A history of Bristol borough in the county of Bucks, state of Pennsylvania, anciently known as "Buckingham"; being the third oldest town and second chartered borough in Pennsylvania, from its earliest times to the present year 1911.

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Introduction

To the Public :

In presenting this work to the public, the writer hopes that its perusal by our many citizens may stimulate within the hearts of all, a greater interest in our town's development and a more earnest desire to promote its welfare. The collection of data covers a period of several years and was the outcome of an intense love for history, on the part of the writer. The collection began primarily, not with the object of publication, but simply as a scrap book of useful information. Several times it has served its purpose well. On one occasion a few months ago, the president of our local school board, Mr. William V. Leech, while examining the scrap book, was surprised at the information it contained, and suggested the expediency of publishing its contents in book form, as an up-to-date history of Bristol. The writer consented, and after arranging the events in their chronological order, and collecting additional information to make a connected story, this work is the result.

Most of the early history of the town has been taken from General Davis' History of Bucks County, and from the scrap book of the late William Kinsey. Additional information was obtained from Battles' History of Bucks County, and Bache's History of Bristol. Few of the younger generation realize what the town owes to Wm. Kinsey for the preservation of valuable data, relative to the early history of Bristol. It was his intense love of history, his unswerving devotion to the town, his splendid memory, his cultured intellect, all combined with his facile pen, that has caused him to hand down to us, his posterity, information that will.prove of inestimable value as the years pass by. In many places in this work the writer has purposely mentioned Mr. Kinsey, as the fountain from which he drew his information, in order that succeeding generations may bestow proper credit where

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it is due. Information ha.s also been obtained from the columns of the Bucks County Gazette and the Weekly Courier. To Charles M. Foster, C. Wesley Milnor, Frank Woodington, Sr., Capt. Burnet Landreth, and Joseph H. Vanzant, the writer is also indebted for much valuable data.

In concluding, the writer wants to say that this book is published without thought of financial reward or profit from its publication. The compiling of the data has been a labor of love, and if a perusal of its pages will create within the hearts of our citizens a greater love for their town, and cause the horizon of the future to glow with resplendent hopes of a happy, harmonious and prosperous community, the writer will feel fully and abundantly repaid for all his labors.

Very truly,

DORON GREEN.