From John Higgins   16 June 1860

Biel

June 16. 1860

Dear Sir

I received your Letter of the 13th. yesterday but I had written to two parties to ascertain the best particulars I could of the nature of the property and quality of the land before I answered it, and I have not yet received either of their answers.—1 My knowledge of the district inclines me to think the estate may be purchased so as to form a safe and permanent Investment; and either I or my Son shall go over and carefully value it, and you shall hear from me again in time to obtain your full instructions about purchasing.—2 We shall be much pleased to see your Son and will make an appointment in a day or two, for shewing him this property, and also Beesby & Claythorpe.3

I return to Alford on Tuesday when I shall be able to communicate further particulars

I am | Yours faithfully | John Higgins

C R Darwin Esq

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1
See Correspondence vol. 8, letter to John Higgins, 13 June [1860]. CD was thinking of buying an estate at Anwick, near Sleaford in Lincolnshire (see this volume, Supplement, letter from John Higgins, 19 June 1860).
2
John Higgins’s son was John Higgins (1826–1902). In the event, the purchase was not made.
3
CD wanted William Erasmus Darwin to visit Anwick, and also CD’s estate at Beesby, Lincolnshire, and Susan Elizabeth Darwin’s estate at Claythorpe, Lincolnshire (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to John Higgins, 13 June [1860]).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-2837F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-2837F