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Mr. Pott

Editor of the Eatanswill Gazette, a pompous and quarrelsome newspaperman.

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Also known as Mr. Pott, Pott, the great Pott, the mighty Pott

First appearance: iv

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In Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties Therein; and of the Election of a Member to Serve in Parliament for that Ancient, Loyal, and Patriotic Borough: Editor of the Eatanswill Gazette, a Blue partisan,…

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TRTom RokerHFHoratio FizkinSPSamuel PickwickMBMrs. BardellMWMr. Winkle Sr.MPMr. Pott

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