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October 18, 1847

The special session of the legislative assembly was held at Madison (a Rock County member was George H. [surname cut off]); after nine days' labor the houses adjourned.

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CountyFall 1847Season

James Sutherland settled permanently in the village of Janesville (he had arrived in the fall of 1847).

BeloitNovember 4, 1847

A freshman class of four (within a week increased to five) was admitted at Beloit College, after examination by Mr. Merrill and the trustees; other passages state a small Freshman class was organized in November and that Merrill taught the first freshman class in 1847.

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The regionOctober 18, 1847

The special session of the legislative assembly was held at Madison (a Rock County member was George H. [surname cut off]); after nine days' labor the houses adjourned.

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On September 27, 1847, the governor issued a proclamation, calling a special session of the legislative assembly, to be held at Madison, October 18, 1847, to take action in relation to adopting a constitution and forming a state, and as to its admission into the Union. The members of the legislature met, in pursuance of the proclamation and, on October 27, passed an act providing for an election of delegates to a constitutional convention to be

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 1, PDF p. 138 / book p. 123

1847 / October 18

The regionA

October 18, 1847

The special session of the legislative assembly was held at Madison (a Rock County member was George H. [surname cut off]); after nine days' labor the houses adjourned.

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The evidence

The regionOctober 18, 1847

The special session of the legislative assembly was held at Madison (a Rock County member was George H. [surname cut off]); after nine days' labor the houses adjourned.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

On September 27, 1847, the governor issued a proclamation, calling a special session of the legislative assembly, to be held at Madison, October 18, 1847, to take action in relation to adopting a constitution and forming a state, and as to its admission into the Union. The members of the legislature met, in pursuance of the proclamation and, on October 27, passed an act providing for an election of delegates to a constitutional convention to be