# Brister Freeman — Walden character guide

> Brister Freeman in Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Brister

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

## Who they are

A former slave who lived near Walden Pond and had a small farm.

## Relationships

### [Col. Quoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/walden_se/characters/col_quoil)

_social_

Brister Freeman and Col. Quoil are both former residents of the Walden woods, linked by their marginalized status.

### [Zilpha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/walden_se/characters/zilpha)

_social_

Brister Freeman and Zilpha are both former slaves who lived near Walden Pond, connected by shared history.

## In the story

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

A 'handy Negro' and former slave of Squire Cummings who lived on Brister's Hill; Thoreau notes the apple trees he planted and his epitaph in the Lincoln burying-ground.

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