Revolution and liberation · The Revolution of 1821 · Running the village
Kolettis writes a letter from Myloi
22 May 1824 (10 May 1824 old style) Proven
Ioannis Kolettis, member of the Executive, dated a letter 'From Myloi of Nafplio, 10 May 1824'. It was printed half a century later in an Athens newspaper. A French version of a proclamation from the same days carries the double date '10/22 May 1824, Moulins de Nauplia'.
- Where
- Myloi (the village)
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Καρτερία (Athens), 30-7-1877 (letter of I. Kolettis «Ἀπὸ Μύλους Ναυπλίου, τῇ 10 Μαΐου 1824»)
- J.-P.-P. Jourdain, Mémoires historiques et militaires sur les événements de la Grèce depuis 1822 jusqu'au combat de Navarin, Paris 1828 Open (opens in a new tab)
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