Title
Letters of Administration and Oath concerning the estate of Seah Ah Choy
Year/Period
10 July 1843
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-00940
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
These are the letters of administration for the estate of Seah Ah Choy which were granted to Yam Ah Ah and Seah Yy Heng of Singapore, as well as the oath administered to them. These documents 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.
