Writ of Summons issued to Mayna Payna Reena Vellyappa Chitty

This is a writ of summons issued on 20 June 1885 to Mayna Payna Reena Vellyappa Chitty, the defendant in the suit against the New Harbour Dock Company Limited. 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.

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