[Correspondence from James Ritchie to unknown person, 16 January 1857]

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Series[UMA-SR-000002540] 1/3 Papers and correspondence of James RitchieAccession[1974.0084] RITCHIE FAMILY AND BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCEPart of Item[1974.0084.00115] James Ritchie correspondence and diary extractsIdentifierUMA-ITE-1974008400005Scope and ContentFrom James Ritchie at Blackwood to person unnamed. Concerning wool despatches and sales and receipt of credit therefore. (Either a rough draft or incomplete). In 1842 James Ritchie took out a license covering the area that became the Blackwood run. Freehold was secured, and the ownership successively passed to James' brothers Daniel (a doctor who had previously served nineteen years as a Royal Navy surgeon) and John, then to Daniel's son Robert (also a businessman and politician, his son Alan and grandson Robin Ritchie. The successive Ritchie generations have nurtured the prosperous pastoral interests, particulary their merino stud.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1974.0084 Unit 0001Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

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CreatorRitchie, JamesRoleProvenance

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Date16 January 1857

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Previous System ID1974.0084.00005Finding Aid Reference1/3/3/2

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