Hastings to the Viscount Melville, request for preferment, Dec 1818
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/H/11/2 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 18 x 23 cm |
| Dates | December1818 |
| Donor/Creator | |
| Scope and Content | Hastings (late of H.M.B. Pelican) to the Rt. Hon. Viscount Melville, 8 Suffolk Street, Charing Cross. December 1818. Asks for preferment. |
| 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. |