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Another #65 New Orleans Cover 1865

 
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fotofila
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Would anyone be able to tell me what is the function of a prize commissioner in the reconstruction era at the end of civil war?
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A quick search yielded some neat results.

Prize commissioner, Philadelphia, 1865

The Philadelphia Prize Court commissioner was Henry Flanders.

http://www.rfrajola.com/swwestpex/swblock.pdf

http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynam...2027,%202010

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Here's an interesting read on the life of the named addressee, Henry Flanders, Esq., who was not only in the legal profession, but was also a prolific writer and lecturer. This was presented as something of a eulogy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School following his death in 1911:






If anyone's interested in reading the entire "book" on the life of Henry Flanders it is at this link:

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?...ew=1up;seq=1
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So, Prize Court Commissioner handle law cases of the captured blockade runners and the mails carried by the runners presented as evidences. Am I correct? Here is another cover address to the same Henry Flanders, Prize (Court) Commissioner, Philadelphia. Note the notation "Schooner New On" (Schooner New Orleans?).


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Maybe this will help explain the matter of Prize Commissioners:

http://www.nytimes.com/1863/03/12/n...sioners.html
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