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