# Cato Ingraham — Walden character guide

> Cato Ingraham in Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cato

**First appearance:** 0013-former-inhabitants-and-winter-visitors

## Who they are

A former slave who lived in a hut near Walden Pond and farmed.

## Relationships

### [John Farmer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/walden_se/characters/john_farmer)

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Cato Ingraham and John Farmer are both historical figures from the Walden area, linked only by Thoreau's narrative.

## In the story

### [Former Inhabitants and Winter Visitors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/walden_se/chapters/former-inhabitants-and-winter-visitors)

Former slave of Duncan Ingraham who lived east of Thoreau's bean-field; his cellar-hole remains, now overgrown with sumach and goldenrod.

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