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From W. M. Hacon   28 December 1878

18, Fenchurch Street, | London. | E. C.

28th Decr 1878

My dear Sir

I received yesterday Mr William Darwin’s letter of the 26th Decr. And I now send you the new codicil to your will, ready for execution, in duplicate.1 Its date should be supplied in words, previous to execution; and (as you will doubtless recollect) you must sign, in the presence of two witnesses, present at the same time: and they must attest your execution in your presence and in the presence of each other.

I am | My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Wm M Hacon

Charles R Darwin Esq | Down | Beckenham Kent

1
The letter from William has not been found; CD was adding a codicil to his will, increasing the legacies received by his daughters Henrietta Emma Litchfield and Elizabeth Darwin (see letter from W. M. Hacon, 24 December 1878 and n. 3).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11807,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11807