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
Widows' special pensions: widows of police killed on duty; proposal to pay lump sum...
Catalogue reference: HO 287/963
What’s it about?
This record is about the Widows' special pensions: widows of police killed on duty; proposal to pay lump sum... dating from 1964 in the series Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files. 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)
- HO 287/963
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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Widows' special pensions: widows of police killed on duty; proposal to pay lump sum in addition to pension
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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)
- POL64 516/1/2
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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
- Pay and pensions
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2222482/
Series information
HO 287
Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files
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