In 1870 I was in the produce commission business in San Francisco and had a consignor in Vacaville by the name of G. N. Platt who had been presented with a fine young bull by Frank M. Pixley, who lived in Sausalito, in the hills about two miles from town.
"California 1849-1913 or the Rambling Sketches and Experiences of Sixty-four Years' Residence in that State."
L. H. Woolley
In no case, I believe, did the Confederate Government appear as the shipper or consignor.
"The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner"
John Wilkinson
The person shipping goods in this way is the "consignor."
"Business Hints for Men and Women"
Alfred Rochefort Calhoun