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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Agrees to reduce rent on farm because of bad times.
Discusses his account.
Discusses his account. Mentions reduction in rent due to agricultural conditions.
Asks his opinion concerning possible investment. Asks about possible land sale to Mr Mason.
Mentions his account. Reduction in rent paid by Mr Hardy.
Discusses his account and rent reduction. Comments on agricultural prices.
Thanks JH for his exposition of the effects of falling grain and lifestock prices on farm income.
Discusses rent reduction and possibility of a lease.
Discusses his account. Mentions the rent.
Has changed his bank to Union Bank, Charing Cross Branch.
Discusses account.
Arranges meeting. Discusses his account.
Discusses price of a farm.
Discusses investments.
Discusses his investments.
Discusses lost investment opportunity.