134:(January 28, 1806, New Castle, Delaware - July 9, 1856, Napa, California). Ritchie was a sea captain involved in trading with China. In 1838, Capt. Ritchie left the sea to become the resident agent at Canton, China where he lived until 1847. The discovery of gold in California brought Capt. Ritchie to San Francisco. He was prominent merchant providing supplies for the gold rush. In 1850, Ritchie made
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818:Merced
798:Madera
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748:Fresno
728:Colusa
713:Amador
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156:Sonoma
1431:Yreka
1396:Ukiah
1311:Chico
823:Modoc
803:Marin
778:Kings
753:Glenn
718:Butte
539:Labor
154:from
1321:Napa
988:Yuba
983:Yolo
838:Napa
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773:Kern
768:Inyo
226:ISBN
152:Napa
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