Title
Receipt for quit rent for Lease No. 421
Year/Period
1 January 1858
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
legal documents, receipts (financial records)
Material
ink, paper (fiber product)
Technique
signing (writing), writing (processes)
Dimension
Image size: 10.7 x 21 cm
Accession No.
2003-01615
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
NLB Type
Document
This is a quit rent receipt dated 1 January 1858 for the quit rent in the year 1857 for Lease No. 421 comprising of land in District No. 346 of Singapore Town. 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.
