Written in response to the Sun's incendiary reports that a Thomas Cutbush (who was brought in for stabbing young ladies in the rear) was Jack the Ripper, Macnaghten furnished what is now considered to be one of the most important documents to have survived the years. They are reproduced, in full, below.

A copy of the original memoranda is also available in Adobe Acrobat format (638KB). Courtesy of Thomas Schachner.