# William Mathews — The Secret of the Old Clock character guide

> William Mathews in The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** William, the Mathews

**First appearance:** 0008-ix-vital-information

## Who they are

A person involved in the events surrounding the missing will.

## In the story

### [VIII: A Discouraging Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_the_old_clock_se/chapters/viii-a-discouraging-day)

Farmer and relative of Josiah Crowley; tells Nancy he and his brother filed a complaint about the will; believes a second will exists but has no proof.

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