Notice of Award of SIlver Cross
Department | Archive |
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Collection | George Finlay Papers |
Reference No. | FIN/GF/A/21/018 |
Dates | 24 May 1842 |
Scope and Content | Notice of award by King Otho of the Silver Cross for services in the war (24 May 1842). |
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. |