This is a note dated 22 February 1921 concerning the application of John Laycock for admission as a solicitor and advocate to the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. It states that the original versions of the testimonial and certificates filed with Laycock's petition for admission were received from the Registry of the Supreme Court. This note 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.
