jefferson.
Cannaday, Gust., plasterer, west side Smith, south of Horace.
Fisher, Geo. W., plasterer, res. 246 E. Washington.
Patterson, Isabel, servant, 40 Jackson.
Sampson, Harriet, res. 26 E. Berry.
Stewart, Wm., barber, 76 Barr.
Vorce, John, cook, Fort Wayne Dining Hall, res. 89 Lewis.
Ward, Samuel, whitewasher, res. east side Calhoun between Washington and Jefferson.
Washington, Wm., laborer, works Fort Wayne Dining Hall.

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1873-74 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Carier & Campbell's Fort Wayne City Directory for 1873-4. Fort Wayne, IN: Sentinel Printing House, 1873. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Baldwin, Mrs. Anna, hairdresser, 30 E. Columbia.
Brown, Jno., barber Hall & Brown, res. 189 Calhoun.
Butler, Jas., barber, boards 233 Broadway.
Butler, Mrs. Kate, res. 233 Broadway.
Butler, John, laborer, boards 233 Broadway.
Canida, August, plasterer, res. 82 Smith.
Fisher, George W., plasterer, res. 250 E. Washington.
King, Moses, laborer, res. 229 E. Wayne.
Leighton, George W., barber, boards 76 Columbia.
Ridley, John, barber, boards -- Barr.
Stewart, William L., barber, boards 68 Barr.
Vorce, John, cook, res. 26 Holman.
Weaver, Thomas, porter at Mayer House, boards same.

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1874-75 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Fort Wayne Directory, 1874-75. Detroit, MI: Polk, Murphy & Company, Publishers, 1874. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Baldwin, Mrs. Eliza, colored, res. 30 E. Columbia.
Baldwin, Miss Hannah, colored, hair dresser 30 E. Columbia, res. same.
Beck, Joshua, colored, porter, Robinson House.
Brown, John, colored, barber, 34 E. Columbia, res. same.
Butler, James, colored, barber, (J. Ridley & Co.), bds. 227 Barr.
Fisher, George W., whitewasher, res. 250 E. Washington.
Jordon, Elihu H., colored, barber, 37 E. Columbia, res. 281 E. Washington.
Jordan, Nixon, colored, barber, 189 Lafayette, res. 281 E. Washington.
King, Moses, colored, res. 229 E. Wayne.
Leighton, George W., colored, barber, John Brown, bds. 34 E. Columbia.
Mead, Zachariah, colored, brakeman P. F.W. & C. RR, bds. 68 Barr.
Ridley, John, colored, J. Ridley & Co., barbers, 135 Broadway, res. same.
Stewart, Wm. L., colored, barber, 68 Barr, res. same.
Thomas, Frank H., colored, barber, John Brown, bds. 34 E. Columbia.
Thompson, Napoleon, colored, domestic Hanna House.
Vaun, Wm., colored, brakeman, T. W. & W. RR, bds. 68 Barr.
Vorse, John, cook, railroad eating house, res. 26 Holman.
Weaver, Thomas P., colored, porter Robinson House.

