37. RITCHIE-HARRISON FAMILY PAPERS
856 items, 1807-1938
Personal, business, and legal correspondence and accounts of Thomas Ritchie (1778-1854) and family members of Richmond, Washington, and Brandon, Prince George County. There is much
discussion of the issue of slavery in the professional papers of journalist
Ritchie, and the family papers contain
scattered references to Afro-Americans, such as letters of November 1 and 2, 1865,
mentioning the desire of former slaves to acquire land.
(Acc 65
R51)
