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Jacob Engstrand

maleFirst seen chapter 1Last seen chapter 3

Introduced as a carpenter, father of Regina, with a limp and a history of alcoholism. Engstrand admits to having been paid to hide his past, confesses falsifying church records, and proposes using saved money for a Sailors’ Home. Jacob Engstrand proposes a Sailors' Home named after the Alvings, acts as a guardian figure, and assists Manders with the endowment matter.

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