The Virginian-Pilot

A “bungler and a dolthead”: The man who emboldened local rebels at the onset of the American Revolution

When Royal Governor Botetourt died suddenly in 1770, a replacement was needed, and rather than wait for someone to be dispatched from England, Lord Dunmore was sent to Virginia from New York. It ...
PBS

Proclamation of Earl of Dunmore

click image for close-up Click here for the text of this historical document. By November 14, 1775, when John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, issued his proclamation, his plan ...
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Lesson Plan: British Recruitment of Slaves During American Revolution

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Andrew Lawler, author of "A Perfect Frenzy," spoke about the bad guys and good guys during the American Revolution. His remarks came during an event ...
The Virginian-Pilot

What’s in a name? | Lord Dunmore Drive, Virginia Beach

Lord Dunmore Drive in Kempsville has some stops and starts, much like the career of John Murray, the 4th Earl of Dunmore. Lord Dunmore Drive runs a curvy line from Princess Anne Road to Providence ...
The New York Times

WHY LORD DUNMORE BECAME AN EDDYITE; He Was Cured of a Supposedly Public Service. Six Weeks. DIED FROM HEART DISEASE Coroner Says There Can Be No Suggestion That a ...

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print ...