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ney for such kinds of purposes afford the economical — narrow-minded,— 

 I nave after much reflection set apart for the Museum only those specimens 

 of my Collection which are of primary import to the puhlic— all the Sauri^ 

 the subjects of my plates, and those of my general Collection, which are 

 really co-adjutors, and really important to the Museum. 



And availing myself of your kind advice, I have sent through 

 Mr. Forshall my proposals to the Trustees. 



And I have sent the Trustees, with my work, a list of all the 

 Saun^ &c. &c., that I propose for the Museum, a copy of which I retain 

 for you, with the several prices as well as I remember that the articles have 

 cost me, so that there may he no manner oj mistake anywhere, and as little 

 trouble in the estimation as possible. 



And, moreover, I take the liberty to express how much gratified I 

 feel that you and you alone determine the sum that I am to receive for 

 that portion of my Collection which goes to the Museum, as I have not 

 only every confidence in your judgment, but am sure that you will add 

 the more importance to the problem which you condescend to solve, alone. 

 The Rev. Prof. Buckland. 



I have quoted from the published Report, evidence prov- 

 ing the deceptive effect produced by the plaster of Paris, and 

 also, that in the opinion of some highly competent judges, 

 the money value of the collection was over-rated. It now re- 

 mains for me to put the readers of this Appendix in posses- 

 sion of the document which relieved Mr. Hawkins from the 

 imputation of " fraud or collusion," or which, at any rate, re- 

 lieved the Trustees from the necessity of pressing the inves- 

 tigation. This document is in the form of a letter from Dr. 

 Buckland, addressed to the secretary, the Rev. J. Forshall. 

 I here give it verbatim, with only the addition of numerals to 

 the several paragraphs. 



No. 25. 



Letter from the Rev. Dr. Buckland to the Rev. J. Forshall. 



Oxford, 12 March, 1835. 

 My dear Sir, 



1 



In consequence of a letter from Mr. Konig, I called 

 last week at the British Museum to examine the amount of restorations 

 in plaster, of certain parts of some of the specimens purchased last sum- 

 mer of Mr. Hawkins ; and as some misapprehension has gone abroad upon 

 this subject, I feel it due both to Mr. Hawkins and myself to request you 

 on my behalf to submit the following statement to the Trustees. 



2 

 That Mr. Hawkins offered the specimens to the Museum at a 

 price to be valued by myself, it being understood that I was to have the 

 assistance of Mr. Mantell in the valuation ; 



3 

 That Mr. Mantell and myself made our estimates separately, and 



