Title
Petition of Donaldson and Burkinshaw of No. 19 Collyer Quay, Singapore
Year/Period
19th to 20th century
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 34.5 x 42 cm
Accession No.
2003-01843
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the petition of the law firm Donaldson and Burkinshaw of No. 19 Collyer Quay, Singapore, made on behalf of their employee, William Lionel Stevens, who filed an application 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.
