Perkins, Nathan W.
In June 1853, Perkins was admitted as a partner in S. C. Davis and Company, a dry goods firm in St. Louis, Missouri. Perkins
was in
partnership with Matthew Moody, Henry Tomlinson, and Samuel C. Davis. In 1873, Perkins retired from the business.
Souvenir of the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Founding of the House of Samuel C. Davis and Company in St.
Louis (St. Louis: Samuel C. Davis and Company, 1885), 4.