Dunmore
Americannoun
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John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732–1809, Scottish colonial governor in America.
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a borough in NE Pennsylvania, near Scranton.
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Lesser-known documents illuminating other perspectives include the Dunmore Proclamation of 1775 which offered freedom to enslaved people who joined British forces, revealing how intertwined the war was with slavery.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
“No, Dunmore was calculating,” says London-based historian Olivette Otele.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
The body of Gary Dunmore was found inside a property there.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2023
Specifically, they are there to talk about John Murray, the Earl of Dunmore, who was Virginia’s colonial governor during the American Revolution.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
“But we says to each other, Them Negro violinists in the orchestra should know. Because if Lord Dunmore frees them in Virginia, General Howe might too, up this way.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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