Dunmore

[ duhn-mawr, -mohr; duhn-mawr, -mohr ]

noun

1. John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732–1809, Scottish colonial governor in America.
2. a borough in NE Pennsylvania, near Scranton.

Example Sentences

The most problematic argument Holton makes involves his interpretation of Lord Dunmore’s proclamation of November 1775, which promised freedom to any enslaved person in Virginia who escaped to join the British forces.

From Washington Post

Holton sees the Dunmore Proclamation more as a war measure than an abolitionist manifesto.

From Washington Post

In November 1775, Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore famously issued an emancipation proclamation, but he was not the only royal governor accused of embracing such tactics.

From Time

The Greatcoat By Helen Dunmore A Royal Air Force coat leads a young bride into an affair with a long-dead ghost.

From The Daily Beast

During the convention, another Lord Dunmore episode took place.

From Project Gutenberg

From this area, Dunmore and his friends made repeated plunder attacks along the coast of Virginia until summer.

From Project Gutenberg

To intimidate them, Dunmore issued proclamations, and threatened freeing the slaves against their masters.

From Project Gutenberg

Lady Dunmore did not arrive in Virginia to join him until the latter part of February of 1774.

From Project Gutenberg

It was however only what he had expected, and calculated upon; and what should he care for the Dunmore people?

From Project Gutenberg