138. HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN.
Friedrich Kapp translation
Potsdam, October 29th, 1849.
My dear Friend:
A German letter of the Duchess of Orleans, to whom I have sent all my writings for many years, and who is very fond of them. She writes a hand so cabalistic to my eyes, that I beg to avail myself of your diplomatic experience in decyphering, and to be favored with a legible copy. The purport appears to be of a political nature. It will not be without interest for you, and on this account I appeal all the more confidently to your good-nature.
Your faithful friend,
A. Humboldt.