Benthylos to George Finlay, no date

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/182
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 10 x 16 cm
Scope and Content Benthylos to George Finlay. n.d. Knows that George Finlay has refused ambassadors but desires to borrow 'the demes' for 2 days only (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.