David Kennedy of Winchester, Va., rose to the rank of lieutenant in GW’s Virginia Regiment in the 1750s and served for a time as its assistant commissary and quartermaster. Between 1766 and 1773 Kennedy, who was later referred to as a captain, rented for £28 per annum a tract of land on Bullskin Run belonging to GW. When he gave up the place, Kennedy owed GW £28, which remained unpaid. In September 1784 GW enlisted the help of Gen. Daniel Morgan to collect Kennedy’s debt.