The town of Beloit and the Racine, Janesville & Mississippi Railroad Company entered an agreement, with the town subscribing for 1,000 shares of capital stock.

The evidence

• “An agreement made and entered into this 21st day of May, 1853, between the town of Beloit, by.John Easterly, George B. Sanderson and Allen Warden, the Board of Supervisors of said party of the first part, and the Kacine, Janesville & Mississippi liailroad Company, party of the second part, witnesseth :”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 383 / book p. 387

  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