Inventory of furniture, recipes, experiments
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/JF/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 20 x 32 cm |
| Dates | October 1790 - 22 February 1799 |
| Donor/Creator | |
| Scope and Content | Green calf, handwritten, paginated pp. 1-129, the rest blank, bound, with 6 loose sheets. Inventory and price of furniture and soft furnishings purchased 16 January 1798-22 February 1799. pp. 5-15 Recipes (with 3 cuttings loose at p. 17). pp. 17-18 Experiments (chemical) October 1790-January 1800 (with 2 drawings loose). pp. 31-129 Printed election list of the Royal Society 1799, including Major John Finlay (cutting loose at front). |
| 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. |