Title
Receipt of payment from Dr Hadjee Nessah to Syed Omar’s Estate
Year/Period
3 July 1867
Region
British Malaya and Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 13 x 19.7 cm
Accession No.
2000-05683
Collection of
This is a receipt (No. 1009) from Dr Hadjee Nessah addressed to Syed Omar’s Estate. It details Dr Hadjee’s request to ground rent on the premises in Market Street for the month of Saffar. Dr Hadjee also paid 400 Spanish dollars, which was received by an agent for the executor of Syed Omar’s Estate. 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.
