Dear Boss

[mariab]

Thanks. Look for a cheque made out to Charles Le Grand, say late September, early October 1888. What a find that would be.

Precisely! :-) By the by, I got his bank account and everything, courtesy of Debs. I was hoping for your help pertaining to Rachkovsky, what with the Palo Alto files and stuff.
But first I have to take care of some really boring bureaucratical sh*t all day today (on 4 different godamn matters!!), which I'm not looking forward to in the least...

[Stewart P Evans]

Dear Boss Letter Backing Sheet

I have had some discussion with Keith Skinner over the Dear Boss letter and its return to New Scotland Yard in 1987. Keith noted that the image I reproduced of the envelope in this thread was cropped and did not show the full backing page to which the envelope and letter were attached. Keith thought that it might be nice to show everyone the whole letter and backing sheet in its original form, with annotation, so here it is. (Image - Evans/Skinner Crime Archive).

[mariab]

Thank you Mr. Evans, and thanks to Mr. Skinner. The backing sheet and its annotation were added by SY?

[Stewart P Evans]

Anyone Familiar

Thank you Mr. Evans, and thanks to Mr. Skinner. The backing sheet and its annotation were added by SY?

Anyone familiar with the 'Jack the Ripper' letters in MEPO 3/142 will know that these annotated sheets bearing date/posting details and reference numbers were attached to the letters at the time they were received at Scotland Yard.

[mariab]

Thanks. That's what I assumed, but was checking, to be sure.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Stewart,

Thank you for the pics of the DB letter and envelope as seen in 1987.

I am however slightly confused. As by 1987 the letter had been missing for donkey's years, what is the origin of the colour version of DB on Casebook, which appears to be from a time when the letter was in far more pristine condition?

Regards,

Simon

[Stewart P Evans]

Facsimile

Hi Stewart,
Thank you for the pics of the DB letter and envelope as seen in 1987.
I am however slightly confused. As by 1987 the letter had been missing for donkey's years, what is the origin of the colour version of DB on Casebook, which appears to be from a time when the letter was in far more pristine condition?
Regards,
Simon

I thought that this had already be touched upon in this thread. The colour version on the Casebook site is the 1888 police colour facsimile and not the actual letter.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Stewart,

Thank you. I had a feeling I recognised it.

I've only seen the facsimile in black and white, plus a sort of sepia version. I didn't realise there was a third full-colour version.

Regards,

Simon

[TradeName]

Thanks, LC. Hadn't seen that article before. Here's one which suggests that Hurlbert could use some alleged knowledge about Parnell and Pigott to blackmail the British government.

The Salt Lake Herald, November 27, 1891, Page 1




Also links to some earlier posts:

Hurlburt on his acquisition of the Central News.

Hurlbert on some hate mail he received at the Central News.

Hulbert on the value of an anonymous postcard.

[lynn cates]

promising

Hello Maria.

"By the by, I got his bank account and everything, courtesy of Debs."

Zounds! This sounds promising.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

thanks

Hello Mr. Evans. Thanks. This should prove helpful.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

Piggott

Hello Trade. Thanks.

Piggott no less? Good grief but this is interesting.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

controversy

Hello All. Looks like the "Dear Boss" is not the only time WHH was involved in a letters controversy.

Snippet from "Oakland Daily Evening Tribune" July 27. 1989.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

WHH bio

Hello All. Here is a link to an article about "The Boss" of CNA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Hurlbert

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

Crofts

Hello All. I have located a Professor Daniel W. Crofts who has studied Hurlbert's writings extensively. Naturally his book has been purchased.

I have also sent him a message.

Wish me luck.

Cheers.
LC