United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Receiptfor confiscated property, 1863 Sept. 1. 1 item. Location: Misc.:C. Benjamin F. Flanders worked as a special agent of the U.S. Treasury Department during the federal occupation of New Orleans, later serving as governor of Louisiana. Receipt, signed by Flanders, accounts for properties in New Orleans confiscated from Edward Sparrow. The properties were valued at $3,000. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3472.