Title
Petition of Charles Shaw
Year/Period
19th-early 20th century
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 32 x 40.1 cm
Accession No.
2003-00891
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd, Singapore
This is the petition of Charles Shaw concerning the administration of the estate of Mahomed Meesa Pendek. 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.
