Title
Memorandum of Appearance for Tan Teng Choo
Year/Period
12 May 1887
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 33.8 x 21 cm
Accession No.
2003-01556
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a memorandum of appearance filed on 12 May 1887 for Tan Teng Choo, one of the defendants in the suit against the plaintiff Tan Brain Chiap. 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.
