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
Liquor: Extension of 6 day licences (Special exemption orders - Legal Opinion)
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/1433
What’s it about?
This record is about the Liquor: Extension of 6 day licences (Special exemption orders - Legal Opinion) dating from 1910 - 1912 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- MEPO 2/1433
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910 - 1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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Liquor: Extension of 6 day licences (Special exemption orders - Legal Opinion)
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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 668554
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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
- Policing
- Food and drink
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C547347/
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Series information
MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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Liquor: Extension of 6 day licences (Special exemption orders - Legal Opinion)
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