Title
Registrar note and petition concerning the suit between Cheang Hung Lim and Seow Yean Boo
Year/Period
3 March 1877
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-01658
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
These are the registrar note and the petition issued on 3 March 1877 concerning the suit between Cheang Hung Lim (plaintiff) and Seow Yean Boo (defendant). They are 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.
