This is the petition of Manuel Francis de Souza filed on 16 June 1866 concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased John Aitken. The letters of administration for the estate were granted to Francis de Souza on 18 June 1866. This petition 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.
