[Merrill] came to Beloit about the middle of May and took charge of the Beloit Seminary.

The evidence

• “About four years of that time he was Principal of the Cuthbert Academy, in Randolph Co., Ga. He then came to Beloit, about the middle of May, 1846, and took charge of the Beloit Seminary. He continued in charge of that institution until the male department was merged into what is now Beloit College.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 754 / book p. 758

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources