Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Ctf. 4770, George Guess, Penn.
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SERVICE   Penn.
Guess, George
NUMBER  Ctf. 4770
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October 23, 1935

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William Hood, W. 25781
George Guess, Ctf. 4770
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B. R. Matthews
204 West Third Street
Madison, Indiana

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War pension records of George Guess, who served as a private in the Pennsylvania Line and was pensioned in 1818, and William Hood, who served as a private in the North Carolina Line, pensioned in 1818 and died April 6, 1829.
The records of those soldiers are furnished you herein.
WILLIAM HOOD
W. 25781
The papers in pension claim, W.25781, show that William Hood enlisted in the State of North Carolina sometime prior to the battle of
Guilford, exact date not given, for a term of eighteen months, served as a private in Captain Alexander Brevard's company, Colonel
Archibald Lytle's North Carolina regiment, was in battles of Santee and Ashley River, and others not designated, and was discharged
after having served eighteen months or two years.
William Hood was allowed pension on his application executed June 23, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-five years and a
resident of Jefferson County, Indiana. The date and place of his birth and names of parents are not given.
In 1821 the soldier was living in Jennings County, Indiana, and died there April 6, 1829.
William Hood married August 9, 1812, in Jefferson County, Indiana, Catherine Frances or Kitty Dephens. The date and place of her birth
and names  of parents were not stated. Their marriage was recorded in the County Clerk's Office of Jefferson County, Indiana.
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Soldier's widow, Catharine Hood, was allowed pension on her application executed July 12, 1855, at which time she was aged about seventy years and a resident of Jennings County, Indiana, and was still living there the following year.
The following children of William Hood and his wife, Catharine, were living with the soldier in 1821, in Jennings County, Indiana, and no reference was made to other children:
Hannibal, born February 19, 1813
Jesse, born March 9, 1815
Sally, born May 4, 1817
Ellenor, born September 2, 1819

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GEORGE GUESS
Certificate 4770
The records show that George Guess served as a private in the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution. Date and place of enlistment are not shown, nor names of officers.
George Guess was allowed pension on his application executed December 5, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Jefferson
County, Indiana, aged about fifty-eight years.
There is no claim for pension on file by any one as the widow of this soldier.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of George Guess, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
George Guess, Certificate 4770, issued December 5, 1818, rate $8.00 per month, commenced June 22, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Received Sep 18 1935 Man Sub-Div Reader 10 Vet ADM.
204 W Third St.,
Madison, Indiana.
Sept. 16 1935.

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Will you kindly send me the pension records of the following veterans?
George Guess, private Pennsylvania Line 1818
William Hood, private North Carolina Line, 181 Died 4-6-1829.

Yours truly, B.R. Matthews

Signature?
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Report of Sec. of War printed in 1835, shows:

Act of Mch. 18, 1818, Jefferson County Indiana, George Guess, pvt, Penn. Line annual allowance $96 per annum sums received $155.35 placed on pension roll commencement of pension. 5, 1818, June 22, 1818, age 58 yrs, suspended under Act of May 1820.

Agency Book - Indiana Agency shows: George Guess, Private, Ctf. No. 4770, issued Dec. 5, 1818, rate $8.00 per month, pension commenced June 22, 1818. Date of death not recorded.

General Accounting office reported by telephone: E. Boudinot, acty for widow Tabitha, or Tabertha, or Tabith Guess (name shown in papers Gess and Guest also) paid Feb. 12, 1820 for period from Mrh 4, 1819 is Aug. 11, 1819 date of soldier's death letter of admin. granted Sept. 7, 1819 in Mad.
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Madison, Jefferson Co. Indiana.

No claim found in Rev. War files September, 1935. No record found that they were ever withdrawn for Congress, or for either purpose. No way to determine present location & papers. 
Wm. H. Finch
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section