Title
Last Will and Testament of Haji Ali bin Isa of Singapore
Year/Period
20 August 1824
Region
British Malaya and Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 32.5 x 20.1 cm
Accession No.
2000-05695
Collection of
This is a will written by Haji Ali bin Isa (?) was written in Singapore on Wednesday, 25 Zulhijah 1239H (corresponding to 20 August 1824) at 1.30am. Some of his property included a plot of land at Circuit Road, plots of land No. 1278, 1279, and 1280 facing North Bridge Road, plots of land No. 1365 – 1367 facing Jalan (B?) Road.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.
