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
Treasury Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions: Transcripts of Proceedings...
Catalogue reference: DPP 4
What's it about?
DPP 4
The selection of transcripts in this series include a number relating to celebrated criminal trials, such as that of the Mannings in 1849 for the murder of Patrick O'Connor, the Jabez Balfour fraud case in 1895 and the trials of Arthur Lynch and...
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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DPP 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions: Transcripts of Proceedings in Selected Criminal Trials
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Date (When the record was created)
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1846-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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The selection of transcripts in this series include a number relating to celebrated criminal trials, such as that of the Mannings in 1849 for the murder of Patrick O'Connor, the Jabez Balfour fraud case in 1895 and the trials of Arthur Lynch and Sir Roger Casement for treason in 1903 and 1916 respectively.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Information on the outcome of these cases is not held by The National Archives
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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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62 volume(s)
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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
- Litigation
- Treason and rebellion
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6235/
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Treasury Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions: Transcripts of Proceedings in Selected Criminal Trials
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