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Date(s)
- 1875 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 digital surrogate of handwritten testimonial
Context area
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.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Testimonial letter dated 1875 from F.E. Webb, 23rd Regiment, Mess President. He knew Lawrence Rizzo for over 20 years and indicated in his letter that the Mess was taking cigars to China.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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11 of 36 digitized paper documents
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Language of material
- Ingliż
Script of material
- Latin
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Size of paper document: 22cm x 16.7cm
Size of digitized document: 5168 x 3920 - 888MB
Mounted/not mounted: document mounted to cardboard
Physical condition: in good condition - item re-housed and placed in Melinex polyester film
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Note
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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Name access points
- Rizzo Marich, Lawrence, 1828 - 1887 (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Date of cataloguing: 02/12/2024
Language(s)
- Ingliż
Script(s)
- Latin
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Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson