Title
Information of debt due by Chiam A Buan
Year/Period
25 February 1879
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 34.1 x 21.8 cm
Accession No.
2003-01644
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Koh Seow Chuan, DP Architects Pte Ltd, Singapore
This is an information of debt due by Chiam A Buan issued on 23 February 1879. The Acting Attorney General, Isaac Swinburne Bond, was attempting to claim from the defendant the sum of $500 which was the amount due on a bond or recognizance dated 7 November 1878. 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.
