Charles Thomas Newton to George Finlay, 25 Nov 1864

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/121
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 12 x 20 cm
Dates 25 November 1864
Donor/Creator Newton, Charles Thomas
Scope and Content Charles Thomas Newton to George Finlay. British Museum, London, 25 November 1864. Decision of Royal Society of Literature to publish van Hahn's paper in its Transactions. Thanks George Finlay for political news.
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.