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935:Anderson
925:Matthews
920:Sullivan
857:Newberry
812:Chandler
747:Bancroft
717:Paulding
697:Southard
677:Hamilton
667:Stoddert
342:Archived
108:and the
80:American
1414:Koehler
1409:Andrews
1389:Compton
1374:Jahncke
1334:Darling
1329:Hackett
1222:Garrett
1207:Woolsey
1187:Sanders
1172:Baldwin
1132:Kimball
1050:Spencer
1035:England
1020:O'Keefe
1015:Garrett
995:Hidalgo
990:Claytor
930:Kimball
887:Swanson
867:Daniels
852:Metcalf
827:Herbert
817:Whitney
792:Robeson
767:Kennedy
757:Preston
732:Henshaw
1424:Fogler
1419:Askins
1404:Kenney
1399:Hensel
1384:Edison
1314:McAdoo
1252:Aviles
1237:Hultin
1232:Danzig
1227:Howard
1212:Murray
1197:Potter
1182:Warner
1167:BeLieu
1152:Franke
1142:Thomas
1127:Kenney
1040:Winter
1030:Danzig
1025:Dalton
1000:Lehman
980:Warner
975:Chafee
950:Franke
940:Thomas
892:Edison
877:Wilbur
842:Morton
782:Welles
777:Toucey
772:Dobbin
762:Graham
737:Gilmer
727:Upshur
722:Badger
702:Branch
218:role.
1324:Allen
1309:Soley
1304:Faxon
1272:Raven
1267:Modly
1242:Pirie
1177:Baird
1157:Bantz
1097:Under
1045:Mabus
965:Nitze
960:Korth
882:Adams
872:Denby
862:Meyer
837:Moody
822:Tracy
787:Borie
752:Mason
742:Mason
682:Jones
672:Smith
1394:Bard
1257:Work
1112:Bard
1010:Ball
1005:Webb
897:Knox
832:Long
807:Hunt
802:Goff
59:Died
38:Born
1468:Air
1299:Fox
1162:Fay
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