page_title: Colonel Tye
section_title: Prelude to Revolution
hierarchical_section_title: Colonel Tye / Prelude to Revolution
caption_attribution_description: English: John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, the last Colonial Governor of Virginia Identifier: ohioarchological06ohio_0 (find matches) Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Subjects: History Archaeology Publisher: Columbus&#160;: Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: the journey during the summer,spending considerable time at Crawfords place, and at Pitts-burg.^^ Thus Crawford was visited in his distant, humble home,by the two most distinguished men then living in America.Washington again wrote to Crawford—this time on the 25th ofSeptember, 1773—touching the location of lands, Down theOhio, below the mouth of the Scioto, to which both were entitledUnder a proclamation of the year 1763. By Mr. Leet I in-formed you, continued Washington, of the unhappy cause 20 Bedford county, as then organized, was taken from Cumberland,March 9, 1771. 21 Westmoreland was taken from Bedford, February 26, 1773. SeeWashington-Irvine Corr. p. 114. 22 Sparks Writings of Washington, Vol. II, p. 373. 23 Washington-Crawford Letters, p. 29. In 1773, Lord Dunmore, thegovernor of Virginia, paid a visit to Crawford at his house upon theYoughiogheny, the occasion being turned to profitable account by bothparties. Washington-Irvine Correspondence, p. 115. ^^^^^^^^^^^■^^^^ Text Appearing After Image: THE EARL OF DUNMORE.The last Colonial Governor of Virginia. From a very fine portrait in the State I,ibrary Gallery at Richmond, Va. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Titus Cornelius, also known as Titus, Tye, and famously as Colonel Tye, was a slave of African descent in the Province of New Jersey who fought as a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War; he was known for his leadership and fighting skills. He fought with a volunteer corps of escaped Virginia Colony slaves in the Ethiopian Regiment and the "Black Brigade" associators. Tye died from tetanus and lockjaw from a musket wound in the wrist following a short siege in September 1780 against Captain Joshua Huddy. Tye was one of the most feared and effective guerrilla leaders opposing the American patriot forces in central New Jersey.
context_section_description: 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. Lord Dunmore's act successfully prompted conspiracy among slaves in the Atlantic region, as many African Americans left their rebel masters to join the British. The proclamation and the disruption of the war contributed to an estimated nearly 100,000 slaves escaping during the Revolution, some to join the British. Planters considered Dunmore's offer a "diabolical scheme"; it contributed to their support for the Patriot cause.
  Titus Cornelius coincidentally escaped from Corlies's property the day after Dunmore's proclamation and he joined British forces. Titus observed the Quakers' unsuccessful attempts to persuade Corlies to free his slaves. Reaching his twenty-first birthday also inspired Titus to escape, as it marked the age when most Quakers freed their slaves. Carrying only a small amount of clothing "drawn up at one end with string", Titus left Corlies's property and walked toward Williamsburg, Virginia. Corlies placed advertisements in Pennsylvania newspapers, promising a reward of "three pounds of proclamation money" for capturing Titus.
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