| Department |
Archive |
| Collection |
George Finlay Papers |
| Reference No. |
FIN/GF/A/07 |
| Level |
Item |
| Dimensions |
17 x 20 cm |
| Dates |
1 January 1833-28 May 1860 |
| Donor/Creator |
Finlay, George
|
| Scope and Content |
Brown leather, gilt letters on spine 'Journal 3', pp. 1-260 (pp. 214-59 are blank). George Finlay's Journal, 1 January 1833-24 June 1848 [not a continuous diary; there are considerable gaps and pp. 113-15 ( = 28 May 1860) contain 'Anecdotes of George King of the Hellenes'. At the end of the book there is a note on Gordon and Church]. |
| 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. |
