Thomas Gordon to George Finlay, 20 Jan 1837

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/017
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 11 x 18 cm
Dates 20 January 1837
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Thomas Gordon to George Finlay. Argos, 20 January 1837. Favourable comments on George Finlay's book. Asks for political news from Athens.
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.