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1053:Branch
1048:McCray
1023:Durbin
993:Porter
968:Morton
948:Wright
933:Bigger
892:State
867:Gibson
678:
484:Votes
478:Party
369:, and
367:Wabash
210:Spouse
1443:Davis
1383:James
1333:Miler
1313:Chase
1303:Hanna
1283:Baker
1233:Stapp
1148:Pence
1118:Bowen
1103:Welsh
1093:Craig
1083:Gates
1028:Hanly
1018:Mount
1008:Chase
1003:Hovey
973:Baker
923:Noble
873:Posey
601:Notes
525:46.2
507:47.5
1428:Mutz
1418:Folz
1413:Rock
1363:Bush
1348:Bush
1338:Hall
1298:Gray
1263:Lane
1248:Hall
1223:Boon
1128:Bayh
998:Gray
988:Gray
963:Lane
908:Boon
738:1892
676:ISBN
561:1.1
543:3.5
432:and
261:Rank
195:, US
183:Died
178:, US
170:Born
1423:Orr
1318:Nye
1123:Orr
918:Ray
460:in
1489::
617:^
487:%
464:.
373:.
365:,
346:.
1199:e
1192:t
1185:v
835:e
828:t
821:v
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