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Digby

Long-time household servant, he is a veteran of the Pequod War. Devoted to the Fletcher family, he serves as an example of the more typical members of the Massachusetts colony than the luminaries with whom he associates and whom he serves.

Esther Downing

This young woman is the niece of the governor’s wife. Quiet and devout, she is initially set to be wedded to another character; her steady temperament stands her in good stead, and she presents one optimistic vision of self-determined womanhood for New England and the nation to come. Notably, she does not marry.

Everell Fletcher

Although the son of a well-do-to man, this young man is taken captive by Native Americans in his youth and he holds the indigenous people in high esteem. This character comes to serve as an optimistic vision of manhood for New England and the nation to come.

William Fletcher

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