To John Higgins 19 November [1856]1
Down Bromley Kent
Nov. 19th
My dear Sir
I am very glad to hear of the increased Rent, which will make my Farm a very good investment; & I truly thank you for your kind attention to my interests.2
With respect to the £105, I shd. prefer your second plan of a Lien for 15 years; but if you think the other plan of payment with interest to myself at 5 per cent, the fairer plan to Mr Hardy (who seems so excellent a tenant) I have the money & could transmit it immediately; but for myself, as I have said, I shd. prefer the lien.—3
With my very sincere thanks, pray believe me my dear Sir | Your’s very faithfully | Ch. Darwin To | John Higgins Esqe
Footnotes
Summary
Is very glad to hear of the increased rent. Prefers lien agreement with tenant, Mr Hardy.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1993
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Higgins
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/99)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1993,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1993.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 6