(1808-1874) 36th Governor of North Carolina from 1861 to 1862. As the leader of the state in that formative period, he mobilized thousands of soldiers for the Southern cause, established the only Confederate prison in North Carolina, arranged the production of salt for the war effort, created European purchasing connections, and built a successful and important gunpowder mill. He retired abruptly at the end of his term. Rare partly-printed, war-date D.S. as governor, 1p. legal folio, Raleigh, Nov. 30, 1861, a commission for a Sidney G. Wilson as a second lieutenant in the 49th Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. Clark signs in black ink at the conclusion. Shows heavy folds, slightly toned and with a few small chips to the edges, otherwise in very good condition overall.