# Mr. Litch — Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl character guide

> Mr. Litch in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Linda Brent.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-ix-sketches-of-neighboring-slaveholders

## Who they are

A slaveholder who appears briefly.

## In the story

### [Sketches of Neighboring Slaveholders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/incidents_in_the_life_of_a_slave_girl_se/chapters/ix-sketches-of-neighboring-slaveholders)

A wealthy and cruel planter who murders slaves, uses torture such as suspending slaves over burning fat, and whose brother keeps bloodhounds to tear runaways apart.

### [Fear of Insurrection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/incidents_in_the_life_of_a_slave_girl_se/chapters/xii-fear-of-insurrection)

The wealthy and cruel slaveholder commands the search party, ordering his illiterate followers to examine any writings found.

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