Title
Petition
Year/Period
1826-1867
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 33.8 x 42 cm
Accession No.
2003-01268
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a petition made to the Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca by an unnamed law agent of the Court. 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.
