Title
Petition of Edward Roland Koek
Year/Period
14 August 1918
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 33.5 x 42 cm
Accession No.
2003-01806
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the petition of Edward Roland Koek made on 14 August 1918 for his admission as a solicitor and advocate to the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. 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.