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1875-76 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Fort Wayne Directory, 1875-76. Detroit, MI: R. L. Polk & Company, 1875. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Baldwin, Anna, hairdresser, res. 30 E. Columbia.
Black, Arabella, domestic 206 W. Wayne.
Black, Belle, domestic 121 W. Washington.
Black, Joseph, porter, res. 120 W. Washington.
Black, John O., whitewasher, boards 174 Calhoun.
Brooks, Calvin F., barber northeast corner Clinton and Columbia, res. 125 E. Lewis.
Brown, Charles, porter Robinson House.
Brown, Daniel, res. 34 Columbia.
Brown, John, barber 34 Columbia, res. same.
Brown, John, cook Aveline House.
Burnett, Alfred, cook Oyster Bay Restaurant, boards same.
Butler, James, barber, boards 233 Broadway.
Cannady, August, saloon and boarding, 100 E. Columbia.
Carter, Geo., porter Robinson House.
Fisher, Geo. W., plasterer, res. 250 E. Washington.
Henderson, Napoleon, porter Central Hotel.
Mitchell, Samuel, barber John Brown, res. 125 E. Lewis.
Meads, Zachariah, brakeman, boards 68 Barr.
Pettaford, Mrs. M. S., hair goods 63 E. Main, res. same.
Pettaford, Enoch, conductor, res. 63 E. Main.
Rhodes, Chapman, laborer, boards 63 E. Main.
Spring, Rosa, domestic 95 E. Main.
Stewart, Wm. L., barber 68 Barr, res. same.
Stokes, Washington, porter Robinson House.
Vorse, John, cook, res. 26 Holman.
Weaver, Thomas P., white washer, res. 74 Barr.
West, Wm., cook Mayer House.
Whitfield, Robert H., barber C. F. Brooks, rooms corner Clinton and Columbia.
Winslow, Wm. Penn, barber John Brown, boards 34 E. Columbia.
Winslow, Elwood, barber W. L. Stewart, res. 68 Barr.

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1876-77 Fort Wayne City Directory
The following was abstracted from Edmondson's Fort Wayne Directory, 1876-7. Cincinnati, OH: Edmondson, 1876. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Baldwin, Miss Anna, hair dresser 30 Columbia, res. same.
Black, Joseph, porter Aveline House, res. 12 W. Washington.
Bond, Miss Maggie, works 51 Barr, res. same.
Brooks, Calvin F., barber shop corner Columbia and Clinton, res. 125 E. Lewis.
Brown, Mrs. Anna, first cook American House, boards same.
Brown, Charles, laborer, res. 109 E. Holman.
Brown, John, cook Aveline House, res. 96 E. Jefferson.
Brown, John, cook Aveline House, res. 173 Harrison.
Brown, Daniel, res. 96 E. Jefferson.
Burnett, Alfred, cook Mayer House.
Butler, James, barber, res. 233 Broadway.
Butler, John, flagman, res. 233 Broadway.
Butler, Mrs. Catherine, res. 233 Broadway.
Cannady, Augustus, saloon and boarding 100 Columbia, res. same.
Carter, Geo. W., porter at Robinson House.
Fisher, G. W., plasterer, res. 250 E. Washington.
Henderson, Napoleon, barber, res. 125 E. Lewis.
Jordan, Nixon M., barber, res. 121 E. Holman.
Mitchel, Saml., barber works C. F. Brooks, boards 125 E. Lewis.
Rhodes, Robert, brakeman P F W & C Ry, res. 235 Lafayette.
Stewart, William L., barber and fruit stand 54 Barr, res. same.
Vorse, John, cook at Railroad Eating House, res. 26 Holman.
Weaver, Thomas P., white washer, res. over 76 Barr.
Winslow, Wm. Penn, porter Mayer House.

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1889-90 Fort Wayne City and Allen County Directory
The following was abstracted from Fort Wayne and Allen County Directory, 1889-90. Detroit, MI: R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers WPA, 1890. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Name, occupation, place of residence. All entries are listed as "colored."

