# John Van Trompe — Uncle Tom’s Cabin character guide

> John Van Trompe in Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Van Trompe, John, honest John

**First appearance:** 0007-volume-i-viii-eliza-s-escape

## Who they are

A former slaveholder turned abolitionist who shelters Eliza.

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