Smithsonian Report, 1885, Part II.— Donaldson, Catlin Indian Gallery. 



PLATE 141. 



FACSIMILE OF A LETTER OF BARON HUMBOLDT TO MR. CATLIN, FROM POTSDAM 1855. 



Translated by Dr. Charles Rau. 



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