Sir William Robert Wilde to George Finlay, 22 Mar 1840
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/B/09/005/02 |
| Dimensions | 19 x 23 cm |
| Dates | 22 March 1840 |
| Donor/Creator | |
| Scope and Content | W. R. Wilde to George Finlay. 199 Great Brunswick St., Dublin, 22 March 1840. To introduce Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pine who are visiting Athens; they bring George Finlay a copy of W's Narrative . . ., 2 vols., Dublin, 1840. Requests information on present condition of Greece and Otho, also casts of ancient Greek heads taken out of tumuli or tombs (loose at end of book +loose newspaper cuttings on Sir William Wilde). |
| 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. |