Title
Registrar's certificate of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Singapore for James Aitken
Year/Period
20 April 1891
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 34 x 42 cm
Accession No.
2003-01517
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a registrar's certificate issued on 20 April 1891 by the Registrar of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Settlement of Singapore, concerning the filing of Aitken's petition for admission as a solicitor and advocate to the Supreme Court. 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.
