Account of the sale of land from the estate of George William Le Cerf

Title
Account of the sale of land from the estate of George William Le Cerf
Year/Period
10 February 1869
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 25.8 x 40.4 cm
Accession No.
2003-01015
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is an account dated 10 February 1869 of the sale of land from the estate of George William Le Cerf at a public auction upon the orders of the administrator of the estate. 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.