Thomas Graes to George Finlay, 11 Nov 1852

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/05/016
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 25 x 51 cm
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Thomas Graes to George Finlay. Malta, 11 November (1852). Encloses printed report from Malta Times re George Finlay's paper on 'The last pages of the history of the Last Greek Republic' read to Literary and Scientific Institute of Malta.
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.