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Inspector French’s Greatest Case · Character

J. T. Dashford

Man who sold jewelry to Mrs. X.

minor

Also known as Dashford

First appearance: xi a deal in jewellery

J. T. Dashford shows up with force in X: Some Pairs of Blankets. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Head of Dashford's Inquiry Agency; an old friend of French who handled the initial inquiry about Mrs.
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IFInspector FrenchMXMrs. XMAManleySRSarah RootMWMr. WilliamsJTJ. T. Dashford

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