Correspondence from the <i>Liverpool Mail</i>
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/A/13 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 21 x 33 cm |
| Dates | 21 July 1849 |
| Donor/Creator |
Finlay, George |
| Scope and Content | 17 foolscap sheets, paginated, pp. 1-16. Presented by W. Miller in 1927. Handwritten copy of correspondence in Liverpool Mail 21 July 1849, vol. 20, no. 1319, 'My Jotting Book. Sketches from Greece' by Tabakraucher [George Finlay]. [This covers a journey from Smyrna to Greece, the condition of Athens, criticism of Elgin's 'robbery' and of the Bavarians.] |
| Notes | Greece was one of the last European countries to adopt the newer Gregorian calendar. For most of the nineteenth century, the Julian calendar was 12 days behind the Gregorian. British correspondents in the Finlay Collection tend to use the newer calendar. Letters with two dates 12 days apart, eg. 24 April / 6 May 1828, refer to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. |