Title
Oath sworn by Pochajee Pestorjee
Year/Period
1885
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 32.3 x 40.6 cm
Accession No.
2003-01424
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is an oath sworn by Pochajee Pestorjee, the plaintiff in the suit between the Attorney General, who was acting on behalf of Pestorjee, and Thomas Scott, James Guthrie Davidson, Vamathoy Franjee and Dadabhoy Rustomjee (defendants). 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.
