To John Higgins 21 November 1865
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Nov. 21. 1865
My dear Sir
I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for the sum of £257–12.2. placed to my account at the Union Bank—1
I am dear Sir | yours | very faithfully | Ch. R. Darwin
J. Higgins Esq
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 £257 12s. 2d.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4940F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Higgins
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Dominic Winter Auctioneers (dealers) (10 April 2019, lot 138)
- Physical description
- 1p LS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4940F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4940F.xml
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