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'.
Series
Metropolitan Police Service - Crime Map Website
Catalogue reference: MEPO 44
What's it about?
MEPO 44
This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Metropolitan Police Service - Crime Map website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MEPO 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Metropolitan Police Service - Crime Map Website
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Date (When the record was created)
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From 2008
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Metropolitan Police Service - Crime Map website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Metropolitan Police Office, 1829-1829
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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archived website(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Gathered from original website.
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Future website versions may be anticipated.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17310/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
72,143 records
Within the department: MEPO
Records of the Metropolitan Police Office
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Metropolitan Police Service - Crime Map Website
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