Revd John Henry Hill to George Finlay, 17 Apr 1865

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/GF/B/06/130
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 13 x 20 cm
Dates 17 April 1865
Donor/Creator
Scope and Content The Revd. John Henry Hill to George Finlay. 17 April 1865. Thanks George Finlay for his two notes which he will place with his collection of 'Good Things' in his private drawer.
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.