Ritchie family.

Thomas Ritchie was born in Tappahannock, Essex County, Va. on 5 November 1778. He unsuccessfully studied law and medicine, then read politics and economics. After his health failed, he set up a bookstore in Richmond. Under sponsorship of Spencer Roane and Thomas Jefferson, Ritchie began publishing the Richmond Enquirer in 1804 which he continued for forty-one years.From 1845 until 1851, he edited the Washington Union, an organ of the Polk administration. He died 3 July 1854.

From the description of Ritchie-Harrison papers, 1807-1938, 1830-1870. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 23131551