Title
Petition of Louisa Belder
Year/Period
23 November 1889
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Accession No.
2003-01337
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the petition of Louisa Belder, the wife of Carl Belder and formerly the widow of John Mark Ottoson, which was filed on 23 November 1874 concerning the administration of Ottoson's estate. 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.
