This is an affidavit of service sworn by Kadersah on 11 September 1889 concerning the suit between Meyna Chayna Allagappa Chitty (plaintiff) and Kavena Chayna Said Ibrahim (defendant). 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.