A book store was opened in Beloit under the firm name of Wright, Merrill & Newcombe.

The evidence

• “This firm, in 1851, built the first paper-mill that was erected on Rock River. He also, in 1852, opened a book store in connection with Wright & Newoombe. under the firm name of Wright, Merrill & Newcombe. He sold out to his other partners in 1856.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 754 / book p. 758

  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