Title
Bond of Teok Ong Chuan to Soseppmelamy
Year/Period
13 August 1846
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 32.7 x 41 cm
Accession No.
2003-00912
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd, Singapore
This is the bond of Teok Ong Chuan to Soseppmelamy for the sum of one thousand Spanish dollars made on 13 August 1846. 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.
