Title
Document concerning the estate of Ng Ah Wan
Year/Period
3 July 1877
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 32.5 x 20 cm
Accession No.
2003-01637
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd, Singapore
This is a document issued on 3 July 1877 concerning the administration of the estate of the deceased Ng Ah Wan. It states that nothing was to be done to the estate of the deceased without the knowledge of Isaac Swinburne Bond of Collyer Quay, who was the proctor for interested parties. This document 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.
