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Two letters concerning Louis Turian's application for the lease of the Half Moon Inn, Southwark, from Jesus College. The first letter is addressed to Arthur Westmorland and is written by Barnes & Bernard, dated 1 December 1880 from London; the letter outlines that Turian has held the lease since 1873 and has £180 rent per annum, but is seeking to surrender the lease original lease with 13 years left unexpired, and instead is applying for a new lease of 21 years from Christmas 1880. The firm describes Turian as a desirable tenant and urges the college to accept the application.
The second letter is a copy of Turian's application dated 26th November. Turian describes that he has invested a large, unspecified some of money in the property and that he will only get that money back if the lease is extended.

A copy of the report written by Barnes and Bernard addressed to Dr Westmorland, assessing the annual value of the Half Moon Hotel, Southwark. The cover letter states the report was submitted to the property's tenant, Louis Turian, who attempted to surrender his previous 21 year lease from Jesus College and apply for a new one. The report claims that Turian has made significant improvements to the condition of the property but the college will not lower the rent in consideration of the cost of the improvements made by Turian.