List of the estate of Junoos bin Mahomed Lebby of Singapore

Title
List of the estate of Junoos bin Mahomed Lebby of Singapore
Year/Period
26 February 1845
Region
British Malaya and Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 31.9 x 40.6 cm
Accession No.
2000-05696

This is a list of the estate of the deceased Junoos bin Mohumad Lebby of Singapore. Some of the expenses incurred were from legal fees and the costs of obtaining the letters of administration for the will of the deceased. The executor was paid a 5 percent commission on 182.82 Spanish dollars, which amounted to 39.19 Spanish dollars. The deceased's property was also sold at an auction presumably on 29 January 1845 for a sum of 783.83. The final balance in favour of the estate after subtracting the necessary expenses was 317.95 Spanish dollars.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.