Rev. Henry Barber, of Dutchess County, N. Y., presented 160 acres of land to the College, the first donation outside of Beloit.

The evidence

• “This sum was subsequently increased to about f 12,000. The first donation to the College, outside of Beloit, was in 1845, and consisted of 160 acres of land, presented to the institution by Rev. Henry Barber, of Dutchess County, N.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/12-rock-county-ch06-politics-war-record.md, PDF p. 474 / book p. 478

  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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