Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,836, for Robert Simmonds, Maryland
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE Md. CONTENTS
 Simmonds, Robert 
NUMBER S. 4.836 carded
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Ohio 13.209 
Robert Simmonds 
[of] Butler in the State of Ohio 
who was a priv & Sargt in the Compy commanded [by]
Captain Smith of the Regt commanded 
[by] Col Richardson in the Maryland 
[line] for 6 mo [months] privt [private]
2 do [ditto: months] Sargt  [Seargent]

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio 
at the rate of 31 Dollars — Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May 
1833 and sent to Jno Woods
Hamilton Butler Co Ohio 

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $60.00 
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 15 - $15–
[total:] $45.00

Recorded by J W Clagett Clerk
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832. 

Book E. Vol. 8Page 24 

Lett self march 17- ‘37 - [?]
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May 8 
O, 
Robert Simmonds 
a Revolutionary Soldier 

24947 
Jno Woods 
Hamilton 
Butler Co. 
Ohio
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The state of Ohio Butler County 
Court of Common pleas 
March Term 1833 }ss 
On the the fourteenth day of March in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty three personally appeared in open Court 
before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting 
in and for the County of Butler in the State of 
Ohio Robert Simmonds a resident of Morgan 
township in the County and state aforesaid 
aged seventy five years, who being first duly 
sworn according to law doth on his oath make 
the following declaration in order to obtain the 
benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
That early in July one thousand seven 
hundred and seventy six, he volunteered in Kent 
County in the State of Maryland for six months 
as a private soldier in the Maryland line, 
what was known by the name of the flying 
Camp under Captain Thomas Smith living in 
Chestertown Kent County in the State of Maryland 
James Williamson was first Lieutenant Nathaniel 
Kinnard Second Lieutenant and Josiah Johnson 
Ensign all of the County and State aforesaid, the 
Colonel's name was William Richardson living in 
Talbot County in the State of Maryland, the major's 
name was Hopewell he thinks, of him 
however deponent knows but little having been told that Major Hopewell soon resigned his 
Commission. Deponent has no means of 
ascertaining the precise day on which he volunteered 
but he distinctly remembers that it was in a 
harvest field and that when he volunteered and 
was called into the service he lived in Kent 
County aforesaid.
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The company to which deponent belonged was 
immediately ordered to meet at Chestertown in the 
County of Kent aforesaid; From thence they marched 
to New Castle on the Delaware thence went by water to 
Philadelphia. Deponent thinks they staid [stayed] but one 
night in the city of Philadelphia; took boat and 
sailed to Trenton. From that place marched through Princeton 
Elizabethtown and Newark to Johns Hook crossed over 
to New York; a part of the British fleet then lay 
in sight of the city. Deponent thinks they staid 
in New York but one night, marched out early in 
the day and were stationed on York Island where they 
continued several months, how long deponent can not 
State precisely; during their continuance on the 
Island several skirmishes took place between small 
parties but in general engagement. It was rumored 
in camp that the British intended to embark a 
considerable force, sail up the East river and land 
at a place called Tuckahoe Heights according to the 
best of this deponent's recollection, in order to surround 
the Americans on York Island by stopping 
their retreat at King's Bridge. A part of the army 
to which deponent belonged was ordered to the  
point at which it was thought the enemy would 
land his forces, expecting a reinforcement but no 
assistance came; the British landed without opposition. The party to which deponent belonged had one 
skirmish with a part of the enemy's forces and retreated 
to camp. That night or the next we were ordered to kindle many fires which we left burning 
and took up our march for the White plains, where 
we arrived late at night and were ordered to lie on 
our arms till morning; here we were joined by the main army. Early next morning we were 
under arms expecting a general engagement. 
Col Smallwood's Battalion occupied the front
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and were engaged in the early part of the day 
with the enemy; being overpowered by numbers that 
Battalion was obliged to retreat to the main army 
with considerable loss. Gen. Washington finding 
the enemy too strong for us destroyed the stores 
at White Plains and ordered a retreat during which the British 
forced into our lines and killed some of us 
with their field pieces being out of the reach of 
Musketry. We continued our retreat pursued by 
the enemy until we arrived at Fort Lee on the 
North river where we staid [stayed] two nights and a 
part of two days. Here five of our men out of 
each company volunteered to cross the North river 
to strengthen Fort Washington, but we saw it 
taken. We were informed early in the morning 
of the second day after our arrival at Fort Lee 
that the British army was near at hand, we 
were ordered to destroy the stores and retreat immediately, the hurry was so great that we left 
our tents, our retreat was continued to Philadelphia 
pursued by the enemy as far as Trenton. 
Deponent was discharged in Philadelphia in 
the latter part of December or first of January 
Seventeen hundred and seventy six-seven, his time 
of service to wit six months having expired.
Afterwards early in the fall or latter part of 
summer Seventeen hundred and seventy seven 
when the British landed an army at the head of 
Chesapeake Bay with the intention of marching 
to Philadelpia a part of the Maryland Militia 
