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1809-1888 (Creation)
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- Richey, Matthew, 1803-1883
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2 cm of textual records
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Rev. Matthew Richey was born 25 May 1803 in Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland. He was a Wesleyan minister who immigrated to Nova Scotia. He earned an MA degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1836 and was awarded an honorary doctorate of divinity from the same institution in 1847. Matthew Richey married Louisa Matilda Nicholls on 31 July 1825 and had the following children: Mary Augusta, b.11 August 1826; Matthew Henry - b. 10 June 1828; Matilda - b. 13 May 1830; Louisa Matilda - b. 12 January 1833; James Arnimus - b. 3 July 1837; Theophilus Stinson - b. 11 May 1840; William Black - b. 17 April 1846. Rev. Richey died in 1883 at Government House in Halifax while his son was serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
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Matthew Henry Richey was born on 10 June 1828 at Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of Rev. Matthew and Louisa M. (Nicholls) Richey. He was educated at the College School in Windsor as well as Upper Canada College in Ontario. He was called to the bar in 1850 and practiced law in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He married Sarah Lavina Anderson in June 1854. He served as an alderman on the Halifax City Council (1858-1864) and was twice elected mayor (1864-1867, 1875-1878). He was a member of the first board of School Commissioners for Halifax when the public school system was introduced by the Government of Nova Scotia. Richey was a Conservative politician and in 1878 was elected to the Canadian Parliament, where he served until 20 June 1882. On 4 July 1883 he was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and served a five year term. He died on 21 February 1911.
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Fonds consists of letters from Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and his wife Agnes to Matthew Henry Richey and his wife Sarah. There is also a draft letter of thanks from Richey to the Prime Minister as he neared the end of his term as Lieutenant Governor. Fonds also includes a common place book compiled by Louisa M. Richey, which was used to record details about the family, transcriptions of correspondence, genealogical information, and poetry.
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Donated by Mrs. Alice Love in 2011.
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Researchers should use the photocopies of the correspondence.
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Access to the original correspondence is restricted for conservation reasons.
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Includes: 1 volume, 11 leaves, 1 envelope of textual records. Some of the pages have been removed from the common place book and the binding is therefore in a fragile condition.