Adams, Thomas H., brakeman, Penn Co., res. 68 Murray.
Barnes, Robert, boards 70 Murray.
Bass, Alfred, barber 32 E. Columbia, res. 14 Lafayette.
Black, John A., porter NY, C & St. L. Railway, res. 151 High.
Brookshire, Isham S., brakeman, res. 15 Grand.
Brown, John, cook Aveline House.
Brown, John W., cook, res. 31 Grand.
Burnett, Daniel, stave cutter, res. 54 Oliver.
Clay, Henry C., driver Clayton, Purcell & Co., res, 65 W. Superior.
Clay, Jacob H., driver J. P. Tinkham, res. 5 Pearl.
Davis, Sheridan, waiter, boards 38 Hamilton.
Dean, Alice M., dressmaker, boards 10 Barthold Ave.
Dean, Charles, laborer, res. 10 Barthold Ave.
Dickerson, Sarah, widow of Andrew, res. 33 W. Lewis.
Dodson, Arnold, laborer, res. 15 Francis.
Finley, John, waiter The Wayne.
Fletcher, J. Thomas, brakeman Penn Co., rooms 72 Murray.
Ford, Wm. E., res. 228 Lafayette.
Green, Noah, res. 102 Chicago.
Green, Otto, boards 102 Chicago.
Henry, Garrett, barber J. Ridley, boards 232 W. Washington.
Henson, David, waiter Wayne Hotel, boards 38 Hamilton.
Henson, Thomas H. waiter Wayne Hotel, boards 38 Hamilton.
Lacklin, Charles L., cook Aveline House, res. 50 Leith.
Levi, Henry, cook Hedekin House.
Manley, Asa C., whitewasher, boards 5 Pearl.
Mathews, John, laborer, res. 33 W. Lewis.
Meads, Zachariah, brakeman Penn Co., boards 292 E. Wayne.
Moten, Moses, engineer, Kerr-Murray Mnfg. Co., res. 70 Murray.
Peter, Simon J. R., barber 22 Barr, res. 67 W. Superior.
Rains, Solomon M., cook Hotel Brunswick, res. 38 Hamilton.
Rhodes, Robert, brakeman Penn Co., rooms 70 Murray.
Rhodes, Wm. waiter The Wayne Hotel, boards 292 E. Wayne.
Ridley, Daniel, whitewasher, res. 145 Erie.
Ridley, John, barber 176 Broadway, res. 232 W. Washington.
Robinson, Samuel, porter N. G. Olds & Sons, res. 23 Melita.
Sargent, John H., porter Bass Foundry & Machine Works, res. 33 Grand.
Saunders, Joseph, waiter The Wayne Hotel, rooms 67 W. Superior.
Smith, James, cook Rich's Hotel, res. 227 W. Washington.
Stewart, Wm., res. 11 Lafayette.
Stillgus, James D., cook, res. 52 Hamilton.
Thornton, Edward, brakeman Penn Co., rooms 70 Murray.
Turman, Furney, porter, res. 63 Grand.
Warfield, Wm., waiter The Wayne Hotel, rooms 67 W. Superior.
Waters, David, laborer G. P. Barnum, rooms 91 E. Columbia.
Williams, Edward, waiter The Wayne Hotel, rooms 65 W. Superior.
Williams, Thomas G., waiter The Wayne Hotel, rooms 27 Clinton.
Winslow, Gerney, barber J. Ridley, boards 232 W. Washington.
Young, Ransom H., brakeman, res. 72 Murray.

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1890-91 Fort Wayne City and Allen County Directory
The following was abstracted from Fort Wayne and Allen County Directory, 1890-91. Detroit, MI: R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers WPA, 1891. ACPL Call Number: GC 977.202 F77p

Name, occupation, place of residence. All entries are listed as "colored."

