Title
Testimonial for Cornelis Adrian Bergsma from Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma
Year/Period
8 December 1910
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 21.6 x 13.6 cm
Accession No.
2003-00773
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a testimonial dated 8 December 1910 for Cornelis Adrian Bergsma from his cousin, Cornelis Adriaan Bergsma, judge of the Court of Justice, Raad van Justitie, at Medan-Deli, Sumatra. 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.
