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1828(Dec 1) Entire to Right Honourable Pay Master General of His Majesties Forces, London endorsed Chelsea Pensioner Application & cancelled 3 line Dundee/10 December/ 460-E mileage d/s w/interesting conten…..t “Honoured Sir I humbly beg leave to inform your honour that I have changed my Residence from Sunderland Durham Collection England to Dundee Scotland from taking ill here at Dundee. I humbly beg that your honour will have the kindness to cause my next pension to be paid here at Dundee. My name is James Forbes Discharged the 2nd day of July 1816 from the first veteran Battn, Commanded by Major Rose. Served 9¾ years Discharged for disbandment Pulmonic Affection and Wound left thigh and foot at Villona in Spain and received 6d per day pension. I sent my last affidavit from Sunderland”