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
Apparently strays from indictments files: enrolments or returns of those convicted...
Catalogue reference: KB 9/150
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This record is about the Apparently strays from indictments files: enrolments or returns of those convicted... dating from 1583; 1589; 1591 in the series Court of King's Bench: Crown Side: Indictments Files, Oyer and Terminer Files and.... 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)
- KB 9/150
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1583; 1589; 1591
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Description (What the record is about)
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Apparently strays from indictments files: enrolments or returns of those convicted of felony in gaol delivery who claimed benefit of clergy and who were branded according to the statute: Midland circuit Mar 1583;.
Number of membranes: 9.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Formerly JUST 3/221, m 79; transferred in 1961. Northern circuit, July-Sept 1589; Midland circuit July 1591, formerly JUST 3/221, mm 142-146; transferred in 1961.
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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)
- JUST 3/221, m 79; JUST 3/221, mm 142-146
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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/C2285571/
Series information
KB 9
Court of King's Bench: Crown Side: Indictments Files, Oyer and Terminer Files and...
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