To John Higgins   3 June 1871

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

June 3d. 1871

My dear Sir

I am much obliged for your letter, & beg leave to acknowledge the sum of £266 " 11s " 9d. placed to my account at the Union Bank.—1

My dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. R. Darwin

To | J. Higgins Esq—

The payment was for six months’ rent on CD’s farm at Beesby in Lincolnshire; Higgins was CD’s land agent.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7798F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7798F