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| | Born in New Hampshire in 1835. Ritterbush settled in Weaverville, CA in the early 1850s. During the 1860s and 1870s he was a miner and served as justice of the peace in nearby North Fork. Working in pen-and-ink, he made sketches of the area around his home. He died near Weaverville on June 17, 1880. In: Weaverville Museum. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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