Affidavit of Ena Verapatran

Title
Affidavit of Ena Verapatran
Year/Period
1908
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Technique
Accession No.
2003-00670
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is the affidavit of Ena Verapatran, a clerk to Sission & Delay, made in November 1908 concerning the petition of Mackertich Carapit Johannes for 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.