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From W. M. Hacon   31 December 1879

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

31st Decr. 1879

My dear Sir,

Mr. Morris of my office will leave Cannon Street tomorrow by the train, which is due at Orpington Station at 12.16. Midday, and will be at your house at Down about half an hour subsequently for the purpose of obtaining & attesting your execution of the deed of transfer of the £5000 North Eastern Railway Companys Debenture Stock, and of the Settlement.1

I have made arrangements for Mr. H. Darwin to call here on Friday evening to execute the settlement.

I am | My dear Sir | Yours very truly | Wm. M Hacon

Charles R. Darwin Esqre

Down | Beckenham | Kent

Footnotes

Hacon was CD’s solicitor; Morris was probably George Horton Morris. CD settled £5000 of North Eastern Railway company stock on his son Horace Darwin before his marriage to Ida Farrer (CD’s Investment book (Down House MS)); see also letter to W. M. Hacon, 8 November [1879].

Summary

WMH’s agent is coming to Down for CD to sign transfer of £5000 North Eastern Railway stocks. Horace is coming to his office to execute the marriage-settlement.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12378
From
William Mackmurdo Hacon
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
London, Fenchurch St, 18
Source of text
DAR 166: 26
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12378,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12378.xml

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