From W. E. Darwin 27 October [1876]1
Basset
Oct 27
My dear Father,
I enclose Higgins letter. Lot 8 is the only piece of consequence.
Shall the transfer be completed thro’ my lawyer here or through Hacon?2
I send the plan as it may be worth putting with Deeds. I keep the contract till I hear again.
Your affect son | W. E Darwin
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to W. E. Darwin, 28 October [1876] (Correspondence vol. 24).
John Higgins (1826–1902) was the Darwins’ land agent in Lincolnshire; his letter has not been found. William wanted CD to buy another piece of land in Lincolnshire (see Correspondence vol. 24, letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 September [1876]). William Mackmurdo Hacon was CD’s lawyer; William’s lawyer has not been identified. See also this volume, Supplement, letter from W. E. Darwin to John Higgins Jr, 18 December 1875.
Summary
Discussing a purchase of land.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11212F
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Basset
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 64)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11212F,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11212F.xml
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