This is a letter dated 2 December 1940 from Aitken and Ong Siang Advocates and Solicitors to the Registrar of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Division of Singapore. It details the application of Gwee Peng Kwee who intended to apply for the letters of administration de bonis non for the estate of the deceased Gwee Pee Chong. 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.
