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Jacob Chew

A trader or settler encountered in the American wilderness.

minor

Also known as Mr. Jacob Chew, Chew

First appearance: xi the journey in the wilderness

Jacob Chew shows up with force in X: Passages at New York. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a merchant of Albany who had suspicions of a murder involving the Master.
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See Jacob Chew in xi the journey in the wilderness