Title
Receipt of payment from Haji Seman bin Haji Muhammad Tahir
Year/Period
19th century to 20th century
Region
British Malaya and Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 8.5 x 18 cm
Accession No.
2000-05682
Collection of
The Jawi portion indicates this as a receipt for a two-time payment of 20 dollars each paid by Haji Seman(?) bin Haji Muhammad Tahir on 12 Syawal 1228H and 14 Zulkaedah 1228H (corresponding to 7 October 1813 and 7 November 1813 respectively). 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.
