Mr. Wharton to Mr. Kloss.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 13th instant, referring to the letter of the Treasury Department concerning certain Swiss immigrants who were not allowed to land at New York, and expressing your thanks to the Secretary of the Treasury for his courteous action in the premises, and to inform you that the Department has communicated the contents of your note to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Accept, etc.,

William F. Wharton.