-INTRODUCTION- The History of Bristol is here presented with no
apology for its appearance. It was called into being by the
conviction that it ought to be. This conviction first took shape in
June, 1879. At that time the building at the corner of Central
square and Spring street was being remodeled, and a brick was
discovered in the chimney marked "1795." This was thought to be the
date when the building was erected. To gather some light on this
point, we sought an interview with two venerable residents of the
village, Mrs. Solomon Cavis and Miss Jane Bartlett, and listened
with great interest to a narrative of what they knew of the
subject, and to their description of the people and the village
when they were young. This interview impressed us with the
importance of preserving the facts learned, and the same day a
record was made. From that time dates the work on this history, and
from that time interviews with the old people of the town
constituted a source of great delight which grew with the passing
years, until a desire to write the history of our native town took
possession of our very being and was an ever present incentive to
work. Every hour that could be spared from the regular routine of
life has been gladly devoted to this end. -Richard W. Musgrove
March, 1904 -The work for which Captain Musgrove will be the
longest remembered is the History of Bristol, which he compiled,
and which was published in 1904 after a painstaking research of
twenty-five years. This history was pronounced by good judges the
best town history in the state up to that time.--
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