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Source for this event: Norfolk County Virginia Tithables, Volume 3, 1766 - 1780
Name | Owner | [Narrative] |
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Charles | Captain John Gilchrist - Norfolk | [Entry is for John Gilchrist and Peter Dickenson.] |
Nanny | Captain John Gilchrist - Norfolk | [Entry is for John Gilchrist and Peter Dickenson.] |
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732 – 25 February 1809), was the colonial governor of Virginia at the outbreak of the American Revolution.
In May 1779 the British detached a fleet of ships under Admiral Collier with a army detachment under General Matthew to make a putative raid into the Lower Chesapeake and destoy the tobacco warehouses. This fleet was supported by a smaller fleet of privateers owned by John Goodridge. After destroying much of Portsmouth, the British took away a large contingent of runaways from the Portsmouth and Norfolk area. A group consisting of 256 men, 135 women and 127 children.
In November 1782 a provisional peace treaty was hammered out between the British and the Americans in Paris.
In April 1783 the first evacuation fleet left for Nova Scotia. A week later the British Commander, Sir Guy Carleton, sailed up the Hudson River to Orangetown for a conference with General Washington to discuss the evacuation. As the victorious commander, Washington opened the meeting by reiterating the resolution of Congress regarding “the delivery of all Negroes and other property.”
Vessel Names and their Commanders | Where Bound | Names | Age | Description | Names of the Person in whose Possession they now are | Remarks | Source |
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London Master: Hugh Watts |
Port Roseway | Robert Blew | 30 | stout fellow | Richard White | Formerly Slave to Captain John Gilchrist , Norfolk. Left 4 years ago. Formally servant to Captain Gills who left him with Parson Turner in consequence of the proclamation, joined the British troops at Norfolk. |
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