Thomson, Alexander, 1785-1863

Alexander Thomson, born 29 Aug. 1785 in St. Matthews Parrish, S.C., lived in Georgia in his youth, marrying Elizabeth Dowsing in 1805, with whom he had twelve children, including William D. Thomson, to whom the letter is addressed. Thomson and his family emmigrated to Texas, settling in Austin's colony about 1830. As a surveyor and partner of the empresario Sterling Clack Robertson, who represented the colonization project, Robertson's Colony, which was variously known as the Texas Association, Leftwich's Grant, and the Nashville Colony, Alexander Thomson encouraged the colonization of Texas. Alexander Thomson died 1 June 1863, and was buried in a family graveyard at Yellow Prairie, Tex., now call Chriesman, which is near Caldwell, Tex.

From the description of Letter, 5 Aug. 1832. (Texas A&M University). WorldCat record id: 50658318