ALS, one page, 5 x 8, December 8, 1858. Letter to his land agent John Higgins regarding rent collected from his farm at Beesby, in full: "I beg leave to acknowledge & thank you for your note & half years account & for 250:6:2 placed to my account at the Union Bank." Boldly signed at the conclusion over a duty stamp. In fine condition. Accompanied by two financial documents associated with Higgins: a receipt of £2 from Thomas Turner (by payment of John Higgins) for an annual subscription, June 11, 1863, signed by Charles Mason; and a receipt from timber merchants Wintringham & Bennett made out to John Higgins, November 22, 1858. Darwin's famed work, On the Origin of Species, would be released one year later on November 24, 1859, forever revolutionizing scientific thought.Format: ALS