Journey logs and notes going from Marseilles to Hydra to join the Greek fleet
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/H/01 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 19 X 30 cm |
| Dates | 13 March 1822-1 October 1822 |
| Donor/Creator | |
| Scope and Content | Rust mottle boards, handwritten, notebook, paginated pp. 1-122; 1-62, now labelled 'Book A', bound. Includes later typewritten contents pasted into front cover. (At opposite end.) Sketch of sails with Greek names, p. 7. Log kept by Hastings from 13 March to 3 April 1822 of voyage as passenger aboard Swedish merchant ship Trontheim going from Marseilles to Hydra to join the Greek fleet, pp. 2-24. Log kept by Hastings from 3 May to 20 July 1822 of proceedings on board corvette Themistocles, belonging to Jacob Toombasi (sic) merchant, formerly part of the Greek Hydriote fleet, pp. 25-76. Log of the proceedings on board the Greek brig of war Leonidas of 16 guns belonging to M. Emanuel Toombasi (sic) merchant of Hydra, 30 August to 1 October 1822, kept by Frank Hastings Esqe formerly Capt. in his Britannic Majesties Navy actually in the Greek service, pp. 77-110. Voyage en Syrie par Volney, pp. 115-22. 'Composition et travail des différentes pièces d'artifices de guerre', pp. 11-46. 'Ady's pocket gunner'. Artillery notes by Hastings, pp. 48-62. |
| 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. |