Charles Macintosh to George Finlay, 1836

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/011
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 12 x 20 cm
Dates 20 May 1836
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Charles Macintosh, Dunchattan, to George Finlay. 20 May 1836. To introduce David Dundas.
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.