>Hi Bill & everyone, > I have this neatly typed into my notes, and can't remember where I >got it. Anne, did you send this to me? I think Carlene found the letters when she was in PA. >1940 May 6: Copy of a typed letter from William C. Brisbin of Abington, >PA to Mrs Alice Catherine Boone, Hartford, Conn. "My Dear Mrs. Boone: >Someone has told me that you are the daughter of Brice David Brisbin and >inasmuch as that would make you a cousin of mine, I'm going to start >right in asking for a favor. ....I imagine that I am the first one of >the Brisbins who ever attempted a most through and comprehensive search >of the Brisbin genealogy starting from scratch. ... I have nearly fifty >pages of family history today starting with John Brisbin of >Revolutionary fame together with his brother William and I have their >progeny right done to today. I am getting up a book which I hope to >have printed for private distribution within the next month or so .... >What I would like you to do if you would be so kind, is give me or loan >me a picture of Brice Brisbin -- as a soldier, or afterwards - and if >you want to give me the details of his Military career I'd appreciate >it. If you want to tell me who he married and how many and who the >children are I'd like that also. I know who he was and where he came >from. ... William C. Brsibin" >1941 Jan 21: Copy of a typed letter from William C. Brisbin of Abingotn, >PA to Miss Boone: "Dear Miss Boone: Thanks for your good letter of >January 12th. Mr. George Louis Russell, president of John B. Stetson >Company, a cousin of yours and mine, is very much interested in the book >and is getting his advertising agency to seek estimates on the printing >of the mass of data which I have accumulated during the past three >years. As it now stands there are over 100 pages and about thirty >photographs including a snap shot of your grandfather given me by a >woman in Centre Hall. Yesterday, I left Chicago and took a bus to >Plainfield, Illinois, where I had the pleasure of talking to George >Brisbin, a farmer. In this community reside many Brisbins and they are >all descendants of Samuel Brisbin of Boalsburg. He, George Brisbin, is >over six feet tall and his brother is just as large. His brother's name >is John. My father and his father and grandfather were all six >footers. Of course my father still lives and enjoys excellent health >altho is nearing eighty. As soon as we get a price on the book and are >able to determine the cost to each one interested in obtaining a copy I >shall get in touch with you. I hope the price will be low enough for >all, but am afraid that the number interested is not large enough to >make the price as low as I should like to see it. Kindest regards to >you, William C. Brisbin" > >In 1939 he resided in Abington, PA. Published 'The Brisbins of America'. Your last sentence came from me. William Chester Brisbin was at the Centre Co. library in 1939 and said he was b. in MA and living in 1939 in Abington, PA. The George Louis Russell above must have been a son of Anna I. Brisbin and George Brisbin. I've never seen the book "The Brisbins of America". I'll try to see if i can find it an online library. I wonder if William Chester Brisbin gave one to the Centre Co. library? On second thought, I doubt it. When I was in touch with the Centre Co. library some years ago they sent me the Barr Brisbin book on inter library loan. I'm sure if they had William Chester's book they would have mentioned it. Anne Futch