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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Arthur John Fenton: charged with murder. With photographs and plan. (Orderable at...
Catalogue reference: J 309/148
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This record is about the Arthur John Fenton: charged with murder. With photographs and plan. (Orderable at... dating from 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Bristol: Case Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- J 309/148
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Arthur John Fenton: charged with murder. With photographs and plan. (Orderable at item level)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 84/1258
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or 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
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14520508/
Series information
J 309
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Bristol: Case Files
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