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Class work for Early US History

Topic: Colonel Tye (Titus)

Topic Article: Colonel Tye

Fact: "In November 1775, John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia, issued a proclamation offering freedom to all slaves and indentured servants who would leave American masters and join the British."

MLA citation resource - Lurie, Maxine N., et al. “Revolution and Confederation Period: New Jersey at the Crossroads.” New Jersey: A History of the Garden State, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2018, pp. 64–89.

DOI - 10.36019/9780813554105-007

Quote from resource - "Slaves began to flee from their masters upon hearing about Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore’s proclamation offering freedom to any slave who joined the British Army."