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To John Higgins   31 May 1863

Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.

May 31— 1863

My dear Sir

I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for the payment of the Balance of £235"7s"9d to my account at the Union Bank.1

I am much obliged for your never-failing care for my interest in regard to Rent & remain | My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin

To | J. Higgins Esqre—

1
The payment was for six months’ rent on CD’s farm at Beesby, Lincolnshire (CD’s Investment book (Down House MS), p. 20). Higgins was CD’s land agent.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 &] over ‘the’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-4196F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-4196F