Proclamation by Lord Dunmore, declaring Martial Law in Virginia, requring all persons capable of bearing arms to repair to His Majesty's standard, and further declarin gall indented Servants, Negroes, and others, (appertaining to Rebels) free, on the | Northern Illinois University Digital Library

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Title: Proclamation by Lord Dunmore, declaring Martial Law in Virginia, requring all persons capable of bearing arms to repair to His Majesty's standard, and further declarin gall indented Servants, Negroes, and others, (appertaining to Rebels) free, on the
Creator: Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Editor: Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Resource Type: text
Genre/Form: documents (object genre)
Date Created: 1775-11-07
Recipient: Virginia, Inhabitants
Subject: Loyalist, British resistance and ideology: Loyalist resistance to new governments
Loyalist, British resistance and ideology: support for hierarchy
Loyalist, British resistance and ideology: treason
Mobilizing the populace: Dunmore's proclamation
Political philosophy: rebellion
Social reality: internal disorder, civil war
Social reality: population movement, refugees, confiscation
Social reality: slavery
Document ID: S4-V3-P01-sp28-D0093
Series: S4
Volume: S4-V3
Part: S4-V3-P01
Sub-Part: S4-V3-P01-sp28
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Rights Statement: No Copyright - Public Domain