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
Suspected fraud: unemployment insurance dependants benefit; Shoreditch Employment...
Catalogue reference: PIN 7/386
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This record is about the Suspected fraud: unemployment insurance dependants benefit; Shoreditch Employment... dating from 1946-1951 in the series Ministry of National Insurance, predecessors and successors: Unemployment Insurance.... 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)
- PIN 7/386
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Suspected fraud: unemployment insurance dependants benefit; Shoreditch Employment Exchange
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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)
- UI629/1946
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2030210/
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PIN 7
Ministry of National Insurance, predecessors and successors: Unemployment Insurance...
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