Admissions certificate of William Henry Kelley issued by The Law Society, London

Title
Admissions certificate of William Henry Kelley issued by The Law Society, London
Year/Period
10 November 1920
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 33 x 21.5 cm
Accession No.
2003-01802
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is the admissions certificate of William Henry Kelley issued on 10 November 1920 by the Secretary of The Law Society of Chancery Lane, London. Kelley was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court on 1 November 1920 and had not been struck off the Roll of Solicitors since then. 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.