Dunmore, John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732-1809
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
William Cole Collection of Documents Pertaining to the Colonial-Era
Collection
Identifier: MS 00196
Content Description
Documents, prints, and heraldry pertaining to Virginia governors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes letters and documents signed by John Murray, Robert Brooke, James Wood, Beverly Randolph, Patrick Henry, Edmund Andros, Jeffrey Amherst, Norborne Berkeley, Robert Hunter, Francis Fauquier, Earl De La Warr, James Blair, and Robert Dinwiddie among others. Also included in the collection are prints, coats of arms, and commemorative coins.
Dates:
1676-1971; Majority of material found within 1730-1770
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Dunmore Family Papers (I)
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 D92
Scope and Contents
Letters and papers of the Earls of Dunmore, a branch of the Murray family of Scotland. All of the papers, except eleven items relating to Virginia, 1770, 1776 are photocopies. The early papers relate to lands in Brabant (a province of the Netherlands) inherited from the 7th Earl of Derby and his wife, and to the role of Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661- 1710) as Master of the Horse to Queen Mary, the wife of James II.Eighteenth century papers relate to the Jacobite...
Dates:
1650-1899
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 01295
Scope and Contents
Papers concerning John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, and last royal governor of Virginia. There are three Virginia-related items: a land grant, 1773; account, 1774-1776, of Lord Dunmore concerning one of his plantations; and letter, 1775, written by Lord Dunmore while on board the Royal William. Papers also include a letter, 1768, concerning Lord Dunmore's desire to be elected one of the Scottish peers of Parliament and a letter, 1770, concerning his brother-in-law. The majority of the items...
Dates:
1768-1804
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
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- Correspondence 2
- Financial records 2
- Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748 1
- Bahamas--History 1
- Bahamas--Politics and government 1
- Brabant (Duchy) 1
- College of William and Mary--History 1
- Jacobites 1
- Photocopies 1
- Scotland--History--18th century 1
- Scotland--Politics and government--18th century 1
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 1
- Virginia--Governors 1
- Virginia--History--17th century 1
- Virginia--History--18th century 1
- Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 1
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