Title
Affidavit of Seema Vana Alma Mooroogappa Chitty
Year/Period
30 September 1889
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-01417
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the affidavit sworn on 30 September 1889 by Seema Vana Alma Mooroogappa Chitty, the plaintiff in the suit against Bawa Sayeedollah (defendant). 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.
