
          Cambridge June 9, 1856


 My dear Mr. Wright,


 Your letter of June 3rd from Washington
 I have read with some surprise. But I am pleased that
 I can relieve you from any difficulty in which you may
 find yourself on account of any action of mine.


 I therefore explicitely state that I prepared the 2nd.
 part of Plantae Wrightianae Texano-Mexicanae, entirely on
 my own responsibility, and not from your instigation. I think 
 I still possess all the letters you wrote me while in Col. [Colonel] emory's
 employment: And I am sure that neither in them nor in any
 subsequent communication is there the least desire expressed to
 monopolize the credit or anticipate the publication of any collection 
 made by Drs. Bigelow, Parry, or others; but I am confident that
 your letter, when referred to, will show an opposite spirit.


 In fact you neither authorized nor solicited the publication 
 which I took up on general scientifc journals.


 This statement I presume is all that is needed to place
 you right as respect any complaint of Dr. Bigelow & Dr. Parry, and
 any consequent action on the part of Col. [Colonel] Emory.


 Now as you will need to forward this communication to
 Col. [Colonel] Emory, I have a word to add as respects myself, which I
 with to go with it.


 After the publication appeared I received a letter from
 Dr. Bigelow compaining that I had not given him due credit for his
 discoveries made by him at the same time as by you.


 The reply I gave him at the time I think has a satisfactory
 explanation. It was the true explanation, & was substantially this.
        