Receipt for confiscated property, 1863 Sept. 1.

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Receipt for confiscated property, 1863 Sept. 1.

The manuscript receipt, signed by Benjamin F. Flanders, accounts for properties in New Orleans confiscated from Edward Sparrow. The properties were valued at $3,000.

1 item ; 20 x 33 cm.

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United States. Department of the Treasury

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The Department of the Treasury was created by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 65), approved September 2, 1789. The orginal act established the Department to superintend the manage the National finances. This act charged the Secretary of the Treasury with the preparation of plans for the improvement and management of the revenue and the support of public credit. It further provided that the Secretary should prescribe the forms for keeping and rendering all manner of public accounts and for the ma...

Flanders, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1816-1896

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Benjamin Franklin Flanders was appointed Governor of Louisiana (1867-1868), served as Mayor of New Orleans (1870-1872), and was Assistant Treasurer of the United States in new Orleans (1873-1882). From the description of Flanders, Benjamin F., letter, 1891. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 82558222 Benjamin F. Flanders, a native of New Hampshire, studied law in New Orleans, served as Third Municipal District alderman (1848-1852), and was also...

Sparrow, Edward, 1810-1882.

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