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 I, James D. Hill, hereby give free license to reproduce and  distribute my work The Hill Family from
     1651 to 1999, Twelve Generations In America, Edition 5.0, in whole or in part, to anyone, as long as:                               
     (1)   it is distributed at no charge, or at a fee representing only the reasonable cost of
	    reproduction and distribution, which in 1999 would be a maximum of $15.00;                                                
     (2)  only current pages (i.e. those with the footing:
                "The Hill Family (1651-1999) - 4th Edition", or later edition, are used; 
     and                                                       
     (3)   the title page, or credits indicating the title and my name and address, are included.  
	    This is in case a reader desires to contact the original source - since this work may be
	    unpublished and unavailable elsewhere.
                                                                       
                      on January 7, 2000  by  	James D. Hill             
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