Letters on Greek Affairs 1869
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/E/29 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 21 X 26 cm |
| Dates | 1858 - 1872 |
| Donor/Creator |
Finlay, George |
| Scope and Content | Light-grey mottle, green paper spine, lettered on spine: 'Letters on Greek Affairs 1869', paginated by George Finlay, bound with some loose quires, letters, and cuttings. Cuttings cover Greek affairs, Cretan insurrection, brigandage, relations with Turkey. Letters loose in 'Correspondence for 1869': (1) Mowbray Morris to George Finlay. 8 January 1869. Critical comments on conference at Paris to examine Turkey's ultimatum (inserted at p. 32). 2 pp. (2) Mowbray Morris to George Finlay. 4 February 1869. Difficulties in sending copies of newspapers abroad (inserted at p. 54). 2 pp. (3) Mowbray Morris to George Finlay. London, 19 February 1869. Re missing copies of The Times sent to George Finlay (inserted at p. 54). 2 pp. (4) Mowbray Morris to George Finlay, Zürich. 22 July 1869. Arrangements for payment of George Finlay's letters; regrets his absence from Athens at this time (inserted at p. 110). 2 pp. (5) Mowbray Morris to George Finlay. 13 September 1869. Mr. Courtney wishes to meet George Finlay in Switzerland; M regrets that he was not able to visit George Finlay at Seelisberg (inserted at p. 120). 1 p. (6) Baron A. von Prokesch-Osten to George Finlay. Constantinople, 25 June 1869. Pleasure at seeing Mrs. F.; her youthful appearance. Comments on the independence of Bulgarian Church (in French, loose, inserted at p. 1 of Saturday Review, 'The Bulgarian Question'). 3 pp. Loose notes, newspaper cuttings and the Levant Herald (24 June 1869) (printed). Printed Greek pamphlet: "Ενθεσις καὶ Νομοσχέδιον. Περὶ νέου φορολογικοῦ συστήματος (speech by Alexander Koumoundouros to the Senate dated 14 February 1860). 50 pp. Cuttings from The Times, 26 September and 2 October 1872, on 'The Sinai Question'. Three cuttings from Evening Star 5, 6, 8 January 1858 (8 January contains letter from Freeman on Educational Franchise). 164134 |