Adams, Mrs. Louisa, boards 22 W. Lewis.
Anderson, Essie, waiter Randall Hotel.
Anderson, John N., laborer, res. 31 Pearl.
Artis, James, laborer, res. 7 Dwenger.
Bass, Alfred, barber 32 E. Columbia, res. north side E. Wayne one east of Hanover.
Bass, Henry, works Indiana School Feeble-Minded Youth, res. 100 E. Columbia.
Bass, Matison, works Indiana School Feeble-Minded Youth.
Black, Edward, porter J. W. Bell, res. Bloomingdale.
Bradshaw, Samuel, porter S. G. Hubbard, boards 145 E. Erie.
Bradshaw, Wm., porter S. G. Hubbard, boards 61 Gardner.
Brooks, Bryant, barber 48 E. Columbia, res. same.
Brown, John W., cook Aveline House, res. 31 Grand.
Brookshire, Isaac, brakeman Penn Co., boards 19 Grand.
Brown, Rev. Wm. H., res. northwest corner Ohio and Eliza.
Bund, Joseph, waiter, rooms 67 W. Superior.
Chriss, Edward, boards 227 W. Washington.
Clay, Jacob, teamster, res. 3 Dwenger Ave.
Dean, Charles, laborer Peters Box & Lumber Co., res. 10 Barthold.
Dickerson, Andrew F., porter Ft. Wayne Newspaper Union, boards 33 W. Lewis.
Elliott, Enoch W., engineer Peters Box & Lumber Co., res. 153 High.
Fears, Henry B., laborer, res. 29 Pearl.
Fletcher, J. Thomas, brakeman Penn Co., rooms 72 Murray.
Gales, Simon, whitewasher, res. 48 E. Columbia.
Gardner, James, barber, res. 32 E. Columbia.
Green, Flora B., boards 232 Lafayette.
Green, Noah, res. 232 Lafayette.
Harrison, John, works Indiana School for Feeble-Minded Youth.
Henderson, Wm., laborer, boards 31 Pearl.
Johnson, Frank, barber Gerney Winslow, boards 68 Chicago.
Jones, Charles, laborer Bass Foundry, boards 31 Pearl.
Jones, Ivins E., porter Hotel Randall, boards 205 Calhoun.
Jones, Wilbur, core maker Bass Foundry, boards 31 Pearl.
Jones, William S., barber J. H. Roberts, rooms 31 Pearl.
Kennedy, Wm., waiter, rooms 227 W. Washington.
Key, John, porter Hotel Randall.
Lacklin, Charles L., cook, boards 169 Harrison.
Latham, Edward, cook McKinnie House.
Lee, Wm., waiter, rooms 67 W. Superior.
Manley, Asa, laborer, res. 5 Glasgow Ave.
Matthews, John, laborer, res. 33 W. Lewis.
Meads, Zachariah, brakeman Penn Co., res. 292 E. Wayne.
Montgomery, Edward, driver Renner, Cratsley & Co., res. west side Hoffman.
Moten, Moses, engineer Kerr-Murray Mnfg. Co., res. 70 Murray.
Parker, Charles, night watchman Ryan Bros., boards with Jacob Clay.
Peters, Jerome, barber corner Columbia and Barr.
Rains, Charles, waiter Aldine Hotel, rooms 65 Baker.
Rains, Solomon, cook Aldine Hotel, res. 65 Baker.
Rains, Rhoda, boards 65 Baker.
Revels, Rev. John, boards 145 Erie.
Rhodes, Chapman, brakeman Penn Co., boards 292 E. Wayne.
Rhodes, Charles, boards 292 E. Wayne.
Rhodes, Robert B., brakeman Penn Co., rooms 70 Murray.
Rhodes, Wm., boards 292 E. Wayne.
Ridley, Daniel, whitewasher, res. 145 Erie.
Ridley, John, barber Gerney Winslow, boards 68 Chicago.
Ridley, Wm., paperhanger, boards 68 Chicago.
Roberts, Joseph H., barber 205 Calhoun, res. same.
Roberts, Mary, widow of Wm., boards 205 Calhoun.
Sargent, John, porter, res. 33 Grand.
Saunders, Joseph, waiter, rooms 67 W. Superior.
Smith, James, barber Jerome Peters, rooms corner Columbia and Barr.
Smith, James, cook Rich's Hotel, res. 227 W. Washington.
Steps, Walter, waiter Hotel Randall.
Stewart, Joseph H., laborer Bass Foundry, res. 61 Garden.
Stillgus, James D., cook, res. 68 Murray.
Taylor, Alonzo R., restaurant 62 E. Columbia, res. same.
Taylor, John W., barber J. H. Roberts, res. 203 Calhoun.
Turman, Furney, waiter, res. south side Hayden between Ohio and Chute.
Wallace, Henry H., waiter, rooms 67 W. Superior.
Whitfield, Robert H., barber 37 E. Columbia, res. same.
Williams, Thomas, waiter, rooms 227 W. Washington.
Winslow, Gerney, barber 176 Broadway, res. 68 Chicago.
Young, Jennie, domestic, 332 W. Jefferson.
Young, Ransom H., brakeman, res. 72 Murray.

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