Dear Sandra:

Thank you for your wonderful response. -- Wm Kercheval did lease the
land you mentioned for 13 years. The lease was made in Jan 1786 so it
would have ended in Jan 1799. There lies the question  - What happened
at the end of the Lease. Would Lawrence Lewis keep William on the land
to be an overseer? I have not seen anything to indicate the renewal of
the lease.

Any help would be appreciated

Thank you, Diana

Lawrence Lewis, with his brother Robert
> Lewis, Battaile Muse, and maybe others, helped
> manage GW's western lands.  William Kercheval  in
> December 1785 began renting from GW a 172-acre
> tract on the Shenandoah River in Frederick
> County, and I assume that's the same piece of
> land you are referencing.  At GW's death in
> December 1799 the rental agreement would have
> continued in effect, with the heirs of GW's
> estate.  Unfortunately, we have not attempted the
> monumental task of tracing what happened to GW's
> vast landholdings after his death; perhaps
> someone at Mount Vernon knows more (try Mary
> Thompson [log in to unmask]).

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