Title
Letter of acknowledgement from the Hon Secretary of the Singapore Bar Committee to Allen and Gledhill
Year/Period
5 November 1913
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
acknowledgments, legal documents
Material
ink, paper (fiber product)
Technique
signing (writing), typewriting, writing (processes)
Dimension
Image size: 22.2 x 13.7 cm
Accession No.
2003-00580
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
NLB Type
Document
This is a letter of acknowledgement dated 5 November 1913 from the Hon Secretary of the Singapore Bar Committee to Allen and Gledhill, concerning the admission of Everard William Willett as a solicitor and advocate to the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. 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.