This is a motion paper filed on 2 December 1887 concerning Suit No. 18, 19 and 22 of 1886, involving Sema Peechay Gunny, Moona Kader Meydin Saiboo, Taveyna Heena Merican and others. 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.