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What’s in a name——Friendship

by THS | Apr 20, 2020 | Families, People

By Virginia Perkins In 1837, Florida was still a territory and it was the northern part of the state, near Tallahassee, that Thomas James Perkins, age 20, came to seek his fortune. His work with the railroad brought him from Queen Anne County, Maryland and he...

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