# Jacob Shafter — The Valley of Fear character guide

> Jacob Shafter in The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Shafter, old man Shafter

**First appearance:** 0009-i-the-man

## Who they are

Ettie's father and a Vermissa Valley resident.

## In the story

### [The Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/i-the-man)

Elderly owner of the boarding house, agrees to take McMurdo in for seven dollars a week.

### [II: The Bodymaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/ii-the-bodymaster)

Ettie's father, who gives McMurdo notice to leave after learning he is a Freeman.

### [V: The Darkest Hour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_valley_of_fear_se/chapters/v-the-darkest-hour)

Refuses to allow McMurdo into his house, opposing his daughter's relationship with a criminal.

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