Letter from Norman Leys to Leonard Woolf (09/05/1926)

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[embossed letterhead] BRAILSFORD. NR DERBY.

 

9th May 1926

 

Dear Woolf,

 

I shall certainly consult you before doing anything.

 

The only person who encourages me to sue the Daily Express is Sir Robert Hamilton! I suppose the reason is that he is the only one to whom I wrote who knows of his own knowledge that I am right – or rather Chamberlain – and Delamere a liar. I have asked Hamilton to suggest a name or names of counsel – abo what counselling costs!

 

 

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If I go up to see such a person I shall hope to see you too.

 

I suppose I feel this more than I should. Who the devil set[?] Mr. Martin to judge me or anybody else? Is it right to issue official verdicts of a totally non judicial kind?

 

Yours sincerely | Norman Leys [signature]
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Letter from Norman Leys to Leonard Woolf (09/05/1926)

Author:

Norman Leys

Library:

University of Reading, Special Collections

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MS 2750/255_Kenya

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Kenya

Normal Leys writes to Woolf to let him know that he will consult him before pursuing any action regarding the press. He states that Sir Robert Hamilton encourages suing the Daily Express. He names Delamere as a liar. He questions what a counsell will cost and talks about feeling judged.

 

handwritten letter signed by Leys