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'.
Series
Calendars of Indictments
Catalogue reference: CRIM 5
What's it about?
CRIM 5
Calendars of indictments at the Central Criminal Court providing reference to corresponding indictments in CRIM 4. Entries are made by sessions under initial letters of surnames of persons indicted for felonies and misdemeanours.
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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CRIM 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Calendars of Indictments
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Date (When the record was created)
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1833-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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Calendars of indictments at the Central Criminal Court providing reference to corresponding indictments in CRIM 4. Entries are made by sessions under initial letters of surnames of persons indicted for felonies and misdemeanours.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
These bound volumes are arranged in alphabetical order of surnames of persons appearing at each Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court) Session. The numbers in the Calendars are those which appear on the top right hand corner of the indictments which are themselves filed in numerical order. Other numbers on the indictments would seem to reflect an earlier arrangement.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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24 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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/C5517/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CRIM
Records of the Central Criminal Court
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Calendars of Indictments
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