| Unknown. | | Female aged care worker looking after 75 yr old WHT. |
| Agnes | Taylor | Town Librarian. |
| Alice | Osgood | Twin sister of Mary. Daughter of Charles Osgood. |
| Amos | Crawford | Oldest son of town fence viewer. |
| Anne | | Charles Osgoods' old servant. |
| Anneli | | Lillian's employee, a Finnish woman who helps care for Robert. |
| Annie | | Girl hired to keep house for WHT. |
| Arthur | Barton | Potter. Alice's suitor. |
| Betsy | | Sam's wife. |
| Beverly | | Police Station secretary. |
| Billy | | Halfpenny's farmhand. |
| Charles | Osgoods | An English Major. Served in the French and Indian campaigns. Had 'pmomania'. |
| Charlie | | Lillian's terrier. |
| Christian | | Pilgrim woman, 1700's, Colony of Massachusetts, North America. |
| Clara | | Nash's wife. |
| Constance | | Sister of Charles Osgood. |
| Cristobal | | Spanish merino sheep. |
| Dorothy | Ketterman | Member of Historical Society. |
| Dr. | Arbuthnot | a.k.a. 'Dr. 'Wrong-o-Leg'. |
| Dr. | Barnes | Second doctor with differing opinion about Robert. |
| Edith | Simmons | a.k.a. Anastasia Rossi. Charlaton who conducts
séances. |
| Edward | Kelly | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). |
| Efraim | Ash | Farmer. |
| Eleanor | Thompson | Member of Historical Society. |
| Erasmus | Nash | Author. Friend of WHT. |
| Esther | | 18 yr old escaped slave with infant child. |
| Gail | Turner | Henry Jones previous Benevolent pen-pal. |
| George | Carter (Jr.) | Son of Reverend Carter. |
| George | Rossi | Edith's lover and manager. |
| Harlan | Kane | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). |
| Harriet | | Lillian's temporary part-time helper. |
| Hattie | Martin | Died in childbirth. |
| Helen | | Younger sister of Robert. Literature / Poetry Professor in California. |
| Henry | Jones | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). A 'confessor'. |
| Isaac | Hill | Trolley conductor (black man). Owner of 300 yr old bible brought to Canada by Great-grandmother. Contains the 'Nightmaid's Letter'. |
| Jack | Dunne | Writer of regular column in 'True Crime' magazine. |
| Janet | Erikson | Hires 'Osgood's Pool Service'. |
| Jenny | | Minister's old servant. |
| Jeremiah (Reverand) | Hill | Father of Isaac. |
| Joe (Mr.) | Walker | Old Indian. |
| John | Carpenter | Builder of Charles Osgoods lemon yellow house. |
| John | Stone | Minister. |
| John | | Charles's sisters' husband. Also served in Quebec. |
| John T. | Turnbull | Professor at Community College. Organizer of pen-pal program 'Benevolents'. Author of 'Captivity Tales'. |
| Katherine | | Wife of WHT. |
| Leonard | Shepley | Chairman of Historical Society of Western Massachusetts. |
| Lillian | Farnsworth | Daughter of Farnsworths. A.k.a. Lily. Mother of Robert. A.k.a Mrs S. |
| Luz | | Nora's psychologist. |
| Mark | | Nora's boyfriend. |
| Mary | Osgood | Twin sister of Alice. Daughter of Charles Osgood. |
| Maude | Loomis | Member of Historical Society. |
| Michael | | Helen's son in medical school. |
| Miriam | Lakeman | Deceased wife of Morris. Nee Lehrer. |
| Mitch | Harwood | An address 'lecture' given to Historical Society of Western Massachusetts. |
| Morris | Lakeman | Retired CPA and Amateur historian. |
| Mr | Lund | Yardman for elderly WHT. |
| Mr Karl | Farnsworth | Owner of 'The Catamount Lodge'. Businessman. |
| Mr. | Fludd | Farmer. |
| Mr. | Halfpenny | Oakfield lawyer. |
| Mr. | Irving | Lillian's neighbor. |
| Mr. | Lee | Apple farmer. |
| Mr. | Palmer | Apple farmer. |
| Mr. & Mrs. | van Hassel | Farmers. |
| Mrs. | Kirkpatrick | Widowed apple farmer. |
| Mrs. Emily | Farnsworth | Hysterical wife who hears ghosts of the house. |
| Natalie | Birch | a.k.a 'Bold Bug'. Helen's second-year graduate student. |
| Nora | | University student obsessed with 'nature'. |
| Ottilie | | Child of WHT. |
| Phalen | | Slave catcher. |
| Praying | Indian | Pilgrim Woman's second husband, Native American Indian. |
| Rachel | | Morris's daughter. Psychiatrist in Philly. |
| Reverend | Carter | Minister of Oakfield town. Sold land to Charles Osgood. |
| Robert | Jones | Higgler' of knick-knacks. |
| Robert | Jorgensen | Professor of History at University of King's College. |
| Robert | | Son of Lillian. Diagnosed as schizophrenic. Talks of 'Soul Heirs', "the Harrow', and 'Stitchings'. |
| Rudolph | | Miriam's lover. |
| Sally | Garfiled. | Member of 'Benevolents'. |
| Sam | | Negro worker for Charles Osgood. |
| Saul | | Helen's husband. |
| Shirley | Potter | Member of Historical Society. |
| Sukey | | Swayback ewe. |
| Thomas | | Negro worker for Charles Osgood. |
| Tom | | Honeymooner. |
| Willa | | Girl working at butter mill. |
| William | Blake | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). |
| William Henry | Teale | a.k.a. WHT. Artist (painter). |
| | Burke | Police Sergeant. |
| | Doyle | Police Captain. |
| | Flynn | Police Sergeant. |
| | Hopkins | Robert's neighbors. |
| | Prescott | WHT's agent/accountant. |
| | Rumbold | Major Osgoods batman. |
| | Trevors | Servant or builder of WHT. |
