Estate of Major General G.F.C. Bray - Correspondence and Records, 1883-1884

we to do - Please send instructions or come if necessary. The plain fact is the lease much be signed at once - I hope the Colonel will be better tomorrow -- he is not out of his room today.

Yrs in great haste

Charlotte Bray

12th Oct 1883

Dear Sir

Harrison to Bray

We now send you the lease & assignment with the name to assign. Kindly let us know when Col. Bray has executed the deed.

Yours truly Munns & Longdon

A. W. Vaisey Esq. Solr. Tring

Corrected a/c Devonshire Chambers 16 Bishopsgate St. E.C. 15 October 1883

Genl. Geo. Bray Tring To. A.H. Stiff and Co

1883 Sept. 24 To Com for attending re house 16 Kidbrook Grove, Blackheath S.E. rent £110 per an. @ 5%. 5/10/- To travelling expenses from Sept 24th to Oct 8th including checking of inventory, two journeys to Tring and two to Blackheath 3/-/-

£ 8/10/-

Received Cheque 29 Oct 1883 £8.10.0 [signed] A.H. Stiff

we might talk matters over- But I hope you will be able to arrange the lease quickly for us.

Yr very truly

Charlotte Bray

Lease is at: Mr. Charles Harrison 3 Gt. Tower St. London

Furlong Tring 24 Sept

Dear Mr. Vaisey,

We are taking 16 Kidbrook Grove Blackheath. I have seen the lease and am assured by one Agent Mr. Stiff - Devonshire Chambers 16 Bishopsgate St. Without that it is a usual lease. It is to the purpose of 7-14 or 21 years & I find we have to finish

[in pencil, in upper margin:] Determination on both Sides at 7 years Rent Repair [ing[?] [Insurance?] [Contract is?] [Asign?]

5 yrs about, of the first from the present tenant 7 - the remaining 14 - I say nothing about as we are not likely to want it. Next time completes the present tenants 1st third when by the lease he would be obliged to outside paint & repairs &c. So we want you to do the necessary

part of endorsing & securing to us a favorable lease. My agent says the 3 yrs. painting is always put in & seldom enforced. I want to take possession on Saturday 29th (next.) I go to town again tomorrow by 8:40 train. Should you be going by that to London