# Roswell Crawford — Ragged Dick character guide

> Roswell Crawford in Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger Jr..

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Roswell

**First appearance:** 0019-xvii-dick-s-first-appearance-in-society

## Who they are

A snobbish boy who looks down on Dick.

## Relationships

### [Ragged Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/ragged_dick)

_rivalry_

Roswell Crawford is a snobbish clerk who looks down on Dick and competes with him socially.

### [Ragged Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/ragged_dick)

_rivalry_

Roswell Crawford is a snobbish clerk who looks down on Dick and competes with him socially.

### [Ragged Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/characters/ragged_dick)

_rivalry_

Roswell Crawford is a snobbish clerk who looks down on Dick and competes with him socially.

## In the story

### [XIX: Fosdick Changes His Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ragged_dick_se/chapters/xix-fosdick-changes-his-business)

A supercilious applicant who mocks Dick as a bootblack and feels humiliated when Fosdick gets the job over him.

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