1To James Madison from John Chew, ca. October 1798 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. Ca. October 1798. Mentioned in John Chew to JM, 20 Oct. 1799 . Informs JM of the death of Joseph Chew and requests information on lands that Chew claimed.
2To James Madison from John Chew, 20 October 1799 (Madison Papers)
I wrote to You about this time last Year, informing You of my fathers death, and requesting You to give me every information in your power respecting some lands to which he had a Claim to, in Virginia. Such a length of time has now elapsed without my hearing from You that I am Sometimes in doubt, whether the letter has ever gone to hand, it was Sent from this by a Son of Mr Watts, and directed...
3To James Madison from John Chew, 25 December 1803 (Madison Papers)
From your very friendly letter to me of February 1800, in reply to my enquiries respecting my fathers Claim to Lands in the State of Kentucky, I am induced to trouble you with a letter for Mr Taylor, from whom I have not heard these two Years past and am pretty certain that my last letter to him must have Miscarried. By a letter which Sir John Johnson lately received from Mr Watts, I learn...