Title
Receipt from the Singapore Land Office
Year/Period
1845-1846
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 12.3 x 28.8 cm
Accession No.
2003-00850
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a receipt from the Singapore Land Office detailing the quit rent of 2 Spanish dollars for the year 1845 for "No. 284 District of Singapore Town: the land comprised in Grant No 417 for 99 years or present owner". 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.
