Title
Petition of Neo Team Wat
Year/Period
11 Oct 1855 to 12 November 1885
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-01167
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the petition of Neo Team Wat filed on 11 October 1855 concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased Neo Team Lok. The petitioner was subsequently granted the letters of administration for the estate on 12 November 1855. This document 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.
