David Sneads Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA

Male, #3246, (29 Jul 1816 - 5 Mar 1886)

Parent*David Culpepper of Laurens Co. GA (16 Dec 1768 - 21 Aug 1832)
Parent*Elizabeth Hogan (6 Mar 1775 - 9 Jan 1849)
David Sneads Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA|b. 29 Jul 1816\nd. 5 Mar 1886|p3246.htm|David Culpepper of Laurens Co. GA|b. 16 Dec 1768\nd. 21 Aug 1832|p3223.htm|Elizabeth Hogan|b. 6 Mar 1775\nd. 9 Jan 1849|p3224.htm|John Culpepper of Jones Co., GA|b. say 1733\nd. circa 1808|p3217.htm|Agnes (?)|b. say 1744|p3227.htm|Griffin Hogan|b. say 1753\nd. 1827|p3225.htm|Mary Gibson|b. circa 1750|p3226.htm|

DNA* He has been proven by DNA and genealogical research to be a descendant of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC, who is a grandson of Henry Culpepper of Lower Norfolk, VA. 
Birth*29 Jul 1816 David was born at Georgia on 29 Jul 1816. 
 He was the son of David Culpepper of Laurens Co. GA and Elizabeth Hogan. 
1820 Census7 Aug 1820 David was probably a free white male, age under 10, in David Culpepper of Laurens Co. GA's household, on the 1820 Census at Laurens Co., Georgia. 1 Female 10-16 unaccounted for..1 
GuardianSep 1832 Agnes Culpepper, David Sneads Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA and Sarah Culpepper declared as orphan(s) at David Culpepper of Laurens Co. GA's death and Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA was appointed as guardian in Sep 1832 at Laurens Co., Georgia, ($10,000 bond with Russel Kellum and William Bohannon as securities.).2 
Marriage*8 Jan 1835 He married Katherine Livingston at Laurens Co., Georgia, on 8 Jan 1835.3 
Deed23 Jan 1838 David Sneads Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA and Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA witnessed a deed grant by Joel W. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to Philemon Bohannon on 23 Jan 1838 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(Joel Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to Philemon Bohannon for $650: Lot 10 in District 10. Wit: David T. Culpepper, Chadwell Culpepper, J.P.).4 
Deed*Feb 1839 He granted a deed and with Griffin Hogan as an adjacent landowner in Feb 1839 at Laurens Co., Georgia.
(David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., to Nathan Tucker of Laurens Co., for $550: 250 acres on Buckeye Creek, part of 2 tracts of 200 acres each bordering Joshua Hightower, Russell Kellums, David Culpepper, Griffin Hogan, Henry Monford, as granted to John Culpepper in 1786 & 1791. Also 150 acres--the Hogan tract on Allen's Creek--the east part of said tract bordering Henry Goodman (now dec'd), David Culpepper, Russell Kellum, Wm. Bridges, as granted to Thomas Gilbert in Nov 1799. Wit: Jas. Bush, John B. Wright, J.P.).5 
DeedFeb 1839 He granted a deed in Feb 1839 at Laurens Co., Georgia.
(David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., to Moses Guyton for $550: the Sampson Culpepper tract granted to John Culpepper in Sep 1788, land on Buckeye Creek & Livingston Branch bounded formerly by John Livingston and David Culpepper, dec'd, Benjamin Culpepper, also 200 acres owned by David Culpepper, dec'd & part of a survey granted to Sampson Culpepper, formerly in Washington Co. bordering John Culpepper, Sr., dec'd, Hogan tract, David Culpepper, Russell Kellums. Wit: Jas. Bush, John B. Wright.).6 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(Unaccounted for is a Female 30-40.).7 
Deed3 Apr 1847 He witnessed a deed grant by Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA on 3 Apr 1847 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to Elijah Butts of Dooly Co., GA for $1,000: Lot 9 in District 9 = 202.5 acres. Wit: David Culpepper, Jr., E. D. Hugyinin. Recorded 8 Apr 1848.).8 
Deed5 May 1847 A deed was granted to him witnessed by Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA on 5 May 1847 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(William Slade of Dooly CO., GA, administrator for William Slade, dec’d of Dooly Co., GA, to David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, for $879 at auction, 305 acres, Lots 25 and 40 of District 10. Wit: Chadwell Culpepper, JP. Recorded 23 Nov 1852.).9 
Deed*30 May 1847 A deed was granted to him by Nancy Elizabeth Culpepper on 30 May 1847 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(Elizabeth Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, to “my brother David S. Culpepper” of Dooly Co., GA, for $5.00, a negro man named Harvey. Recorded 6 Oct 1847.
