Title
Information of debt due by Low Lee
Year/Period
20 August 1877 - 21 August 1877
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
2003-01178
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd, Singapore
This is an information of debt issued on 12 August 1877 concerning the sum of $500 which was due by Low Lee to the Attorney General, Thomas Braddell, who was acting on behalf of the colonial government. 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.
