Letter from John Murray, Lord Dunmore, 1768
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 5
- Scope and content:
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John Murray offers himself as a representative of the Peers of Scotland in Parliament and desires the Lordship's vote in the upcoming election. The recipient in unknown.
- Language:
- English
- Biographical / historical:
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John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732-1809), was the Colonial Governor of New York (1770-1771), and Virginia (1771-1776). He dissolved the Virginia House of Burgesses; precipitated colonial uprising by seizing powder store (April 1775); and was defeated by colonists at Great Bridge (January 1, 1776).
Access and use
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