Draft material for Journal of John Finlay, May - June 1791
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/JF/08 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 12 x 18 cm |
| Dates | 8 May 1791 - 1 June 1791 |
| Donor/Creator | |
| Scope and Content | No. 4. 8 May-1 June 1791. From a series of 3 calf-bound notebooks, handwritten, unpaginated, bound, date on front cover, numbers 3-5 (the rest missing). |
| 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. |