Dear Paula: This is Jim Perkins from Houston, Texas. It is wonderful to see you on line again. I have wanted to write to you many times but did not want to intrude. How have you been? I have mentioned your book many times to people who still write to me wanting information on the essay I wrote years ago. It is still on the Internet at the Perkins Site run by Sonya Lynch. It is amazing that there is a new resurgence of folks researching the family from so many different locations. Guess the Perkins' weren't so stuffy after all, procreating bunch huh! Best Regards, and write when you have time. I still remember fondly how kind and helpful you were when I was first starting out. Sincerely, Jim Perkins (from the Hillmorton bunch)