Registrar's certificate from the Supreme Court, Malacca for Courtenay Dickinson

Title
Registrar's certificate from the Supreme Court, Malacca for Courtenay Dickinson
Year/Period
17 November 1910
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 34.2 x 21.5 cm
Accession No.
2003-00717
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd

This is a registrar's certificate issued on 17 November 1910 by the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Settlement of Malacca, concerning the petition of Courtenay Dickinson for admission as a solicitor and advocate to the Supreme Court. 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.