Petition of Wee Chong Keat

Title
Petition of Wee Chong Keat
Year/Period
20th March 1875 - 1939
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 33.8 x 42 cm
Accession No.
2003-01545
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is the petition of Wee Chong Keat concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased Thow Eng Pee. It 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.