# Philip Lynch — Roughing It character guide

> Philip Lynch in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lynch

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A miner and acquaintance in the camps.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_friendship_

Philip Lynch is a fellow traveler and companion who shares the Narrator's adventures in the mining camps.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_friendship_

Philip Lynch is a fellow traveler and companion who shares the Narrator's adventures in the mining camps.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_friendship_

Philip Lynch is a fellow traveler and companion who shares the Narrator's adventures in the mining camps.

## In the story

### [Appendix C: Concerning a Frightful Assassination That Was Never Consummated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/appendix-c)

Present during the confrontation between Wiegand and Winters. Wiegand suggests Lynch might be compelled to testify falsely if Winters killed him.

## Links

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