Receipt of payment to Goh Seng Leng

Title
Receipt of payment to Goh Seng Leng
Year/Period
19th century to 20th century
Region
British Malaya and Singapore
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 5.7 x 10.6 cm
Accession No.
2000-05687

This is a receipt of payment to Goh Seng Leng (?), or otherwise called Panjang by other people at Tanjong Rhu. The payment was split over two occasions: the first payment was for $5 and the second payment was for $9.75.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.