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A negro steward on the brig Vineyard, he mutinied and assisted to murder the captain and mate, afterwards becoming one of Captain Charles Gibbs's crew. Hanged at New York in February, 1831.
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Charles Gibbs Gang:
Atwell : A hand aboard the brig Vineyard in 1830, he took part with Charles Gibbs and others in a mutiny in which both the captain and mate was murdered.
Wansley , Thomas: A negro steward on the brig Vineyard, he mutinied and assisted to murder the captain and mate, afterwards becoming one of Captain Charles Gibbs's c...
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The Pirates' Who's Who:
(P. Gosse, 1924)
A negro steward on the brig Vineyard, he mutinied and assisted to murder the captain and mate, afterwards becoming one of Captain Charles Gibbs's crew. Hanged at New York in February, 1831.

Trial And Sentence:
Of Thomas J. Wansley and Charles Gibbs, For Murder and Piracy, On board the Brig Vineyard.
Full transcript HERE. Scan of original (as PDF) available HERE
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18311831, Feb

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