Authentic Letters of Columbus. 177 



XXVI. 



Autographic statement by Columbus of gold brought from- 

 America and sold by him in Castile. Date unknown. Prob- 

 ably IN 1493. Original in the collection of the Duke of 

 Berwick-Alba, Madrid. 



On July 13 Christobal de Torres sold at Seville 2 marks, 7 

 ounces, 4 ochavas of gold, at 453, the weight of a castellano. 



On August 12, at Valladolid, Carbajal sold 2 marks, 6 ounces, 4 

 ochaves, 3 tomins, almost all of which was given by him in payment 

 of the clothing which he bought for himself. 



September 11, at Arcos, Carbajal sold 6 ounces, 2 ochaves, i 

 tomin, 3 grains. All was sold at 



September 19, Burgos, 4 ounces, 7 ochaves, 3 tomins were 

 weighed. 



October 7, Carbajal sold 7 ounces, 4 ochaves, 5 tomins, 3 grains, 

 at 445. 



October 25, Burgos, Carbajal sold 7 ounces, 4 ochaves, 5 tomins, 



3 grains, at 445. 



November 12, 4 Burgos, Carbajal sold i mark, 6 ounces and 7 

 ochaves, less 14 grains, at 438. 



December 17, Burgos, Carbajal sold 7 ounces, 2 ochaves and 3 

 tomins, at 446. 



January 10, Burgos, Carbajal sold i mark, 6 ounces, i ochave, 

 at 



February 6, Burgos, Carbajal sold 7 ounces, 4 ochaves, 4 tomins, 



4 grains, at 445. 



February 13, Burgos, Juan Antonio sold 7 ounces, 6 ochaves, i 

 tomin, at 450. 



February 28, Burgos, Juan Antonio sold 4 marks, 5 ounces, 6 

 ochaves and 3 tomins, at 450. 



March 15, or before, Burgos, Juan Antonio sold i mark, (this 

 item covers the transaction or business of the " funda ") charged 

 to him at 453. 



December 30, Burgos, Juan Antonio sold to the silversmith who 

 made the seal 4 ounces, 2 ochaves, 3 tomins, at 448. 



January 24, Burgos, Carbajal sold i mark, 4 ochaves, 3 tomins, 

 at ... . 



March 3, Juan Antonio gave to the silversmith in payment of 

 the necklace made by him, i ounce and 2 tomins, at 453. 



The sum of 91 reals was due to the said silversmith for 47 links, 

 which the necklace has, at 2 reals per link. 



At the foot of the page, on the left corner, Columbus made the 

 following note: "Two hundred and thirty-four doredos which Don 

 Diego gave me on " 



The title given by Columbus to this paper, written by him across 

 the left margin, was; "Statement of the gold sold in Castile up to 

 the months of " 



