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Darwin Correspondence Project

To John Higgins   3 June 1871

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

June 3d. 1871

My dear Sir

I am much obliged for your letter, & beg leave to acknowledge the sum of £266 " 11s " 9d. placed to my account at the Union Bank.—1

My dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. R. Darwin

To | J. Higgins Esq

Footnotes

The payment was for six months’ rent on CD’s farm at Beesby in Lincolnshire; Higgins was CD’s land agent.

Summary

Acknowledges sum of £266 11s. 9d.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-7798F
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
John Higgins
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/6/14)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7798F,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7798F.xml

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