     Elizabeth Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, to son David S. Culpepper for $5.00, various personal possessions, some slaves (Prissy, Rose and Edward) and Lot 108 in District 2, 1st Section of Cherokee Co. But all to remain in her possession while she lives. Wit: B. P. Livingston. Recorded 6 Oct 1847).10 
Deed8 Mar 1848 David Sneads Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA and Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA witnessed a deed grant to William M. Livingston on 8 Mar 1848 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(Benjamin P. Livingston to Wm. M. Livingston for $25: Lot 61 in District 10 = 202.5 acres. Wit: S. T. Young, David Culpepper, Chadwell Culpepper, J.P.).11 
Deed*31 Dec 1849 A deed was granted to them on 31 Dec 1849 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to Philimon Bohannon of Dooly Co., GA, for $320: 202.5 acres, Lot 40 in District 10. Recorded 2 Nov 1852.).12 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at Dooly Co., Georgia.13 
Tax roll*1851 David registered to pay taxes at Dooly Co., Georgia, in 1851. D. S. Culpepper of Dooly Co. District 10: 1 Poll, plus 11 Slaves, plus 550 acres in Lot 7 of District 10 in Dooly Co..14 
Administration*30 Sep 1852 He was appointed administrator of the estate of Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, deceased on 30 Sep 1852 at Dooly Co., Georgia, (David S. Culpepper and William Livingston bond $3,000 to Alexander Meriwether, Ordinary of Dooly Co., GA in connection with David S. Culpepper being granted Letters of Administration in connection with the estate of Chadwell Culpepper, deceased.).15 
Administration1 Nov 1852 He was appointed administrator of the estate of Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, deceased on 1 Nov 1852 at Dooly Co., Georgia, (David S. Culpepper, West E. Moore and Philemon Bohannon bond $2,500 to Alexander Meriwether, Ordinary of Dooly Co., GA in connection with David S. Culpepper being granted Letters of Administration in connection with the estate of Chadwell Culpepper, deceased.).16 
Probate3 Dec 1852 He was the administrator of Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA's estate at Dooly Co., Georgia, on 3 Dec 1852.17 
Guardian6 Mar 1854 He posted security after the death of Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, for Frances Culpepper to be guardian of Griffin Hogan Culpepper, John Miles Culpepper and Andrew Jackson Culpepper on 6 Mar 1854 at Dooly Co., Georgia, (Frances Culpepper, David Culpepper and Seth Williams bond $1,000 to Alexander Meriwether, Ordinary of Dooly Co., GA in connection with Frances Culpepper being appointed guardian of Griffin H. Culpepper, John M. Culpepper and Andrew J. Culpepper, orphan children of Chadwell Culpepper, deceased. Dooly Co., GA Administration Letters Book A, page 201).18 
Probate*9 Mar 1854 He was the administrator of Chadwell Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA's estate at Dooly Co., Georgia, on 9 Mar 1854. (David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, administrator of Chadwell Culpepper, Deceased, to Elijah Butts of Dooly Co., GA, for $1,600 at public auction in Vienna, GA: Lot 9 and 50 acres of Lot 8 in District 10. Recorded 20 Apr 1854.).19 
Deed3 Sep 1858 He granted a deed on 3 Sep 1858 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to Elijah Butts of Dooly, for $3,000: Lots 25 and 7 in District 10 = 401 acres. Wit: West E. More and Falton R. Lewis, J.P.).20 
Deed27 Oct 1858 A deed was granted to him on 27 Oct 1858 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(Thomas Gardner of Dooly Co., GA to David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA, for $214: Lot 165 in District 10: 202.5 acres. /s/ Thomas Gardner, Atty in fact for Lettie Gardner Recorded 5 Apr 1870. Dooly Co., GA Deed Book F-134).21 
1860 Slave Census*1 Jun 1860 David was listed as a slave owner on the 1860 Census at Dooly Co., Georgia, and owned 17 slaves.22 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Gum Creek PO, Dooly Co., Georgia.23 
Deed18 Oct 1861 A deed was granted to him on 18 Oct 1861 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(Joseph Wheelis of Dooly Co., GA to D. S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA for $1,500: Lot 157 in District 10, 202.5 acres. Recorded 24 Mar 1870.).24 
Deed9 Sep 1863 He granted a deed on 9 Sep 1863 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to James J. Collins of Dooly, for $2,000: Lot 157 in District 10 = 202.5 acres. Wit: Livinia Lewis and F. R. Lewis, J.P. Recorded 25 Jan 1864.).25 
Administration*2 Nov 1863 He was appointed administrator of the estate of David John Culpepper, deceased on 2 Nov 1863 at Dooly Co., Georgia, (David S. Culpepper granted Letters of Administration on the estate of David J. Culpepper.).26 
Deed20 Oct 1864 He granted a deed on 20 Oct 1864 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(David Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to John G. Coleman of Dooly Co., GA for $4,230: Lot 31 in District 14, 202.5 acres. Recorded 4 Mar 1871.).27 
Administration*6 Feb 1865 He was appointed administrator of the estate of Elbert Hodges, deceased on 6 Feb 1865 at Dooly Co., Georgia, (David S. Culpepper granted Letters of Administration on the estate of Elbert Hodges.).28 
Deed23 Dec 1868 He granted a deed on 23 Dec 1868 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(David S. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA to Nathan Bowen of Dooly Co., GA for $125: Lot 165 in District 10, 202.5 acres. Recorded 6 Jul 1869.).29 
Deed29 Sep 1869 He witnessed a deed grant to William B. Culpepper on 29 Sep 1869 at Dooly Co., Georgia.
