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title: "Letter of Instruction for BIP39 Seed Phrases (PDF)"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/list-phrase/building-a-crypto-inheritance-plan-safeguarding-your-digital-2026-06-14/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00"
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# Letter of Instruction for BIP39 Seed Phrases

A guide and fill-in template for drafting a letter of instruction that directs executors to your BIP39 backup without exposing private keys.

PDF document · Published June 14, 2026 · Updated October 22, 2026 

[ Open the PDF (6 pages, 314 KB) ](/list-phrase/building-a-crypto-inheritance-plan-safeguarding-your-digital-2026-06-14-en.pdf) 

## Contents

1. Core Principles and Separation of Secrets
2. What Must Never Appear in the Letter
3. Letter of Instruction: Fill-in Template
4. Maintenance and Storage
5. FAQ
6. Sources
7. BIP39 format examples
8. Reading a BIP39 phrase
9. See also

Keywords: 

seed phrase · letter of instruction · estate planning · key recovery

Topic: 

[Wallet Recovery: Restoring Funds from Seed Phrases and Backups](/topics/recovery/)

## Guides on the same subject

- [Crypto Inheritance: How to Pass On Your Seed Phrase](/crypto-inheritance/)  
Plan crypto inheritance without exposing your seed phrase: what heirs need, five methods compared, a no-secrets letter checklist and mistakes to avoid.
- [What Is a Seed Phrase? How a Recovery Phrase Works](/recovery-seed-phrase-guide/)  
A seed phrase is 12 to 24 BIP39 words that encode your wallet's random secret. See how the words become your keys and why they are your only backup.
- [Recover Lost Bitcoin: Find Wallet Backups and Seed Phrases](/recover-lost-bitcoin-find-wallet-backups/)  
Lost bitcoin can be recovered only from a backup: a seed phrase, a wallet file and its password, or a private key. Where to look on computers, phones and paper.

One of the documents in the [Seed Phrase PDF Archive](/list-phrase/), listed on [archive page 11](/list-phrase/11/).