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Mutiny and murder confession of Charles Gibbs, a native of Rhode Island, who, with Thomas J. Wansley, was doomed to be hung in New-York on the 22d of April last, for the murder of the captain and mate of the Brig Vineyard, on her passage from New-Orleans to Philadelphia in November 1830 : Gibbs confesses that within a few years he has participated in the murder of nearly 400 human beings! : annexed, is a solemn address to youth.

Title
Mutiny and murder [electronic resource] : confession of Charles Gibbs, a native of Rhode Island, who, with Thomas J. Wansley, was doomed to be hung in New-York on the 22d of April last, for the murder of the captain and mate of the Brig Vineyard, on her passage from New-Orleans to Philadelphia in November 1830 : Gibbs confesses that within a few years he has participated in the murder of nearly 400 human beings! : annexed, is a solemn address to youth.
Author
Gibbs, Charles, 1794?-1831.
Publication
Providence [R.I.] : Printed for and published by I. Smith, 1831.

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Description
36 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 21 cm.
Alternative Title
Confession of Gibbs the pirate
Subject
  • Gibbs, Charles, 1794?-1831
  • Wansley, Thomas J., -1831
  • Thornby, William, -1830
  • Roberts, William, -1830
  • Vineyard (Brig)
  • Pirates > United States
  • Brigands and robbers > United States
  • Murder > Atlantic Ocean
  • Executions and executioners > New York (State) > New York
  • Last words
Note
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 27295.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 733088416
  • TGPSM11-B132
Author
Gibbs, Charles, 1794?-1831.
Title
Mutiny and murder [electronic resource] : confession of Charles Gibbs, a native of Rhode Island, who, with Thomas J. Wansley, was doomed to be hung in New-York on the 22d of April last, for the murder of the captain and mate of the Brig Vineyard, on her passage from New-Orleans to Philadelphia in November 1830 : Gibbs confesses that within a few years he has participated in the murder of nearly 400 human beings! : annexed, is a solemn address to youth.
Imprint
Providence [R.I.] : Printed for and published by I. Smith, 1831.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Maritime; Biography; Early Republic.
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Caption Title
Confession of Gibbs the pirate
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