This is an order issued on 26 February 1873 by the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Division of Singapore concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased Shaik Syed bin Abdullah bin Allee Barreck. The court ordered the Accountant General to pay a sum of 156.96 Spanish dollars to Aishah binte Barreck and Shaik Syed bin Sallim al Kalali. 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.
