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Letter of sympathy for Mary Syder wife of the murdered Captain Syder of the SS GREYHOUND, 1885.
Letter of sympathy for Mary Syder (nee Durrant) widow of the murdered Captain William Catherall Syder of the SS GREYHOUND. (ON 81647) He was shot, stabbed and thrown overboard by Chinese pirates who had posed as passengers; the letter was sent by the passengers of the SS DENBYSHIRE, 1885 asking for donations to help support the widow as she had been on her way to join her husband in Hong Kong and no longer had a way of supporting herself. Signed by Captain Cunning and all those that donated a total of £410.
Syder, who was born in Woolwich in 1854, was among members of the crew attacked by the Chinese pirates, who then ransacked the cargo and made off in junks. Syder was shot and stabbed before being thrown overboard. The 'Greyhound' continued to Hong Kong, where the British authorities dispatched three gunboats to seek the pirates.
Administrative / biographical background
Captain William Catherall Syder was born 1854 in Woolwich, Kent and died 17 October 1885 by being shot, stabbed and thrown overboard by Chinese pirates.
Syder, who was born in Woolwich in 1854, was among members of the crew attacked by the Chinese pirates, who then ransacked the cargo and made off in junks. Syder was shot and stabbed before being thrown overboard. The 'Greyhound' continued to Hong Kong, where the British authorities dispatched three gunboats to seek the pirates.
Administrative / biographical background
Captain William Catherall Syder was born 1854 in Woolwich, Kent and died 17 October 1885 by being shot, stabbed and thrown overboard by Chinese pirates.
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Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/S/33; MSS/78/164.0 MSS/78/164 MS1978/164 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 oversize folder |
| Date made: | 1885 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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