Hamilton Richardson purchased the starch-factory property and converted it into a flouring-mill.

The evidence

• “"Boiled shirts" were not numerous those days in this locality, and flour, the great staple of life, was more in demand than starch. Consequently, Hamilton Richardson purchased the property in 1849, and converted the starch fa.ctory into a flouring-mill. William Truesdell, a lawyer, since dead, was associated with Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 558 / book p. 562

  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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