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 (Rewards and Pardons) Correspondence and Secret Service Reports
Catalogue reference: HO 64
What's it about?
HO 64
Original correspondence relating to the offer of rewards and pardons for information leading to the conviction of criminals with copies of posters advertising the same. Secret Service and other police reports, copies of seditious publications,...
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 64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Criminal (Rewards and Pardons) Correspondence and Secret Service Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820-1840
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original correspondence relating to the offer of rewards and pardons for information leading to the conviction of criminals with copies of posters advertising the same. Secret Service and other police reports, copies of seditious publications, etc.
Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.
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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)
- 19 bundle(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8928/
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Home Office: Criminal (Rewards and Pardons) Correspondence and Secret Service Reports
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