James Thompson
... that James Thompson, who made the first plat of Chicago, declined an offer of land in the city in favor of $300?
... that <b id="mwB-c"><a href="./James_Thompson_(surveyor)" id="mwB-g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="James Thompson (surveyor)">James Thompson</a></b>, who made the first <a href="./Plat" id="mwB-k" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Plat">plat</a> of Chicago, declined an offer of land in the city in favor of $300?