The Case of Charles Dexter Ward · Character

Captain Dutie Tillinghast

A sea captain who transported mysterious cargo for Joseph Curwen.

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Also known as Dutie Tillinghast, Captain Tillinghast

Captain Dutie Tillinghast shows up with force in II: An Antecedent and a Horror. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Demanded that his daughter and granddaughter change their name and destroy Curwen's papers and grave inscription.

Captain Dutie Tillinghast first appears in 0003 ii an antecedent and a horror.

In II: An Antecedent and a Horror: Demanded that his daughter and granddaughter change their name and destroy Curwen's papers and grave inscription.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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