Title
Document concerning the suit between the Attorney General on behalf of Pochajee Pestorjee, Thomas Scott and others
Year/Period
23 March 1885
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 32.5 x 40.5 cm
Accession No.
2003-01677
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd
This is a document issued on 23 March 1885 concerning the suit between the Attorney General at the relation of Pochajee Pestorjee (plaintiff) and Thomas Scott, James Guthrie Davidson, Vomabhoy Bamjee 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.
