This is a document concerning the suit between Edward Blair Michell of Bangkok (plaintiff) and Edward Henry French of Bangkok (defendant) issued on 29 November 1888 by the solicitors for the defendant, Rodyk and Davidson. 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.