Important for distinguishing commercial-site continuity from distillery continuity.
The warehouse precedes secure evidence of a distillery on the property.
Virginia legislation authorized Hancock Lee to erect a Leestown warehouse for inspected tobacco, anchoring later commerce at the river site before documented distilling there.
PDF sheet 45
PDF sheet 45
Chapter 2 — Leestown warehouse
Fresh full-copy audit, 2026-09-29. PDF45: authorization to erect a warehouse in1783 is not a construction/completion certificate. Preserve distinction between statutory permission and built structure.
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