Robeson County NcArchives Military Records.....Mercer, James 1863
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JAMES MERCER, Confederate Conscript
 
State of North Carolina
    Robeson County
To the Honorable Robert S. French one of the Judges
of the SeSsion Courts of Law and Equity of the state aforesaid in
the petition of James Mercer respectfully showeth unto your
Honor that he is a shoe maker by trade – habitually
employed in working for the public that he is skilled in his
said trade ~ and that he has been engaged in making shoes
for the public for more than ten years.  Your petitioner
Showeth to your Honor, that notwithstanding he was
Exempt from Conscription by virtue of his trade ~
Yet on the 3rd day of September last, he was enrolled
as a Conscript by one William M. Swann notwithstanding
he presented his Case truly to the said Swann and placed
in the custody of Col. Morisey ~ with the view of lending
your petitioner to the Camp of Concription as trade he
Your petitioner further showeth unto your Honor that
he is now in the Custody of Maj. W. F. French, who
notwithstanding he is exempt from Conscription
by virtue of his trade intends to send your petitioner
to the Camp of Conscription at Raleigh.
     Therefore Your Petitioner prays your Honor
to grant to him the writ of Habeas Corpus to be
directed to the Said Major Wm. F. French requiring
him to bring before your Honor the body of Your
petitioner with the Cause of his Captain
& detention ~ that the same may be
inquired into & relief may be afforded
to your Petitioner.       
                                 James Mercer
                                 N. A. McLean
                                 Att for Petitioner
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th
Oct. 1863.                         J. R. Carter CSC
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State of North Carolina ~
To Majr. W. F. French ~  On Command you that the
body of James Mercer being Confined & detained in
Your Custody, together with the course of his taking
a detention you have before me Robert S. French
one of the judges of the Superior Courts of Law
& Equity for the State aforesaid at the Court
House in Lumberton on the 20th day of
October 1863 to do & receive all &
Singular such things as shall be then
& there considered of him in his behalf
 
                   WitneSs Robert S. French one
of the Judges of the Superior Court
of Law & Equity of the state
aforesaid ~  29th October 1863
R.S. French
Judge &c
 
This matter is heard upon the Petition and
return & Examination of witneSses and upon
consideration it is ??? and adjudged
that the Petitioner to discharge
October 29 1863
Lumberton N.C.                 R.S. French
                               Judge &c
 
Source: Robeson County Miscellaneous Records – Habeous Corpus – C.R.083.928.7 
NC Archives
 
Comments: James Mercer aka James A. Mercer, Sr. was a son of Rowland Mercer, Sr. 
and first wife Ora Smith Mercer of Wishart’s Township in eastern Robeson Co NC.  
He was born in 1822 and died in 1908.  He was married to Kitsey Regan, a daughter 
of Ralph Regan, Sr. and third wife Elizabeth Musselwhite Regan.  James Mercer was 
a great great grandfather of the transcriber/Submitter, Sam West.


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