Papers concerning the affairs of Lady Sykes and the case of Sykes v. Sykes,
- Reference No:
- U DDSY5/42/30
- Dates:
- 1896-1898
- Description:
Including:
a) TLS. Lady Jessica Sykes to James Mills: vitriolic attack on Sir Tatton Sykes and his solicitor, Mr Gardiner; complains about TS’s meanness, the ‘offensive and ridiculous charges’ brought against her, his misrepresentation of his true wealth and the attempt by ‘the weak and almost imbecile old man’ ‘to incriminate and blacken the character of his innocent wife’, 24 November 1897
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 bundle
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
- Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere