Title
Motion paper filed by John Simons Atchison concerning the goods of Amawappa
Year/Period
15 July 1870
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 34 x 21 cm
Accession No.
2003-01071-001
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the motion paper filed by John Simons Atchison on 15 July 1870, which references the petitions and affidavits of Bima Rettee, Baloo Patal, and Soopramaniam Chitty concerning the goods of Amawappa. It is part of a collection of legal documents from the 19th and early 20th centuries which provides a glimpse into the work of the notable personalities who left their mark on Singapore’s legal history, and the economic and other transactions undertaken by ordinary immigrants in 19th century Singapore that tell stories of misfortune and indebtedness which would otherwise have disappeared from history.
