# Captain Flint — Treasure Island character guide

> Captain Flint in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Flint, Flint, this Flint, Cap'n Flint

**First appearance:** 0009-vi-the-captain-s-papers

## Who they are

The infamous dead pirate who buried the treasure on the island.

## In the story

### [The Captain's Papers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/vi-the-captain-s-papers)

The notorious buccaneer who buried the treasure; his name is invoked by the squire and doctor as the original owner of the map.

### [The Treasure-Hunt—Flint’s Pointer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxxi-the-treasure-hunt-flint-s-pointer)

Dead buccaneer whose ghost is feared by the pirates; Silver's parrot is named after him and squawks sea-talk.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/old_flint
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