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Contents. 



Postscript to this letter 159 



XIX. Letter to Nicolo Oderigo, Genoese Ambassador to 



Spain, from Seville, December 27th, 1504 161 



XX. Letter to his son Diego, from Seville, December 



29th, 1504 163 



XXL Letter 'to Father Gaspar, Januar>^ 4th, 1505 167 



XXIL Letter to his son Diego, January i8th, 1505 168 



XXin. Letter to his son Diego, from Seville, February 5th, 



1505 171 



XXIV. Letter to his son Diego, from Seville, February 



25th, 1505 172 



XXV. Draft of letter relating to his claims against the 

 Crown of Spain based upon the contract with the 



Spanish Sovereigns 173 



XXVI. Autographic statement by Columbus of gold brought 

 from America and sold by him in Castile, date 



probably 1493 177 



XXVII. Original Draft by Columbus for one hundred gold 



castellanos, dated at Granada, October 22nd, 1501, 179 



XXVIII. Contract between Columbus and the Sovereigns — 



First voyage 178 



XXIX. Royal letters patent from the Sovereigns of Spain 

 commanding the inhabitants of Palos to furnish 

 equipment for the Columbus caravels, 1492 184 



XXX. Royal letters patent from the Sovereigns of Spain 

 granting license to the persons accompanying 



Columbus on his first voyage 186 



XXXI. Letter to Louis Santangel giving an account of the 



first voyage and the discovery of the New World. 188 



XXXII. The will of Columbus 193 



