Sir Patrick Colquhoun to George Finlay, 26 Dec 1859
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/B/06/099 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 18 x 23 cm |
| Dates | 26 December 1859 |
| Donor/Creator | |
| Scope and Content | Sir Patrick Colquhoun to George Finlay. Corfu, 26 December 1859. Arranges to support George Finlay's membership of Athenaeum. Criticism of lonian assembly and Dandolo, 'a more barefaced and thorough blackguard does not exist; he knows no Greek and no grammar, translates literally from the Italian . . .'. |
| 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. |