This is a quit rent receipt dated 1 January 1861 for quit rent in the year 1860 for Lease No. 1020 comprising of land in District No. 354 of Singapore Town. 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.
