This is a document issued on 20 April 1876 concerning the administration of the estate of Syed Haroon bin Omar Aljunied. It states that nothing was to be done to the estate of the deceased without the knowledge of Isaac Swinburne of Collyer Quay, Singapore, who was the attorney of 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.
