Sr.
By Order of the Treasurer of St. Thomas's
Hospital I have this day View'd & examin'd a party wall between
Mr. Hearsey Tenent of the Hospital. & the next House
South adjoyning which belongs to the Worshipful Company of
Grocers , and do find all the lower part of the said Wall in a very
ruinous Condition, & splitt in a very bad and dangerous manner,
and it is my opinion that unless speedy care be taken to under pin
the said Party Wall, to may Endanger ye Houses, and as it must
be an equal Expence, I Desire the favour of your answer which
whill oblige

Sr.
Etc
Jas. Steere< no role > .
Surveyor.

St Thomas's Hospital
Sepr. 8th: 1749.

To Mr. Langly Hill
Clerk of the Grocers Compy.

12th Octor. 1749

Mr. Swaine
Your Notice of the 28th Sepr. last of Yr. Intention to
fell the lower part of Richards Wood & Coney wood between Michs
& Chrmas next hath been laid before William Mount< no role > Esqr. our
present Treasurer, who hath order'd me to acquaint you that He
hath appointed Mr. John Chatbourn< no role > of Hastingleigh (the
Bearer hereof) to be the Hospital Woodreeve instead of Mr.
Braybrook whom Mr. Treasurer desires you will pay for
his Trouble in Proportion to what Mr. Knock was allowed, which
was 5s a Journey, and it appeares by my Letters to yourself &
Mr. Sankey that Mr. Braybrook hath had 3 Journies since his
appointmt.

I am Etc
J. W:

To Mr. Nichs. Swaine< no role > at Hastinleigh