
          Lancaster Ohio April 23rd 1853


 My Dear Maj [Major]-


 I have seen Dr. Gray's Plant: [Plantae] Wright: [Wrightianae] part 2nd
 and on examination find that he takes entire credit
 for every new plant in our Lake Guzman excursion 
 without so much as even intimating that I had
 been in company with him. Although you may
 well recollect giving us the privilege and outfit
 at my express instance I had collected while at the
 copper mines a good many new plants before he
 came up and also many others while there in
 company with him. Such of them as he collected
 after his arrival are introduced into his new book
 without awarding so much credit as mentioning my
 name in their connection. His present publication
 extends and includes plants as far in the natural
 orders as compositae; about one half of the flowering 
 Species. From Dr. Gray's introduction I perceive
 it is his intention as soon as he gets time to continue
 the publication of the same in the orders after compositae
 with the addition of Fendler & Lindheimers
 plants which if done will deprive me of much
        