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Ellison found little interest in his promotion, writing that "the rank is of consequence to an able and healthful man but 'tis none to me who have been fitter for an hospital than the field". Continuing his hypochondriac ways, Ellison spent much of
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in 1723 and in 1728 moved with his regiment to serve in
Ireland, where he would spend the next twelve years. In 1730 he inherited the family Hebburn estate and became a landowner, but continued in the army. He was promoted to
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Ellison was still listed as an officer, and through seniority he was promoted to
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Ellison's letters from throughout his life are preserved in
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