Title
Petition of John Christopher Cobbett
Year/Period
20 March 1935
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 33 x 40.5 cm
Accession No.
2003-01570
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the petition of John Christopher Cobbett filed on 20 March 1935 concerning his appointment as a Commissioner for Oaths for Singapore. 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.
