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Title
Date(s)
- 12th January 1881 (Creation)
Level of description
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 from the 1st/20th Regiment of East Devonshire. It was signed just before they embarked on HMS Himalaya on the 17th January 1881.
System of arrangement
7 of 36 digitized paper documents
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Size of paper document: 20cm x 26.3cm
Size of digitized document: 3847 x 4945 - 544MB
Mounted/not mounted: no mount
Physical condition: in good condition - item re-housed and placed in Melinex polyester film
Notes area
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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Date of cataloguing: 02/12/2024
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson