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
Home Office: Criminal Registers, England and Wales
Catalogue reference: HO 27
What's it about?
HO 27
Registers of all persons in England and Wales charged with indictable offences showing the results of the trials, the sentences in case of conviction, and dates of execution of persons sentence to death; some of the registers contain personal...
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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HO 27
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Criminal Registers, England and Wales
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Date (When the record was created)
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1805-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registers of all persons in England and Wales charged with indictable offences showing the results of the trials, the sentences in case of conviction, and dates of execution of persons sentence to death; some of the registers contain personal information respecting the prisoners. Until 1850 Middlesex is excluded, its earlier records being in HO 26.
PLEASE NOTE: Electronic images of these registers can be searched online.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The registers are arranged in alphabetical order of county, county boroughs being included under the appropriate counties. It should be noted, however, that the city of Bristol is listed after Gloucestershire; Carnarvon is so spelled; Hampshire is listed as Hants from 1805 to 1837 but thereafter as Southampton; London is listed with Middlesex; Shropshire is listed as Shropshire from 1805 to 1808 but thereafter as Salop; Monmouth is treated as an English county throughout; Welsh counties are listed separately after English counties from 1805 to 1814 and from 1855 onwards, but with the English counties between 1815 and 1854.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also: CRIM 3
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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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223 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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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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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
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Microfiche indexes, arranged alphabetically and by county, are available on open access.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8891/
Catalogue hierarchy
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