Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9586, for Robert Simons, South Carolina
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SERVICE S.C.
SIMONS, ROBERT
NUMBER R9586 
CONTENTS
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357 
Tenn
June 25 42
Sir
The certificate of Joseph Righton
Wm Read & Saml Wragg Esquires inspecting the revoy [revolutionary] service of Robert Simons enclosed in yours of 13 ult to Hon J K. Poinsett have been examined & filed - and I am requested by J K Poinsett to communicate with you upon the subject.
Presuming that your object is to ascertain what claims the services of W. Simons may assert under the pension laws & that he is ^still^ alive, I have the honor to inform you
that the act of 7 June '32 provided a pro rata
pension within the maximum of 2 years
& the minimum of 6 mo. service in field or
garrison in an embodied corps. The
regulations herewith enclosed will afford
the necessary instruction for assisting the
claim - You will perceive that the essential features of each term of service should
be set forth in detail. These certificates
are too general to be assisting in ascertaining
the period length & grade of each term.
The best attainable evidence should be
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adduced & the certificate of the Comp[illegible]
of So. Ca. Having the evidence [illegible]
by his records should be obtained
If he died subsequently to the ^ passage of the^ act of 7 June '32 ^his^ claim may be assisted by his wi[illegible] if he left one or his [illegible] if there be no widow
I also transmit you the regulations
under the act of 4 July '36 & 7 July '38
in the event of there being a widow

Benjn S. Simons Esq
Charleston
SC
[handwritten in left margin] B.P. Simons
June 25 '42
GC
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Rev. War.
December 28, 1911.
Mr. Charles Lennox Wright,
574 West 182d Street,
New York City.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 14" and received the 18" instant, you are advised that in the claim of Roberts Simons, R. File No. 9,586, Rev. War, it is alleged that soldier
served in the Revolution under General Marion to the end of the war. He resided in Georgetown District about the year 1790, and for several years after The claim was not allowed as the period and length of
each term of service were not furnished as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied for pension.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the record of a soldier of the Revolution or War of 1812, unless a claim has been filed on account of his services, and in order to identify such a
claim, in addition to these some of the
following data is essential: names of some officers under whom he served, places of residence at enlistment and after discharge
approximate dates of birth and death, given name of widow.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Let to Benj P Simons
[Illegible]
9586
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I do hereby certify that I personally knew Mr.
Robert Simons and that he was in the army of the revolution and that he served with Gen Marion in his Partizan warfare to the end of the
war
December 13th 1841
Joseph Righton
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I do hereby certify that I knew Mr Robert Simons
^ & that he^ was in the army of the revolution I believe in the militia, & that he served with Genl Marion in his partizan warfare to the end of War-
Decem'r 9th 1841
William Read
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I knew Mr. Robert Simons when he resided in George Town District, about the year 1790 and for several years after that period, and I believe from what I heard of him from Gen Peter Long who served with Genl Marion and from others
that Mr. Simons served in a military capacity during the revolutionary war on the side of America-
Saml Wragg
14. Decr 1841.
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1911 Dec. 28
Hist to Charles Lennox Wright
V.L. ok
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
9586
P.O. Robt Simons
Service:
Enlisted: [BLACK STAMP: REJECTED], 18
Discharged: ,18
Application filed: ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
REUTER
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for, 18
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Pension Office
June 25, 1842
Sir:
The certificate of Joseph
Righton, Wm Read & Samuel
Wragg, Esquires respecting the
Rev. services of Robert Simons
in yours of 13 ult to J. K. Point
have been examined & filed
and I am requested by Mr.
Poinsett to communicate with
you upon the subject -
Presuming that your object ┃
is to ascertain what claims
the services of Mr. Simons may
assert under the pension
laws & that he is still alive
I have the honor to inform
over
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you that the act of June 7
1832 provides a prorata pension
within the maximum of
2 years & the minimum
of 6 mo service in field or
Garrison in an embodied
corps. The regulations herewith
enclosed will afford
the necessary instruction
for asserting the claim-
You will perceive that the
essential features of each
term of service should be
set forth in detail. These
certificates are too general
to be availing in ascertaining
the period length & grade
of each term the best attainable evidence  
should he adduced & the certify
the Compt. General of S. Carolina having evidence afforded by his records should be
obtained &c.--
To Benj P. Simons
Charleston
S. C
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[handwritten left margin:] June 23 1842
To the Honorable
Joel R Poinsett
Stuart Hotel
[handwritten right margin] Report to the writer of this letter
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No 35.361
Robert Simons
S. C
act 7 June 32
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To the Honorable
Joel R. Poinsett
Dear Sir.
Enclosed you will find the certificate
which at our interview you told
me were necessary to be obtained.
I now trust the matter entirely to
your direction and by your attention to it
you will oblige Sir
Yours very respectfully

Benj. P. Simons
13th May 1844
Charleston
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[Graphic of mountain with snow cap and clouds and trees at bottom.]
Dec 4, 1911
674 W 182 St.
New York
Pension Office
Office
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:
I desire to join the Society of Son's
of the Revolution. My paternal grand Just
was a veteran of the Civil Mexican War
my paternal Great Grandfather
of the War of 1812 Charles Cushing Wright
& his father whose initial I have not yet
obtained served I believe in the Revolution
He is I believe from Maine, Portland
(New Falmouth) I am having difficulty
obtaining information because of the 2
fires which destroyed Portland C.C. Wright's
mother was Hannah Bryant a cousin of
Wm Cullon Bryant. C.C. Wrights wife's
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further my great great grandfather was
Robt Simons a commissioned officer
under Marion and his brother Maj. Simon
also served in the Revolution he to from
Charleston S.C. his son was Gen'l Simons.
Any information you can give
me regarding the records of any of these
men in the Revolution or 1812 I will
be grateful for
Yours Truly
Charles Lennox Wright
.
ack [black stamp] DEC 22 1911 aw
[black round stamp] PENSION OFFICE U.S. H DEC 18 1911