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
1942-1963
Catalogue reference: HO 287/1144
What’s it about?
This record is about the 1942-1963 dating from 1942-1963 in the series Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
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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)
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HO 287/1144
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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1942-1963
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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)
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POL64 2049/29/2 LP2253
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed For 85 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Closed Or Retained 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
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2247029/
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Series information
HO 287
Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files
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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 series: HO 287
Home Office: Police (POL Symbol Series) Files
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1942-1963
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