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2 unusual facts about Thomas Ritchie


Anna Cora Mowatt

On June 7, 1853, Anna married William Foushee Ritchie (? – 1868), son of Thomas Ritchie.

Spencer Roane

In 1804, Roane persuaded his cousin Thomas Ritchie, a schoolteacher and bookstore owner, to establish the 'Richmond Enquirer' as an intellectual counterweight to the 'Virginia Gazette' (which supported the Whig party) and 'Richmond Recorder' (which supported the Federalists).



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