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To John Higgins   21 November 1865

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

Nov. 21. 1865

My dear Sir

I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for the sum of £257–12.2. placed to my account at the Union Bank—1

I am dear Sir | yours | very faithfully | Ch. R. Darwin

J. Higgins Esq

LS

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.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-4940F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-4940F