Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Piece
Dockyards: Admiralty and War Office accommodation; repayment of rents
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/323
What’s it about?
This record is about the Dockyards: Admiralty and War Office accommodation; repayment of rents dating from 1873-1898 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and 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)
- MEPO 2/323
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1873-1898
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Description (What the record is about)
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Dockyards: Admiralty and War Office accommodation; repayment of rents
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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)
- ON 161773
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C546270/
Series information
MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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Dockyards: Admiralty and War Office accommodation; repayment of rents
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