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
Proclamation offering free pardon to anyone giving evidence regarding recent murder...
Catalogue reference: CAB 41/21/17
What’s it about?
This record is about the Proclamation offering free pardon to anyone giving evidence regarding recent murder... dating from 1888 Nov.10 in the series Photographic Copies of Cabinet Letters in the Royal Archives. 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)
- CAB 41/21/17
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1888 Nov.10
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Description (What the record is about)
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Proclamation offering free pardon to anyone giving evidence regarding recent murder [Seventh Whitechapel murder]; Sir Henry Blake's appointment; Lord Clanricarde's estate. 3 pp
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Order this document as CAB 41/21
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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)
- 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/C645258/
Series information
CAB 41
Photographic Copies of Cabinet Letters in the Royal Archives
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CAB
Records of the Cabinet Office
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Within the series: CAB 41
Photographic Copies of Cabinet Letters in the Royal Archives
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