Dunmore
[duhn-mawr, -mohr; duhn-mawr, -mohr]
- John Murray, 4th Earl of,1732–1809, Scottish colonial governor in America.
- a borough in NE Pennsylvania, near Scranton.
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These anecdotes have been related as proof that Dunmore desired Lewis beaten.
Chronicles of Border WarfareAlexander Scott Withers
The month of June saw Mrs. Dunmore settled in her country-house for the summer.
The Elm Tree TalesF. Irene Burge Smith
"We are always at home to our old and valued friends," replied Mrs. Dunmore.
The Elm Tree TalesF. Irene Burge Smith
We are told by Dunmore himself that they were Virginia troops.
Patrick HenryMoses Coit Tyler
This earl was the same old Dunmore we used to study about in our histories.
A Jolly FellowshipFrank R. Stockton