Thomas Gordon to George Finlay, 15 Sep 1835

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/009
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 21 x 32 cm
Dates 15 September 1835
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Thomas Gordon to George Finlay. Nea Patra, 15 September 1835. re expedition against bandits in Roumeli with Turkish co-operation. Ironical comments on Gen. Church sitting in Patissia leading 'the life of Nebuchadnezzar'. Note of greeting added by C. Soutzo.
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.