Rev. Dexter Clary's pastorate ended; the 1856 history states he was dismissed in the autumn of 1850, while the 1908 history states it ended in July 1850.

The evidence

• “(Although Dr. Clary's pastorate ended in 1850, July, Avhen he became an agent of the American Home Missionary Society, his home continued to be Beloit for the rest of his life. A few later items of this record are added as being of special interest.—Ed.) 1853—Mch 1.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/13-beloit-churches.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 293 / book p. 268

  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.

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