Title
Certificate of Charles Eugene Velge
Year/Period
26 July 1871
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 34 x 21.3 cm
Accession No.
2003-00848
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd, Singapore
This is the certificate of Charles Eugene Velge issued on 26 July 1871 certifying his admission to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and attainment of the rank of Utter Bar. It is part of a collection of legal documents from the 19th and early 20th centuries which provides a glimpse into the work of the notable personalities who left their mark on Singapore’s legal history, and the economic and other transactions undertaken by ordinary immigrants in 19th century Singapore that tell stories of misfortune and indebtedness which would otherwise have disappeared from history.
