(1819-1878) Confederate brigadier general commanding the district of North Carolina. He was the first to suggest using blockade runners to import supplies from Europe into the Confederacy. Signed endorsement ‘J. G. Martin’ on a manuscript document, 1p. legal folio, Philadelphia, June 30, 1856, a disbursement for $3,722 for the manufacture of boots and ‘bootees’. Martin signs his endorsement below in black ink as assistant quartermaster, with an inspector and another official countersigning. Shows original folds, with a large ink cancellation at center left, in fine condition overall.