This is a letter dated 21 October 1921 from the Attorney General of the Straits Settlements to Messrs Drew and Napier, acknowledging receipt of a previous letter about the hearing of the petition of William Henry Kelley for his admission as a solicitor and advocate to the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. This document 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.
