Letter from William M. Leake to Plato Petrides, 23 Sep
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/A/43/002 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 37 x 23 cm |
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| Scope and Content | William M. Leake, Thorpe, to P. Petrides. Friday morning, 23 September n.y. Remarks re topography of Peloponnese coast opposite Zante. Request for information about districts of Oleva and Nalla, and the villages of Mount Olovos and about a tablet found at Olympia which speaks of a people (the ΕΥΦΑΘΙΟΙ) who must have been a tribe. |
| 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. |