George Finlay manuscript material : 1 item, 1861

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George Finlay manuscript material : 1 item, 1861

ยท To "My dear Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Dec 1861 : (B'ANA 0635) : thanking his correspondent for sending him a book which will assist him in writing his History of Greece. With a comment on the pollution in Greece and the "filthy condition" of Athens.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7079535

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Byron, George Gordon Byron, baron, 1788-1824

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Finlay, George, 1799-1875

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