William George Clark to George Finlay, 22 Dec 1856

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/081
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 11 x 18 cm
Dates 22 December 1856
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content William George Clark to George Finlay. London, 22 December 1856. Introduces H. O. Coxe, Sub-Librarian of Bodleian, who is making tour in East.
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.