File No. 811.5124/8.]

The Department of State to the Danish Legation .

[Memorandum.]

The Department of State has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the memorandum of the Danish Legation, dated the 17th instant, in regard to the interpretation of Article 7 of the Treaty of April 26, 1826, between the United States and Denmark, in connection with the settlement and distribution of the estate of Metta K. Peterson, deceased, now before the District Court of Iowa for Plymouth County.

The Department of State has the honor to advise the Danish Legation that this case is receiving the attentive consideration of this Government, and that the Legation will be informed of the result at the earliest practicable moment.