Israel Baal Shem Tov in Solotvin

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According to this document Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of thecame to Chassidic movement  came to Solotvin to visit Rabbi Moshe Halperin the head of the Jewish community. The year of this event is not certain although it to place sometime befor 1755 when Rabbi Moshe Halperin passed away.

The testamony of this visit is in Megelat Yohasin (מגילת יוחסין) of Yehudah Aria son of Rabbi Moshe Tzvi.