Elder F. Topping arrived in Clinton and held a meeting at the house of Deacon S. [name cut in passage].

The evidence

• “William Smith, and the brethren to the number of six presented their letters and covenanted to unite in maintaining the worship of God and the ordinances of their faith. On the first Sunday in January, 1840, Elder F. Topping arrived in Clinton and held a meeting at the house of Deacon S.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 647

  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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