# Thomas Hamilton — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass character guide

> Thomas Hamilton in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Thomas Hamilton, Mr. Hamilton, Thomas, Master Thomas

**First appearance:** 0012-x

## Who they are

A master who hires Douglass and is involved in the slave trade.

## Relationships

### [Henry Bailey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/narrative_of_the_life_of_frederick_douglass_se/characters/henry_bailey)

_friendship_

Henry Bailey (Douglass) works alongside Thomas Hamilton, a free black man, in the Baltimore shipyards.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/narrative_of_the_life_of_frederick_douglass_se/chapters/vi)

Neighbor who owns two slaves, Henrietta and Mary, who are brutally treated by his wife.

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