From John Higgins 17 November 1856
Summary
Mr Hardy, CD’s tenant at Beesby, has spent £105 on improvements to the farm. JH suggests different ways of recompensing the tenant, and asks for CD’s decision.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1856 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/98) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1026F |
From John Higgins 1 March 1848
Summary
Agrees to pay Mr Mason as requested.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Mar 1848 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1161 |
From John Higgins 27 July 1852
Summary
Explains the effects of the falling prices of wheat and cattle on the rents from CD’s and his sister Susan Elizabeth Darwin’s farms.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 July 1852 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/2/2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1484F |
From John Higgins 31 July 1852
Summary
Asks for more information about CD’s idea of a ‘more permanent arrangement’ with his tenant.
Explains the drawback of a lease or a corn rent.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 July 1852 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/2/5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1484H |
From John Higgins 15 July 1859
Summary
Suggests giving Marcus Huish permission to shoot over CD’s Beesby estate, but not to revoke JH’s occasional privilege to take a visitor shooting there.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 July 1859 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/4/2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2476G |
From John Higgins 19 June 1860
Summary
Sends a plan of the Anwick Estate: will value it on Saturday next (23 June 1860).
Will purchase it for CD at the auction on 25 June if he can secure favourable terms.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 June 1860 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/3/14) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2836F |
From John Higgins 16 June 1860
Summary
Has not received any replies from the parties.
Either he or his son will value the property after JH’s return to Alford.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 June 1860 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/3/7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2837F |
From John Higgins 13 June 1862
Summary
Sorry he did not meet CD in London.
Discusses investment in land as compared with railway shares.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 June 1862 |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/104) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3603F |
From John Higgins 15 March 1845
Summary
Reports that he has an offer of an estate of about 325 acres that CD may find suitable.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Mar 1845 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.10: 5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-839 |
From John Higgins 2 October 1845
Summary
Sends a list of the work he feels should be done at Beesby [Lincolnshire] to put the farm in order. Hopes to get purchase deeds completed by 10 October.
| Author: | John Higgins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Oct 1845 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.10: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-918 |
