Title
Petition and Warrant to Act issued by Choa Moh Chiang
Year/Period
22 September 1863
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-01037
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
These are the petition and the warrant to act issued by Choa Moh Cheang concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased Choa Peng Puat. 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.
