He was to be visited at One in the morning
scrooge is visited by the ghost of Christmas past.
The Ghost of Christmas Past
This was his dead business partner Jacob Marley
Jacob Marley was Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." He was the very first ghostly visitor to Scrooge on Christmas Eve to tell Scrooge that he would be visited by three other spirits that night. The opening sentences of the book are "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that."
In Dickens' Christmas Carol, after Marley, Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
He is visited by the ghost of Christmas Past.
The ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's former business partner, comes to warn him that he will be visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve.
The Ghost of Chrsitmas Past (Scrooges Past)
Jacob Marley was the first then there was the Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
The first ghost to visit Scrooge was that of his business partner, Jacob Marley. Later Scrooge was visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come
The first ghost to visit Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" is the Ghost of Christmas Past. This ghost shows Scrooge scenes from his childhood and past in order to help him reflect on his life choices.
The first is the ghost of his former partner, Jacob Marley. He is then visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.