These documents detail the accounts of the goods of the deceased Syed Tahah bin Hamed al Sagoff. They are 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. These accounts note the amount of his debts and the proceeds from the sale of his possessions. Some of Syed Tahah’s possessions sold at a public auction included: sarongs, 31 batik sarongs, 8 broad cloth bajoos, 8 broad cloth short bajoos, 88 batik handkerchiefs, 9.5 pieces of silk for bajoos, 5 tinbands, 11 caps, 3 gold flowered muslins, 15 rolls of gold thread, a silver watch and chain, a box of bagors, a clothes box, 4 leather trunks, 11 cotton long bajoos, 6 trousers, a flannel bajoo, 4 bottles of rose water, an ink stand, and 3 silver rings set with stone. The final proceeds from the sale amounted to 176.04 Spanish dollars. Various amounts were also owed to Syed Tahah by Syed Ahmed al Sagoff, Shaik Awath bin Talip, Pooteh, Saptoo and Jackey Mamad, and Syed Ahmed for the value of three leather trunks and a piece of silk atlas, which amounted to a total of 561.22¾ Spanish dollars. The debts of Syed Tahah amounted to 112.71 Spanish dollars, of which 28.06 Spanish dollars were incurred by administrative costs. The remaining sum was owed to various individuals such as Woodford Scheerdevas, a Chinese doctor, and Obed Omedoor for organising the public auction and the accounts.
