# Captain Holmes — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin character guide

> Captain Holmes in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Holmes

**First appearance:** 0007-iv-first-visit-to-boston

## Who they are

Sea captain and brother-in-law of Franklin who helped him in Boston.

## Relationships

### [Sir William Keith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/characters/sir_william_keith)

_professional_

Holmes, a ship captain, acted as an intermediary between Franklin and Governor Keith.

## In the story

### [Arrival in Philadelphia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/franklin_autobiography_se/chapters/iii-arrival-in-philadelphia)

Franklin's brother-in-law, master of a sloop, who writes to Franklin urging him to return to Boston.

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