Commission for Paymaster of Works
Department | Archive |
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Collection | George Finlay Papers |
Reference No. | FIN/JF/23/02 |
Level | Sub-item |
Dimensions | 28 x 44 cm |
Dates | 28 June 1786 |
Scope and Content | 28 June 1786. Paymaster of Works at Fort George in Scotland. |
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. |