# Althesa — Clotel character guide

> Althesa in Clotel by William Wells Brown.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** poor Althesa, Poor Althesa, The good and generous Althesa

**First appearance:** 0017-xiv-a-free-woman-reduced-to-slavery

## Who they are

Clotel's sister, sold into bondage yet determined to build a life of dignity with the doctor who loves her.

## In the story

### [Clotel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/clotel)

Clotel's sister, who is also sold and later purchased by Henry Morton.

### [I: The Negro Sale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/i-the-negro-sale)

Younger sister of Clotel, sold to the same trader for $1,000.

### [Going to the South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/ii-going-to-the-south)

Travels with her mother Currer; devastated when Currer is sold away from her.

### [The Quadroon’s Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/iv-the-quadroon-s-home)

Clotel's sister, also desired by Clotel to be purchased and freed by Horatio.

### [The Slave Market](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/v-the-slave-market)

Althesa is displayed for sale, her pale countenance and dejected look reflecting her sorrow after parting from her mother.

### [IX: The Man of Honour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/ix-the-man-of-honour)

Purchased by James Crawford, then bought and married by Henry Morton; seeks to redeem her mother Currer.

### [XIV: A Free Woman Reduced to Slavery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xiv-a-free-woman-reduced-to-slavery)

Now Mrs. Morton, a kind and generous woman who employs Salome and advocates for her freedom.

### [XX: A True Democrat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xx-a-true-democrat)

Feels proud of her husband Henry Morton for taking a strong anti-slavery stand in New Orleans.

### [Truth Stranger Than Fiction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xxiii-truth-stranger-than-fiction)

Dies of yellow fever alongside her husband Henry Morton; her status as a slave is revealed after her death, leading to her daughters being enslaved.

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