To John Higgins 18 July [1859]1
Down Bromley Kent
July 18th
My dear Sir
I am very much obliged for your note.2 I have written to Sir Francis to say that without revoking the right of shooting over Beesby, granted to you. I shall be happy to allow Mr Huish to shoot over the Farm.3 So that affair is well settled.
With my thanks | Pray believe me | My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | C. Darwin
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Higgins, 15 July 1859 (this volume, Supplement).
Letter from John Higgins, 15 July 1859 (this volume, Supplement).
Marcus Huish. CD’s letter to Francis Sacheverel Darwin has not been found.
Summary
Has written to his uncle, Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin, to say that without revoking the right of shooting over Beesby, granted to JH, he is happy to allow Marcus Huish to shoot over the farm.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-2476H
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Higgins
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/4/4)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2476H,” accessed on 4 October 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2476H.xml
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