was drafted for three months to strengthen Gen 
Washington’s army. The third class to which 
deponent belonged was ordered to guard the 
Bay Shore to prevent the enemy from plundering 
the inhabitants. Deponent was drafted in said 
third class being then a resident of Kent County
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aforesaid and served under Captain George Hartshorn, 
first Liutenant Lovering[?] Merritt, second 
Lieutenant Thomas Maslin Ensign Charles Neal 
We guarded the Bay shore bordering on Kent County 
until the British fleet sailed below the mouth of 
Chester river; our order extended no farther; the 
company to which deponent belonged then marched 
to chester town in said County of Kent and 
were there discharged having been in actual service 
not less than two months during which period 
this deponent served as a Sargeant in said 
Company. Deponent received no written discharge 
at the expiration of either of the aforesaid terms of 
service but says that he served the whole of the  
first six months as a private soldier and not less 
than two months as a Sargeant in the fall of 
the year seventeen Hundred and seventy seven 
as aforesaid. 
Deponent has no written record of his age but States 
on the authority of the information which he received 
from his mother, a widow that he was born in the 
latter part of December Seventeen hundred and fifty 
seven in Kent County on the Eastern shore in Maryland 
that he continued a resident of Kent County aforesaid 
until after the war of the Revolution, that he moved from Kent to Caroline County in Seventeen 
hundred and ninety four that during the summer of Seventeen hundred and ninety five he wrote in 
the Clerks Office in Hagerstown Maryland. That in October of that year he left that place for 
Kentucky near Lexington where he lived six years 
That he moved thence to Harrison County Kentucky 
near Cynthiana where he lived four years, that 
from Harrison County he moved to Hamilton 
County in the State of Ohio he thinks in the 
year Eighteen hundred and five or six, that after
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burying his wife he moved from Hamilton County 
to Butler County Ohio to live at his daughter's house 
where he now resides and has resided during seven years last past. 
Deponent knows of no living witness by whom 
he can prove his services. He has no documentary 
evidence in his possession, nor is there any clergyman 
now living whose evidence he can procure who 
knows any thing of his revolutionary services or of his character as a Revolutionary Soldier
the nearest clergyman to the place where he lives resides 
at the distance of at least four miles 
He says however that he is well known to Jacob 
Storms a resident of Hamilton County in the State of Ohio & William Hutchinson 
of said County of Butler by whom he can prove that 
he sustains a good character for truth and veracity and that he is reputed and believed in his 
neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution. 
Relying upon this, the best evidence which 
he can procure; and upon the explicit statement 
which he has made he submits his case to the Department. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 
to a pension or annuity except the present & 
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. 
Robert Simmonds 
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
John Reily Clerk
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We Jacob Storms residing in the County of Hamilton in the State of Ohio & William Hutchison 
residing in the County of Butler in the State of Ohio 
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with 
Robert Simmonds who has subscribed to the above 
Declaration that we believe him to be seventy 
five years of age; that he is reputed and believed 
in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we 
concur in that opinion. He sustains a good 
character for truth and veracity and we believe 
his statement to be entitled to credit. 
Jacob Storms his X mark
William Hutchinson
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
John Reily Clerk 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 
after the investigation of the matter and after putting 
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department 
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary 
Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further 
certifies that it appears to them that William 
Hutchison who has signed the preceding certificate 
is a resident in the County of Butler aforesaid; and 
that Jacob Storms who has also signed the same 
is a resident of Hamilton County in the State of Ohio 
That they are credible persons and that their statement 
is entitled to credit. 
I John Reily Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Butler 
aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings 
of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Simmonds [for]  a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal of office at Hamilton this fourteenth day of March 
One thousand eight hundred and thirty three John Reily
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No 24.947 
Robert Simmonds 
Butler Co 
Ohio 

Adm for 8 months 2 
months thereof Serg

John Woods 
Hamilton 
Butler Co. 
Ohio
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War Department
Pension Office

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will when you return your papers to this Department send this printed letter with them and you will by complying with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement showing the Service of Robert Simmonds - Butler Co. Ohio

Period when the service was rendered:
1. Vol July 1776
2. Jan 76
3. Drafted Feb '77

Duration of the claimant's services in Years, Months and Days:
1. blank
2. 6 months
3. 2 months

Rank of the Claimant:
1. Private
2. blank
3. Sergeant

Name and rank of the Field officers under whom he served:
1. Capt. Smith and Col. Richardson
2. Major Hopewell
3. Col Smallwood and Capt. Hartshorn

Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service:
75 Years 
Chester County of Kent Maryland

