Lincoln and Bowling Green witness deeds for the sale of two tracts of land. Joseph Watkins and Nancy Watkins sold one tract of 120 acres, situated five miles northwest of New Salem, to Thomas F. Dowell for $300. Thomas F. Dowell and Anna Dowell sold a nearby tract of 40 acres to Joseph Watkins for $75. Sangamon County Deed Book G, 143-44, 185-86, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois Springfield.