My Dear Darwin

I do not know if the enclosed has any interest to you   when read please return it.¹

A curious incident has occurred here   Gerrard has compiled a catalogue of the Bones of mammalia²   he also aded where these skeletons had been figured & gave a list of those that had been figured we had not

I printed the Catalogue & put Gerrard name in the title

My report had to go through Owen as usual³   He objected to the name being there because the list was on a system now made by Gerrard himself   there[fore] it could not be catalogue[d] & his name should only be mentioned in the Preface   I replied that the system adopted was that on which the Bones & stuffed skins were arranged & any other system would not be so usefull to the Museum   He persisted in his objection & the Trustees have ordered the name to be errased!⁴

Adieu | Ever Yours sincerely | J. E Gray