This is a letter dated 20 Jamadil Akhir 1311H (corresponding to 28 November 1893) acknowledging the appointment of a legal representative for Syed Abdul Rahman bin Abdul… Alkaff. The later part of the letter also laid out the name change that Syed Abdul Rahman took on upon his arrival to Singapore.This document is part of the John Koh collection which comprises of various legal documents in Arabic, Jawi, and English, and serves as a record of the 19th and early 20th century colonial legal systems in Singapore and the interactions of various ordinary individuals with the law.