Letter from the Attorney General of the Straits Settlements to Kow Soon Kim

Title
Letter from the Attorney General of the Straits Settlements to Kow Soon Kim
Year/Period
6 May 1913
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 34.3 x 44 cm
Accession No.
2003-00810
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is a letter dated 6 May 1913 from the Attorney General of the Straits Settlements, Gerald Aubrey Goodman, to Kow Soon Kim, acknowledging receipt of the notice of the hearing of Kow's petition. 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.