Sheffield, England
Peter Wilks' brothers lived in England.
Huck hides the Wilks girls' inheritance in the coffins of their deceased relatives, Peter Wilks and his brothers. He places the money in Peter Wilks's coffin, hoping it will be safe there.
The duke and the king impersonate relatives of Peter Wilks to deceive the townspeople and claim Peter Wilks' inheritance for themselves. They hope to capitalize on the townspeople's sympathy towards the Wilks family to manipulate the situation in their favor and make off with the money.
The Wilks Brothers plan to steal the money left in the will.
Huck hides the Wilks inheritance in Peter Wilks' coffin.
In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", the King impersonates Peter Wilks, a deceased Englishman, while the Duke impersonates Reverend Harvey Wilks, Peter Wilks's long-lost brother. They attempt to fraudulently claim Peter Wilks's inheritance by deceiving the townspeople.
Peter Wilks
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Huck hides the Wilks family's treasure in the coffin of Peter Wilks before it is buried to keep it safe from the King and the Duke.
peter wilks
The two cons learn from a local young man that Peter Wilks, a fairly wealthy local tanner, has just passed away.
Huck hid the money in Peter Wilks' coffin to keep it safe from the Duke and the King.
The first thing that cast doubt on the authenticity of the king being Peter Wilks's English brother was when he couldn't remember details about their childhood and family members. This raised suspicions among the townspeople and the Wilks family members.