Title
Affidavit of Kang Geok Chye
Year/Period
12 April 1881
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-01643
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the affidavit of Kang Geok Chye filed on 12 April 1881 concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased Tan Hock Eng. 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.
