Details
Object ID 000351
Object Name Railway Murder Letter
Object Desc Letter on London, Brighton & South Coast Railway General Manager's Office paper. The letter is dated 23rd Jan 1882 and is from the General Manager to Inspector Swanson at Scotland Yard. It discusses the murder of Mr Gold (Lefroy-Mapleton case).
Collection Donald Sutherland Swanson Collection
Accession # L2021.01.98
Alternate ID E0034
General Category History
Category Police Service
Source Bill Swanson
Source Category Loan
Accession Date FEB 9,2021
Credit/Acknowledgement Kindly on loan from the Swanson family
Location A&L - G.01
Object Date 19th century policing
Start Year Range 1882
End Year Range
Status In Store
Object Keywords detective,swanson,police,metropolitan,lefroy-mapleton,
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Conditions
Date FEB 9,2021
Summary VERY GOOD
Assessor HR
Notes Folded (legal size) paper that has then been folded mutliple times. This has caused some disolouration and wear along the creases/folds but overall minor discolouration.