Dear Listers: I have some copies of correspondence from my ancestor (William Kercheval) to Lawrence Lewis. They were written in 1800, 1801, and 1802. He seems to have been managing Mr. Lewis' property. I believe that this ancestor was a tenant farmer of George Washington's near Winchester. My questions are: 1. Who is Lawrence Lewis - a descendant or ??? 2. My ancestor's contract was completed in January 1799. what would have happened then in that George died that year? 3. What is the difference between a tenant farmer and a manager of a farm.? Any help along this line would be very helpful. Diana Kercheval Bennett To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html