The first term of the Circuit Court for Rock County convened at the Court House in Janesville, Judge Whiton presiding.

The evidence

• “The first session of the Circuit Court, for Rock County, was held at the Court House in Janesville, by Judge Whiton, commencing Monday, the 18th day of September, 1848. John Nichols was Clerk and John M.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 360 / book p. 364

  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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