Title
Petition of Manuel Francis de Souza
Year/Period
2 June 1866
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 34 x 40.5 cm
Accession No.
2003-01282
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is the petition of Manuel Francis de Souza filed on 2 June 1866 concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased John Aitken. 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.
