Letter from the Secretary of the Bar Committee in Penang to Messrs Drew and Napier of Singapore

Title
Letter from the Secretary of the Bar Committee in Penang to Messrs Drew and Napier of Singapore
Year/Period
18 April 1914
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 20.4 x 13.1 cm
Accession No.
2003-00628
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is a letter dated 18 April 1914 from the Secretary of the Bar Committee in Penang to Messrs Drew and Napier of Singapore, concerning the admission of Charles William Alan Carpenter 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.