To John Higgins 18 December [1852]
Down Farnborough Kent
Dec. 18th.
My dear Sir
I am much obliged for your note & for your remittance of £188 . s 15 . d 2. to my account.1 I am very glad to hear that agricultural affairs are improving a little. With respect to Rent, I feel sure you will do what is right.
Believe me | My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | C. Darwin J. Higgins Esq
Footnotes
CD recorded the receipt of the sum of £189 10s. 2d. in his Classed account book (Down House MS) on 8 January 1853. His Account book indicates that he gave John Higgins the sum of 15s. on 19 December 1852.
Summary
Discusses his account. Mentions the rent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1494
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Higgins
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/58)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1494,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 5
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