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- 1864 (Creation)
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1 digital surrogate of handwritten testimonial
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Archival history
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
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Scope and content
Testimonial from Lieutenant General Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant GCMG KCB (1803-1874), Goveror of Malta (1858-1864).
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9 of 36 digitized paper documents
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Size of paper document: 23cm x 17.3cm
Size of digitized document: 5262 x 3992 - 761MB
Mounted/not mounted: letter mounted to card
Physical condition: slightly torn paper document - item re-housed and placed in Melinex polyester film
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References:
Toledo, N. (2022). The Rizzo Marich Dynasty: And the tobacco industry in Malta (1st ed.). BDL Books.
Zarb-Dimech, A. (2022, December 4). The ‘Rizzo Marich’ Dynasty and the Tobacco industry in Malta. The Malta Independent. https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-12-04/newspaper-lifestyleculture/The-Rizzo-Marich-Dynasty-and-the-Tobacco-industry-in-Malta-6736247977
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Date of cataloguing: 02/12/2024
Language(s)
- English
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- Latin
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Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson