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Charles Darwin autograph letter signed, dated 3 December 1861 on stationery from his home in Down Bromley. Darwin here writes to his financial advisor John Higgins, in full, ''My dear Sir / I beg leave to thank you & acknowledge the sum of 245 - 18 - 0 being 1/2 year's rent to be placed to my account on Friday. / My dear Sir / Yours sincerely / Ch. Darwin''. Darwin also writes Higgins' name at bottom, with a squiggly paraph at the end of ''Esq''. Single page measures 4.5'' x 7.25'', with docketing on verso. Darwin purposely signs over a duty stamp at conclusion of letter. Vertical crease, and small paper loss at corner, overall very good condition.
Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed From 1861, Shortly After ''On the Origin of Species'' Was Published
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