Biography
Cato was enslaved by John Provoost and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecutions of 1741–1742. The prosecution ended in Cato’s execution. The record also gives the name Toby.
Cato was enslaved by John Provoost and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecutions of 1741–1742. The prosecution ended in Cato’s execution. The record also gives the name Toby.