Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Character
Peter Stebbins
A Quaker who helps fugitive slaves.
minor
Also known as Peter, Pete
First appearance: volume i xvii the freeman s defense
Peter Stebbins shows up with force in An Evening in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Another of Tom and Chloe's children, joins Mose in teasing and helping set up the cabin for the meeting.
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Character groups
- Shelby and Quaker minor characters
- Diverse minor characters and slave traders
- St. Clare household and Shelby family
- Quaker and abolitionist helpers
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See Peter Stebbins in volume i xvii the freeman s defense