J. de Cigalla to George Finlay, Jul 1845

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/038
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 22 X 27 cm.
Dates 20 July 1845
Scope and Content J. de Cigalla to George Finlay. Santorini, 8/20 July 1845. Thanks for George Finlay's letter of recommendation (in French).
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.