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Jefferson Ingram

An American traveler whose courtship unsettles the social calculations of everyone around him, forcing a quiet telegraph girl to weigh propriety against possibility.

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Also known as Mr. Jefferson Ingram, Mr. Ingram, Ingram, Jefferson

First appearance: An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids

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An American who proposes to Fanny Damer atop the Pyramid; he later tries to placate Mr.
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FDFanny DamerEGEmily Greenman…MDMr. DamerMMMrs. MilesLSLotta SchmidtJIJefferson Ingram

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  • Other

Character groups

  • American Suitor & Father
  • Humorous Mistaken Identity
  • Rural Romance & Family
  • Dramatic Island Stories
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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