American artist, author, and traveler (1796–1872) best known for his Indian Gallery, a monumental collection of paintings documenting the quickly vanishing customs, costumes, and cultures of various Native American peoples in their natural environment. ALS signed “Geo. Catlin,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, January 20, 1847. Lengthy letter to Putnam, his New York publisher, concerning several legal issues. In part: “I am extremely vexed that the box with the picture should have been so long on the way to London making its arrival so late in Washington. I was assured by the agent here that it would be delivered to you in 36 hours. The Lawyer’s Letter with account of costs is even more entirely unexpected & vexatious. I never gave him any authority to arrest Mr. Burrows or even to commence a suit against him…I intended…to have the account presented by an attorney in such a form as to alarm him…I never sued a man in my life before this and this has been done entirely without my knowledge…I never would have arrested or imprisoned the old man for 5 times the amount…It hurts me to think that the old man was arrested & imprisoned at my suit, as I never intended to imprison any friend or foe in my life…In the affair with Bohn…they have held back, putting a certain price upon their Books, and I believe, intending to look to me for their value rather than outlay anything…You may say at once to Mr. Bohn that as a means of preventing any further delay and difficulty, that I will take the Books…for cash, provided he pays me at the same time what is remaining due on our contract for the first hundred copies & for the copies delivered since that time.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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