Title
Petition of John George Campbell
Year/Period
8 August 1921
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
legal documents, petitions
Material
ink, paper (fiber product)
Technique
handwriting, signing (writing), typewriting
Dimension
Image size: 34 x 43.3 cm
Accession No.
2003-01753
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
NLB Type
Document
This is the petition of John George Campbell of No. 8 Raffles Place, Singapore dated 8 August 1921 made on behalf of his employee, William Herbert Drummond. It concerned Drummond's petition for admission as a solicitor and advocate to the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. 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.
