Title
Document concerning the suit between the Attorney General and Oh Ah Pek
Year/Period
29 July 1881
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 34 x 21 cm
Accession No.
2003-01179
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a document concerning the suit between the Attorney General at the time of writing, Thomas Braddell, and Oh Ah Pek. Oh had intruded into the land possessed by the Queen stipulated in Lease No. 473. This document 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.
