Dear Father,

I have had 2 days at Record office & have found a great deal—too much to tell in detail.¹

W^m. D. the II was Capt. of horse under Sir W. Pelham for 10 months & I have the particulars of his estate. They refer to Cleatham Hall as the place where his ancestors were accustomed to dwell. He was afterwds a barrister²   I am almost sure (& shall verify tomorr.) that the first W^m. D. (d^d. 1644) was Yeoman of the armory at Greenwich & Steward of the Peverel to Jas I & Chas I³   He appears to have died of gout or at least was very ill with it in 1643.

The original paper of W^m. D. the Second is curious & bears his signature.⁴ I can’t spare it to send it you.

Yours affec | G H Darwin