This is a caveat filed on 27 May 1871 concerning the administration of the estate of Appaw Joseph Aaron Pillay. It states that the letters of administration for the estate of the deceased were not to be granted to Isaac Aaron Pillay until a previous petition filed by Jacob Aaron Pillay and Benjamin Aaron Pillay was heard.This document 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.
