Dear Boss

[Stewart P Evans]

Backing Sheet

The below photograph of the written annotation on the Dear Boss letter backing sheet comes courtesy of Keith Skinner who thought that you would like to see it. The circled figure 4 was apparently added at the Public Record Office.

[lynn cates]

disputes

Hello Maria. Well, at least his controversy did. Essentially any discussion of authorship will involve this same dispute.

Of course, "Dear Boss" is a much older one.

Cheers.
LC

[mariab]

Toppy makes his (ugly) appearance on “Dear Boss“!

Just give me a couple days please, Lynn. Finished with the bureaucracy (for the time being), but TONS to do with both my (dear) bosses.

[lynn cates]

Toppy

Hello Maria. That involved two expert's differing opinions on the Toppy signature.

Look forward to your material.

Cheers.
LC

[mariab]

That's what I'm saying, and no need to highjack the thread about this. (This is called witnessing a maturing process, when I end up being the one stopping a thread from being highjacked.)

[Tom_Wescott]

You mean Philip? Nothing practical about it. He DID stop posting here.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[mariab]

Still, it made one hell of a hassle, and the result thereoff is that an excellent Ripperologist practically stopped posting here. (And I was trying to avoid talking about colleagues.)

[Tom_Wescott]

One man making unfounded accusations just to stir does not a 'scandal' make.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[mariab]

What scandal? There's only been one Berner Street photo discovery, by Philip Hutchinson, and there's absolutely no scandal attached to it.

That's why I put “scandal“ in ““. You know perfectly well I'm referring to the AP accusations, Tom. I should have perhaps used another word, but I'm beat (and about to go to sleep), and don't feel like searching for a synonym.

[Tom_Wescott]

the Photoshop “scandal“ with a Berner Street pic, etc

What scandal? There's only been one Berner Street photo discovery, by Philip Hutchinson, and there's absolutely no scandal attached to it.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[mariab]

Were you on the boards during the Iremonger/Leander conundrum? I think everyone agreed to disagree.

No idea what that is (too newbie), sounds like something out of Midsummer night's dream. ;-)
Lynn, I've got things for you, just give me a couple days. Almost finished with the bureaucracy, but have tons of things to take care of with both my bosses tomorrow (which is much more fun than bureaucracy).
And thank you so much for your well wishing.

[TradeName]

Hello Trade. Thanks for that. You are unusually well informed about the various Irish groups--both pro and contra physical force--and their members.

I've just nibbled around the edges a bit.

[lynn cates]

Alice Carroll

Hello Trade. Thanks for that. You are unusually well informed about the various Irish groups--both pro and contra physical force--and their members.

You wouldn't happen to have a list of the "Irish National Invincibles" lying about? There was a rumour, squashed by "The Echo," in which one of the old Invincibles was seen in London within a couple of weeks of MJK's death. "The Echo" claimed that they were all incarcerated--except one named Kelly. I had thought Tim Kelly the only one by that name. But he was hanged.

There was also a young lady in Dublin, Alice Carroll, who gave evidence at the Phoenix Park trials. PJP Tynan, in his book on the Invincibles, claimed that she was in British pay. If I recall properly, she received a modest sum for her efforts. She also received death threats from some of the Irish groups. I have trouble locating her records. She would have been born about the mid-1860's. Wonder whatever became of her?

Cheers.
LC

[TradeName]

Sheridan was in Colorado in '89. I think Hurlbert was supposed to have seen the letter in New York in '83. I don't know if Sheridan was actually in New York at that time.

ETA: Looks like Sheridan was in New York in 1883

New York Times, February 23, 1883, link

A TALK WITH P.J. SHERIDAN

HE DENIES CERTAIN STATEMENTS MADE BY CAREY, THE INFORMER

[lynn cates]

Sheridan

Hello Trade. Thanks for this. For some reason I thought that Sheridan was a rancher in Colorado at this time (Parnell Commission)?

I want to thank you for uncovering this chap. He has a very fertile imagination--just the kind of lad to cook up the "Dear Boss."

Cheers.
LC