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: Police Courts and Magistrates: In-letters and Returns
Catalogue reference: HO 59
What's it about?
HO 59
Original in-letters, 1820 to 1845, and monthly returns for December 1859 of the offences tried in the Metropolitan Police Courts.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 59
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Police Courts and Magistrates: In-letters and Returns
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820-1859
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original in-letters, 1820 to 1845, and monthly returns for December 1859 of the offences tried in the Metropolitan Police Courts.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 12 bundle(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
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8923/
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