To John Higgins   31 May 1865

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

May 31st 1865

My dear Sir

I apologise for my delay in acknowledging & thanking you for your note, account, & the remittance to the Union Bank for me of £255"2s"10d.1

Believe me, my dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. R. Darwin

To | J. Higgins Esqre—

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.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-4843F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-4843F