From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
15 Mar 1845
Source of text:
DAR 210.10: 5
Summary:
Reports that he has an offer of an estate of about 325 acres that CD may find suitable.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 Oct 1845
Source of text:
DAR 210.10: 8
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.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1 Mar 1848
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/11)
Summary:
Agrees to pay Mr Mason as requested.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
27 July 1852
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/2/2)
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.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
31 July 1852
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/2/5)
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.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 Nov 1856
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/98)
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.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
15 July 1859
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/4/2)
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.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 June 1860
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/3/7)
Summary:
Has not received any replies from the parties.
Either he or his son will value the property after JH’s return to Alford.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 June 1860
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/3/14)
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.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Higgins
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 June 1862
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/104)
Summary:
Sorry he did not meet CD in London.
Discusses investment in land as compared with railway shares.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project