Title
Document concerning the estate of Goh Tock Swee
Year/Period
13 March 1879
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 32.3 x 20.2 cm
Accession No.
2003-01497
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a document dated 13 March 1879 concerning the administration of the estate of Goh Tock Swee. It states that no action was to be taken with regards to the estate of the deceased without the knowledge of Goh Kim Swee. 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.
