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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'.
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County: Northants. Justices, Gaols, Nature: William de Shareshull; Kalendar of those...
Catalogue reference: JUST 3/52/1
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This record is about the County: Northants. Justices, Gaols, Nature: William de Shareshull; Kalendar of those... dating from 1352-1377 in the series Justices of Gaol Delivery: Gaol Delivery Rolls and Files. 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)
- JUST 3/52/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1352-1377
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Description (What the record is about)
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County: Northants. Justices, Gaols, Nature: William de Shareshull; Kalendar of those indicted for felony in 1352 trail-baston sessions (26 Edw III)
County: Northants. Justices, Gaols, Nature: William de Skypwyth; Northampton castle; File (51 Edw III)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 52/1 is subsidiary to the main roll of the 1352 Northamptonshire tailbaston sessions, Just. Itin. 1/639; it should also have been put in Just. Itin. 1
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Crime
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Record URL
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JUST 3
Justices of Gaol Delivery: Gaol Delivery Rolls and Files
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