Barret H. Smith announced his severance from the Journal and Courier.

The evidence

• “Smith alone. April 21, 1864, a " card to the public " informs the readers of the Journal and Courier that B. H.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/11-rock-county-ch05-press-institutions-tragedy.md, PDF p. 398 / book p. 402

  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

  

• “Smith. April 21, 1864, Barret H. Smith severed his connection with the paper, and was succeeded by Mr.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/30-press-of-beloit.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 126 / book p. 635

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent