Letter – John Bickerdike to Nicholas Walton – 5 Mar 1740

      Cowclose  March 5th  1739/40

Gentlemen

      According to your Orders I have sent you as above the Charge of Planning Measuring & Valuing Dilston hall, which I hope youle think a reasonable one, as we were Imployed in it almost all the Night as well as the day, while it was doing, and being Oblidged to have Horses & to lye from Home made it a Considerable Expence to us  I am Your Humb. Servt.

      Jno. Bickerdike.

To Messrs Walton & Boag.





A Copy of Mr Jno. Bickerdikes Acct & letter sent the Board 7th Mar 1739/40



Messrs Walton & Boag Dr. for worke done for the Com[missione]rs of Greenwich Hospital as follows at Dilston Hall  Ending 15th February 1739/40 Vizt.



Measuring & Surveying the Gardens, Courts, & Outparts of the Building and Measuring the Apartments, Offices & Outhouses, for the Ground Plans and Drawing the 1st Copy thereof vizt.

Jno. Bell 12 days at 7/6d      £4 10  -

Jno. Bickerdike 8 Do. at 7/6d   3  -  - 

Jno. Rewcastle 8 Do. at 7/6d    3  -  - 

Jno. Richardson 6 Do. at 2/6d   - 15  -                £11  5  - 



Measuring all the floors p<ar>titions &c in all the Rooms & Apartments in the first, second & 	third floor, as also the Roofs & Drawing the first Draught thereof & of all the uprights vizt.

John Bell 6 days at 7/6d       £2  5  - 

Jno. Bickerdike 4 Do. at Do.    1 10  - 

Jno. Rewcastle 4 Do. at Do.     1 10  -                £ 5  5  -



Putting a valuation upon all the Materials vizt.

Jno. Bell 4 days at 7/6d       £1 10  - 

Jno. Bickerdike 4 Do. at Do.   £1 10  - 

Jno. Rewcastle 4 Do. at Do.	    £1 10  -                £ 4 10  6



Drawing fair Copys of the Plans, and Assisting in forming the General Estimates Jno. Bickerdike 9 1/2 days at 7/6d           £ 3 11  3

                                                       £24 11  3