This is a letter dated 11 April 1864 from the Senior Sworn Clerk of the Registrar of the Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore and Malacca, Division of Malacca, to Christian Baumgarten Esquire of the Registrar of the Court of Judicature in Singapore. It concerns the forwarding of documents related to the petition of Horace Augustus Baumgarten for admission as a general agent to the Court. This letter 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.
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