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
Old captions.
Catalogue reference: PCOM 5/23
What’s it about?
This record is about the Old captions. dating from 1843 July-1852 Oct. in the series Home Office: Old Captions and Transfer Papers. 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)
- PCOM 5/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843 July-1852 Oct.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Old captions.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 1 box.
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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)
- 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/C2998318/
Series information
PCOM 5
Home Office: Old Captions and Transfer Papers
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: PCOM 5
Home Office: Old Captions and Transfer Papers
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Old captions.
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