From W. E. Darwin 27 October [1876]¹

Basset

Oct 27

My dear Father,

I enclose Higgins letter. Lot 8 is the only piece of consequence.

Shall the transfer be completed thro’ my lawyer here or through Hacon?²

I send the plan as it may be worth putting with Deeds. I keep the contract till I hear again.

Your affect son | W. E Darwin

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to W. E. Darwin, 28 October [1876] (Correspondence vol. 24).

John Higgins (1826–1902) was the Darwins’ land agent in Lincolnshire; his letter has not been found. William wanted CD to buy another piece of land in Lincolnshire (see Correspondence vol. 24, letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 September [1876]). William Mackmurdo Hacon was CD’s lawyer; William’s lawyer has not been identified. See also this volume, Supplement, letter from W. E. Darwin to John Higgins Jr, 18 December 1875.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11212F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11212F

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