This renunciation was made by Francina Baumgarten, the widow of the deceased Alexander Augustus Baumgarten. She declared that she did not meddle with the estate of the deceased and renounced her right and title to the letters of administration. She also consented to the letters of administration being granted to Christian Baumgarten. 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.
