De Costa, Reverend B(enjamin) F(ranklin): New York, (New York) to Monsignor (Robert Seton: Jersey City, New Jersey), 1895 February 1

He has (Seton)'s letter. Geraldine's work is in the Lenox-Lily, also the Carter Brown (Library). Fiske may not have known of the bearing of the work; it is so rare. Rich and Stevens appear to have been well posted(?). About the origin of "San Domingo", from his difficulty with "San Antonio", De Costa is inclined to be careful. The derivation of names interests him greatly, but in some cases he has had to revise several times. He saw some of the sheets of Fiske's book. Fiske gave him reasons for one omission which does not apply. Bancroft, before he died, wrote De Costa that he left out the Northmen in his last edition for lack of room. He is misunderstood but he does accept the voyages. De Costa is glad that (Seton) is to give the paper next week and he will be there. P.S. He met Mr. and Mrs. (Louis Joseph) Sands on his trip to Naples last year.