Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Piece
Petition to the House of Commons for a bill to regulate the Salford police force,...
Catalogue reference: DL 41/1139
What’s it about?
This record is about the Petition to the House of Commons for a bill to regulate the Salford police force,... dating from 1802 in the series Duchy of Lancaster: Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DL 41/1139
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1802
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Description (What the record is about)
- Petition to the House of Commons for a bill to regulate the Salford police force, Lancashire
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- DL 41/42/76
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Policing
- Crown lands and estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1237420/
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Series information
DL 41
Duchy of Lancaster: Miscellanea
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Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: DL
Records of the Duchy of Lancaster
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Within the series: DL 41
Duchy of Lancaster: Miscellanea
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Petition to the House of Commons for a bill to regulate the Salford police force,...
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