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July 4, 1839

The second meeting of the Presbytery was appointed for Racine and adjourned to meet the next day at Milwaukee.

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CountyJuly 1, 1839

The commissioners held sessions; the assessment roll was corrected and accepted, and a tax levy of five mills on the dollar was ordered. The assessed value of Rock County in 1839 was $21,792.45.

CountyJuly 4, 1839

The first Fourth of July celebration was held in Janesville.

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The regionJuly 4, 1839

The second meeting of the Presbytery was appointed for Racine and adjourned to meet the next day at Milwaukee.

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The second meeting, appointed for Racine, July 4th, 1839, was thence adjourned to meet next day at Milwaukee, and during the meeting (July 5th) in Milwaukee, the name was changed to that of "The Presbytery of Milwankee." Rev. Stephen Peet of Green Bay, then united with the body, and the chnrches of Green Bay, Geneva and East Troy were received, the two latter being represented by delegates.

Brown, William Fiske. Past Made Present: The First Fifty Years of the First Presbyterian Church and Congregation of Beloit, Wisconsin. An Illustrated History of Sixty Years in Beloit and Wisconsin. Chicago: printed by the Marsh & Grant Co., 1900. Digitized by Google Books.PDF p. 158 / book p. 166

1839 / July 4

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July 4, 1839

The second meeting of the Presbytery was appointed for Racine and adjourned to meet the next day at Milwaukee.

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The regionJuly 4, 1839

The second meeting of the Presbytery was appointed for Racine and adjourned to meet the next day at Milwaukee.

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The second meeting, appointed for Racine, July 4th, 1839, was thence adjourned to meet next day at Milwaukee, and during the meeting (July 5th) in Milwaukee, the name was changed to that of "The Presbytery of Milwankee." Rev. Stephen Peet of Green Bay, then united with the body, and the chnrches of Green Bay, Geneva and East Troy were received, the two latter being represented by delegates.