James Finlay to George Finlay, 16 Oct 1849

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/048
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 11 x 18 cm
Dates 16 October 1849
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content James Finlay to George Finlay. Glasgow, 16 October 1849. To introduce the Revd. John Anderson and Mr. James Stewart.
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.