"From Hell" letter

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Title
"From Hell" letter
Description
A letter sent to George Lusk, the head of Whitechapel's Mile End Vigilance Committee, on October 16, 1888. The message was supposedly accompanied by half of a kidney (purportedly from Catherine Eddowes), which was later thought to be a prank.
Contributor
Transcription written by WhitechapelJack.com
Creator
Anonymous
Date
October 16, 1888
Extent
1 page
Format
Document
Language
English
Provenance
The National Archives (UK), sourced from George Lusk and the London Metropolitan Police
Publisher
The National Archives (UK)
Rights
Public Domain
Subject
The murder of Catherine Eddowes, as well as police and militia investigation of Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel murders
Temporal Coverage
1888
Type
Correspondence

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