(William N. Clemmons of Dooly Co., GA to William B. Culpepper of Dooly Co., GA for $200.00: Lot 188 in District 10. Wit: D. S. Culpepper. Recorded 27 Nov 1872.).30 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Dooly Co., Georgia.31 
1880 Census*1 Jun 1880 David was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Dooly Co., Georgia.32 
Death*5 Mar 1886 He died at Georgia on 5 Mar 1886. 
Biography* A descendant, P. Melton Culpepper, Jr., wrote 22 Mar 1991: Sneads' log cabin was mentioned in a history on Crisp County written in 1931 (see below). The general location was refered to in proximity to a flowing well which is still present in the Georgia Veterans State Park in this County. A former superintendant of the Park in his 70's remembered where an old log cabin once burned which was the same one mentioned in the History. He pointed it out to me and I went there and dug around and found some old square nails and broken glass. P. Melton Culpepper, Jr. wrote in a 3 Jun 1991 letter to Georgia Dept. of Archives and History, that he had willed the David Sneads Culpepper Family Bible to his son Jackson Campbell Culpepper. In March of 1985, Perry Melton Culpepper, Jr. supplied the following information about the Bible: This Bible was said to have originally been the property of David Sneads Culpepper (7-29-181[4 crossed out and 6 written in. Unfortunatley the last number of the date in the Bible record is also smeared, it could be a four or a six] - 3-5-1886), son of David Culpepper and Elizabeth Hogan. It was given to his youngest daughter, Julia Emma Culpepper Brown, who, is thought to have made many of the entries in it. She died childless and at her death it was given to her great-nephew, Samuel Jackson Culpepper, son of Thomas Albert Culpepper. Samuel died on July 3, 1970, in Crisp County, Georgia, but the Bible had been given to his youngest son, Leon Raines Culpepper in 1962. On March 1, 1985, Leon, who did not have any natural male children, gave the Bible to his nephew, Perry Melton Culpepper, Jr., son of Perry Melton Culpepper. Leon had had the Bible sent off and repaired, but the original cover was retained. When the Bible was received by Perry Melton Culpepper, Jr., there was a small photograph of Julia Brown taped on the inside leaf in the front.
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From: "Crisp County, Georgia: Historical Sketches" by Judge W. Fleming, 1931: "David Sneads Culpepper moved with his family about 1835 from Laurens County, Georgia, to Dooly, now. Crisp County, and settled in this immediate vicinity at what is now Daphne. Their first home was a one-room rough-log house with shed on one side for the slaves to sleep in. Cooking was done outside in the open. Later a better house was built -- a double-pen log structure, ruins of which are observable a short distance west of the flowing well at Daphne.
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On the way from Laurens County, the family camped one night on the east side of the Ocmulgee River near Hawkinsville, at the home-place of a farmer, or cattleman. The trip was made in oxcarts, in which were
brought hogs, cattle, chickens, slaves, and other property belonging to the family. The journey was made by way of the old Blackshear Road that was opened in 1814. At this camping place this incident occurred: Next morning before resuming the journey, one of the farmer's pigs joined the Culpepper pigs on the raft near Hawkinsville and went with his new found pig acquaintances a full-day's journey. Upon return that way several weeks thereafter, Mr. Culpepper made inquiry of his farmer friend and was informed that the run-away pig had, for some pig reason satisfactory to itself, repented and come back home to his Pa and Ma, having swum the river to accomplish the feat."
