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What was the Dunmore Proclamation
and what did it do?

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(The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, GLC01706) On November 7, 1775, Dunmore issued a proclamation that established martial law and offered freedom to slaves who would leave patriotic owners and join the British army: "I do hereby farther declare all indented servants, Negroes, or others (appertaining to ...

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