Sir Patrick Colquhoun to George Finlay, 4 Jan 1865

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/123
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 20 x 25 cm
Dates 4 January 1865
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content Sir Patrick Colquhoun to George Finlay. 3 Stratford Place, Cavendish Sq., W., 4 January 1865. C complains that he has been unjustly accused by dishonest late regent Poffandi of having caused damage to residence and grounds at St. Pantaleone. Description of renovations and improvements made by C.
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.