To John Higgins 31 May 1863
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
May 31— 1863
My dear Sir
I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for the payment of the Balance of £235"7s"9d to my account at the Union Bank.1
I am much obliged for your never-failing care for my interest in regard to Rent & remain | My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
To | J. Higgins Esqre—
Footnotes
The payment was for six months’ rent on CD’s farm at Beesby, Lincolnshire (CD’s Investment book (Down House MS), p. 20). Higgins was CD’s land agent.
Summary
Acknowledges receipt of £235 7s. 9d.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4196F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Higgins
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Dominic Winter Auctioneers (dealers) (10 April 2019, lot 138)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4196F,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 30 (Supplement)
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