Book of jottings 5
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/JF/16 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 12 x 18 cm |
| Dates | 1799-1801 |
| Donor/Creator | |
| Scope and Content | Brown calf notebook with clasp, handwritten, unpaginated, bound, much of this is blank. Random jottings (1799-1801), with 7 sides of diary on journeys to and from Haslemere and London, notes on his work and list of flowers seen en route 17 Apri1-20 April 1801. |
| 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. |