Oath sworn by Charles Burton Buckley

Title
Oath sworn by Charles Burton Buckley
Year/Period
5 March 1883
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 32.2 x 40.5 cm
Accession No.
2003-01232
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is an oath sworn by Charles Burton Buckley on 5 March 1883 concerning the administration of the estate of Lewis Herbert Woods. 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.