Rev. C. Smedes resigned as rector of the Beloit Episcopal parish.

The evidence

• “C. Smedes, then a Deacon, assumed charge of the parish, and remained its Rector until July 1, 1858, when he resigned, and, after two months' interval, was succeeded by Rev. J.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 640 / book p. 644

  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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