 

Family

Katherine Livingston (16 Mar 1814 - 30 Sep 1873)
Children

Charts Descendants of Joseph Culpepper of Edgecombe Co., NC (Six Generations)
Last Edited 18 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. 1820 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 014, Laurens Co., GA
    David Culpepper, 1 M0-10, 1 M16-26, 1 M45+, 2 F0-10, 3 F10-16, 1 F45+.
  2. Laurens County Inferior Court Minutes for Ordinary Purposes, 1822-1833. Page 255.
  3. Ancestry.com, compiler, Georgia Marriages to 1850, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1997.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2085a.htm
    David Culpepper and Catherine Livingstone on 8 Jan 1835 in Laurens Co., GA.
  4. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book B-66.
  5. Laurens County Clerk, Laurens Co., GA Deeds, 1808-1884, Books A-S Transcribed by Lew Griffin from Microfilm , Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 395,592 - 395,601.
    Book K, page 18.
  6. Laurens County Clerk, Laurens Co., GA Deeds, 1808-1884, Books A-S Transcribed by Lew Griffin from Microfilm , Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. 395,592 - 395,601.
    Book L, page 303.
  7. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 90, District 10, Dooly Co., GA
    D. S. Culpepper, 1 M0-5, 1 M20-30, 1 F0-5, 1 F20-30, 1 F30-40, 1 F50-60.
  8. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book A-187.
  9. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book B-254 & 255.
  10. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book A-46 & 47.
  11. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book B-137.
  12. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book B-243 & 244.
  13. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Pages 253A, District 24, Dooly Co., GA
    David S. Culpepper, 32, M, Farmer, $4,000, GA
    Catherine Culpepper, 32, F, GA
    David J. Culpepper, 12, M, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 8, F, GA
    Elizabeth J. Culpepper, 5, F, GA
    William B. Culpepper, 2, M, GA
    A. B. Coolage, 25, M, School Teacher, Canada
    George C. Evert, 22, M, Physician, GA.
  14. Dooly County Court, Dooly Co. GA Tax Digest 1851, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film # 367,140.
  15. Dooly Co. Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Letters of Administration and Guardianship, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film # 367,144 - 367,145.
    Book A, page 153.
  16. Dooly Co. Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Letters of Administration and Guardianship, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film # 367,144 - 367,145.
    Book A, page 155.
  17. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Appraisements and Inventories, 1838-1863, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film # 366,149 - 366,150.
    Inventories & Appraisements 1847-1863, pages 331-336.
  18. Dooly Co. Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Letters of Administration and Guardianship, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film # 367,144 - 367,145.
    Book A, page 201.
  19. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book B-583.
  20. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book E-704.
  21. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book F-134.
  22. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Dooly Co., GA, Slave Schedule
    D. S. Culpepper (17 slaves): 65F, 55F, 40M, 38M, 36M, 30M, 28F, 26F, 13M, 11F, 9M, 7M, 5F, 5M, 4F, 4M, 1M.
  23. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 509, Gum Creek, Dooly Co., GA
    David S. Culpepper, 42, M, Farmer, $2,000/$15,000, GA
    Catherine Culpepper, 42, F, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 19, F, GA
    Jane Culpepper, 15, F, GA
    W. B. Culpepper, 13, M, GA
    James S. Culpepper, 10, M, GA
    J. C. Culpepper, 7, F, GA.
  24. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book F-129.
  25. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book E-546.
  26. Dooly Co. Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Letters of Administration and Guardianship, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film # 367,144 - 367,145.
    Administration Letters 1856-1873, page 78.
  27. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book F-340.
  28. Dooly Co. Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Letters of Administration and Guardianship, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film # 367,144 - 367,145.
    Administration Letters 1856-1873, page 33.
  29. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book F-53.
  30. Dooly County Court of the Ordinary, Dooly Co GA Deed Books A-F, Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah , 1964, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. Film 366,674 et. al..
    Book F-551 & 552.
  31. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 385B, Family 1291, Drayton PO, Dooly Co., GA
    David Culpepper, 53, M, Farmer, $1600/$950, GA
    Catherine Culpepper, 53, F, GA
    Mary Culpepper, 27, F, GA
    Joseph Culpepper, 17, F, GA
    Julia Culpepper, 15, F, GA.
  32. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 618B (58), ED 22, District 10, Family 528, Dooly Co., GA
    David Culpepper, Self, M, Wid, 63, Farmer, GA/NC/NC
    Mary Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 28, Keeping House, GA/GA/GA
    Julia Culpepper, Dau, F, S, 20, --- , GA/GA/GA
    Josnfy Mumfort, Other, M, S, Black, 15, Farm Hand, GA/GA/GA
    Carrie Mukly, Other, F, S, Black, 16, Farm Hand, GA/GA/GA.