1To James Madison from Arthur Breese, 11 April 1794 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 22d. Ultimo. I Recd. a few days since. I live on the Sadaqueda Patent, three Miles from Lot No. 2. and am perfectly well acquainted with its general, situation, quality &ca. It is situated on the Mohawk river, near the confluence of two large Creeks, The Oriskany, & The Nine Mile Creeks—at the Distance of Nine Miles from Fort Stanwix, at which place a Canal, will be cut, so...
2To James Madison from Arthur Breese, 16 April 1794 (Madison Papers)
Some time since by the Mail I recd. a letter from you respecting Lot No. 2. Sadaqueda Patent I forwarded my answer immediately. By the last Mail I Recd. a letter from Mr. Wm. Morris, inclosing one from you to me. For fear that my first letter should get lost, I now inform you that I am perfectly well acquainted, with the general situation, & Quality of your Lot; and that it is worth four...
3To James Madison from Arthur Breese, 28 January 1795 (Madison Papers)
You must pardon me, for not answering your letter, before this time. My opinion is that if you could sell one half of your Lot in the rear, for something near its Value, It would be advisable for you so to do. Since the receipt of your letter, I have used every exertion to sell the rear part of the Lot, or rather 200 acres of the same. But the term for payment expiring so soon was unable to...
4To James Madison from Arthur Breese, 17 December 1796 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 13h. May last, was handed me some time since by Mr. Vanwyck. He informed me that since he had seen you, Mr. Bailey & himself had agreed to take the Lot you sold them at the Estimated quantity 900. acres, Declining a Resurvey . I am inclined to believe that the Lot would more than hold out, Nine hundred Acres. I have the honor to be Sir with much Respect Your Very Obt. Sert....