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CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION.
I have examined Mr. Catlin's collection of the Upper Missouri Indians to
the Rocky Mountains, all of which I am acquainted with, and indeed most of
them were painted when I was present, and I do not hesitate to pronounce them
correct likenesses, and readily to be recognised. And I consider the costumes, as
painted by him, to be the only correct representations I have ever seen.
John F. A. Sanford,
U. SS. Indian Agent for Mandans, Rickarees, Minatarees,
Crows, Knisteneaux, Assinneboins, Blackfeet, &c.
Having examined Mr. Catlin's collection of Portraits of Indians of the
Missouri and Rocky Mountains, I have no hesitation in pronouncing them, so
far as I am acquainted with the individuals, to be the best I have ever seen, both
as regards the expression of countenance and the exact and complete manner in
which the costume has been painted by him.
J. L. Bean, S. Agent for Indian Affairs.
I have been for many years past in familiar acquaintance with the Indian
tribes of the Upper Missouri and the Rocky Mountains, and also with the land-
scape and other scenes represented in Mr. Catlin's collection, and it gives me
great pleasure to assure the world that, on looking them over, I found the like-
nesses of my old friends easily to be recognised, and his sketches of Manners
and Customs to be portrayed with singular truth and correctness.
J. Pilcher, Agent for Upper Missouri Indians.
It gives me great pleasure in being enabled to add my name to the list of
those who have spontaneously expressed their approbation of Mr. Catlin's col-
lection of Indian Paintings. His collection of materials places it in his power
to throw much light on the Indian character ; and his portraits, so far as I have
seen them, are drawn with great fidelity as to character and likeness.
H. Schoolcraft, Indian Agent for Wisconsin Territory.
Having lived and dealt with the Blackfeet Indians for five years past, I
was enabled to recognise every one of the portraits of those people, and of the
Crows also, which Mr. Catlin has in his collection, from the faithful likenesses
they bore to the originals.
St. Louis, 1835.                                                                    j. E Brazeau.
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Having spent sixteen years in the continual acquaintance with the Indians
of the several tribes of the Missouri represented in Mr. Catlin's Gallery of
Indian Paintings, I was enabled to judge of the correctness of the likenesses,
and 1 instantly recognised every one oftfiem, when I looked them over, from the
striking resemblance they bore to the originals ; so also of the landscapes on the
Missouri.                                                                              HoNOKE PlcOTTE
The portraits in the possession of Mr. Catlin of Pawnee Picts, Kioways
Camanches, Wecos, and Osages, were painted by him from life, when on a tour