Order moved by Mr Upcott of Counsel for Charles William Alan Carpenter

Title
Order moved by Mr Upcott of Counsel for Charles William Alan Carpenter
Year/Period
16 April 1914
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 32.5 x 40.8 cm
Accession No.
2003-00625
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is an order moved by Mr Upcott of Counsel on 16 April 1914 for Charles William Alan Carpenter, concerning his petition to be admitted 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.