Title
Affidavit of Tan Ah Meng
Year/Period
28 November 1870
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-01203
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the affidavit of Tan Chew Guan filed on 28 November 1870 concerning the petition made by Tan Seng Tet for the administration of the estate of the deceased Tan Ah Meng. 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.
