A hotel keeper came to Janesville, purchased the New England House, and conducted it about nine months

The evidence

• “Swift and A. Brinkerhoff, in the same business, for a few years, and also alone for some time, In 1854, he came to Janesville, purchased the New England House, and conducted it for about nine months ; he then built the Ford House, leased it most of the time, but sometimes carried it on himself for a year or two at a time ; at the same time, he was also carrying on a saw-mill, where Ford's mill now stands (Mr. Ford had acquired an interest in the water-power before his removal to Janesville).”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 702 / book p. 706

  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.

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