Proof by which the declaration is supported:
Traditional evidence

I am respectfully
Your obedient Servant

J.L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service. but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops. Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies. As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. DECLARATION, In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or District of County of }ss. On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers: [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c. If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore. these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 1. Where and in what year were you born? 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace. the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. [a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: " Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of bis service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For year months, and days, I served as a ; For mouths and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension." {It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with au embodied corps called into service by competent authority that lie was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. Proof of Service. [j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

John N Ashton
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

June 10, 1924

Mrs. Gertrude O. Campbell
Redkey, Ind.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in revolutionary war pension claim S.4836 it appears that Robert Simmonds was born in the latter part of December 1757 in Kent County, Maryland. While a resident of said county he enlisted in July 1776, served 6 months as a private in Captain Thoms Smith's Company, Colonel William Richardson's Maryland Regiment of the Flying Camp and was in a skirmish and at the battle of White Plains. He enlisted late in the summer or early in the fall of 1777 and served 2 months as a Sergeant in Captain George Hartshorn's Maryland Company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 14, 1833 while a resident of Morgan Township, Butler Co, Ohio.

Soldier state that after burying his wife he moved from Hamilton County to Butler County, Ohio, to live at his daughter's house, no names given.

Respectfully

Acting Commissioner
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Rev & 1812 War Section

May 2, 1924

Mrs. Edith Hyde
1109 Main St
Brookville, IND

Madam

I have to advise you that from the papers in revolutionary war pension claim S.4836 it appears that Robert Simmonds was born in the latter part of December 1757 in Kent County, Maryland. While a resident of said county he enlisted in July 1776, served 6 months as a private in Captain Thoms Smith's Company, Colonel William Richardson's Maryland Regiment of the Flying Camp and was in a skirmish and at the battle of White Plains. He enlisted late in the summer or early in the fall of 1777 and served 2 months as a Sergeant in Captain George Hartshorn's Maryland Company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 14, 1833 while a resident of Morgan Township, Butler Co, Ohio.

Soldier state that after burying his wife he moved from Hamilton County to Butler County, Ohio, to live at his daughter's house, no names given.

Respectfully

Acting Commissioner
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Redkey, Indiana
April 30 1924


U.S. Pension Office
Washington D.C.
Messrs:

Can you give me the statement of claims for pension of Robert Simmonds who served in the navy, I believe, during the war of the American Revolution.

He drew his pensions in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is possible he served on land at times.

Also, if possible the claim of John Saylor (Saler, Sailor, etc. variously spelled, sometimes with an s added) who drew his pension I think in Rushville
Indiana. He enlisted in North or South Carolina and served as a
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private - was in the battle of King's Mountain and others.

If you can assist me in obtaining records of these men's services, I shall be very grateful.

Yours sincerely

(Mrs.) Gertrude O Campbell
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US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Apr 2, 1924

Brookville Ind
March 29, 1924

The Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:

I am writing for a statement concerning the pension of Robert Simmonds or Simmons born 1760 and died 1848. His early life was spent in Baltimore Maryland and served in the Revolution, mainly in the navy. He drew his pension in Cincinnati. This
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record was destroyed during the burning of the Cincinnati Court house. I would like to have a statement concerning his pension record.

Yours truly

Mrs. Edith Hyde
1109 Main St
Brookville, Ind
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Left Side Page

Rev War

4836
INVALID

File No 4836
Robert Simmonds
Sergt Rev War

Act June 7th, 1832
Index Vol M Page 341

Right Side Page

1924 May 2 -Hist to Mrs. Edith Hyde
1924, June 10 - Hist to Mrs. Gertrude O Campbell
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March 16, 1837
Pension Office
Mr. Burdine

Free

Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

Robt Simmons
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Edingburgh Franklin County Indiania [Edinburgh  Indiana] March 1st 1836 
Dear sir I have moved in to the State of Indiania [Indiana] I have futher [further] to drawn my pension at Cincinnati I am informed 
that I can not draw my pension either there or in this State without and [an] order from your honer [honor] pleas [please] to write to me and inform me how I can obtain it either at Cincinnati or Laurinsburgh the following is a copy of my certificate whitch I have in my posession 

War Department. Revolutionary Claim 
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States 
of the 7th June 1832 Robert Simmonds of the State of 
Ohio who was a Pri. and Sargt in the army of the  
Revolution is entitled to receive thirty dollars and 
cents per annum during his natural life commencing 
on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi annually on 
the 4th of March and 4th of September in evry [every] year 
Given at the War Office of the United States this  
Twenty eighth day of May one thousand eight hundred 
and thirty three 
Lewis Cass 
Secretary of War 
Examined and Countersigned 
J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions 

Your most obedant [obedient] and humble servent [servant] 
Robert Simmonds to 
his honer [honor] L Cass Secretary of War 

P O If you write to me pleas [please] to direct your letter to Harrison P O Hamilton County [?] C. Ohio 
R S