N. Hill to George Finlay, 3 Sep 1851

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/060
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 11 x 18 cm
Dates 3 September 1851
Scope and Content N. Hill to George Finlay. London, 3 September 1851. Has received news of George Finlay's box of books.
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.