Concerning Du Bois's return from Africa and Portugal. Accounts the loss of a cane given to Du Bois by Simango. Written on scrap with writing about a village on reverse.
Mentioning that for the past 40 years, he has heard W. E. B. Du Bois give scores of addresses, and never once did Du Bois give him any reason to believe that he is connected to a foreign government.
Concerning the question of whether a black sailor, Pedro Alonso Nino, accompanied Christopher Columbus on his voyage to America and the claims of Daniel A. P. Murray, of the Library of Congress, on this subject.
Thanking him for the enclosures and information provided in his latest correspondence (mums312-b051-i382); enclosing payment for international subscription to "The Crisis"; once again speculating about possible mention of Paul Robeson in the December…