Title
Affirmation of Chew Kim Ling
Year/Period
19 April 1847
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 33.1 x 44 cm
Accession No.
2003-00909
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is an affirmation made by Chew Kim Ling on 19 April 1847 concerning the administration of the estate of Chew Fok Long. 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.
