Pamphlet on banking with letters and cuttings
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. | FIN/GF/E/16 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 16X 20 cm |
| Dates | 1836 |
| Donor/Creator |
Finlay, George |
| Scope and Content | Brown mottle board, black calf spine, gilt lettering on spine 'Finlay Sur la banque', bound, printed with letters and cuttings. G. Finlay, Essai sur les principes de Banque appliques a l'état actuel de la Grèce (Athens, 1836), pp. 1-28. Date at end : 'Athènes, le 8 Janvier 1836'. Letters and cuttings on this subject, pasted in at back of book: (1) The Admiral Count D. to Gropius. Smyrna, 2/24 February 1836. Extract of a letter of Count D. approving George Finlay's observations on the setting up of a Bank in Greece (in French ; stuck on back of FIN/GF/E/6). 1 p. (2) A. Contostavlos to George Finlay. Egina, 28/29 February 1836. Appreciation of pamphlet re principles of banking with reference to Greece; criticism of German economists' ignorance of Greek affairs (stuck in back of FIN/GF/E/16). 2 pp. (3) N. K. (?) to George Finlay. Syra, 27 January 1836. Appreciation of George Finlay's pamphlet on banking; requests its translation into Greek (in French ; stuck in back of FIN/GF/E/16). |
| Notes | Letters that reference two dates 12 days apart, eg. 24 April/6 May 1828, are referring to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Greece was one of the last European countries to adopt the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the Julian calendar was 12 days behind the Gregorian. |