To John Higgins 4 December 1859
Ilkley Wells House | Otley Yorkshire
Decr 4th 1859.
My dear Sir
Your note & account has been forwarded here from my home, where I am temporarily staying.— I thank you for & acknowledge the sum of £241:19s·10d placed to my account1
In Haste I remain | My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. R. Darwin
J. Higgins Esqr
Footnotes
Higgins’s note has not been found. The payment was half-yearly rent on CD’s farm at Beesby, Lincolnshire. CD was away from Down visiting the hydropathic establishment at Ilkley Wells from 2 October to 9 December 1859 (see Correspondence vol. 7, Appendix II). See also plate in Correspondence vol. 30.
Summary
Acknowledges receipt of £241 19s. 10d.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-2570F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Higgins
- Sent from
- Ilkley
- Source of text
- Dominic Winter Auctioneers (dealers) (10 April 2019, lot 138)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2570F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2570F.xml
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