Sir Richard Church to George Finlay, Nov 1861

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/107
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 12 x 19 cm
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Sir Richard Church to George Finlay. 20 (? 29) November 1861. C declines further discussion of list of heroes of Greek Revolution proposed by George Finlay. With old paper enclosure and copied inscription.
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.