An election was held at the Masonic Lodge.

The evidence

• “I4., F. ^ A. M., acted from July 8, 1847, until January 18, 1848, under a dispensation. On the 1st of January, 1848, the Lodge was regularly chartered, and, on the 18th of the same month, an election was held, resulting as follows : F. Whitaker, W.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 575 / book p. 579

  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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