My dear Sir

I received yesterday M^r William Darwin’s letter of the 26^th Dec^r. 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 | W^m M Hacon

Charles R Darwin Es^q | Down | Beckenham Kent