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auctions ($100 cash for 80 acres), sometimes as a single
purchaser, sometimes a joint purchaser with an Alexander
Thomson (perhaps his brother).
Andrew resided in Illinois less than 4 years. The
following notice was published in the Illinois Weekly State
Journal by Alexander Thomson in February of 1842. Dr.
Andrew Thomson died then in either late 1841 or early 1842.
In spite of the significant land purchases made by Dr.
Andrew and Alexander Thomson, after his death Jane
returned to the Thomson homestead in Pennsylvania. In
1840 the Macomb / Rock Island area was a sparsely
populated prairie land. Perhaps the lack of amenities, the