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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
"a EStablished .TtlLy 1884
By saHnMAN AUNT, EDITION AND rRopRn

Established, July, 1889,
BIZ fREEhAR HUNT, EDITOR AND PRopRIEToR
rINHE Number December, 1885, completed the TWEEN.
enlarged since Its In July 1885, and each
volume contains than hundred large oe-
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound dollars and
q half per volume.
The following few Of the many colnmendatory let
ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from The Hon. Henry clay.
ASHLAND, Goth July, lS49
Dear Sir: wish to express you the qualification
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait In the beginning and from reading Your address
to your friends at the end OF it, When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to informa
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS POSSESS
all the knowledge OF them, OF their appearance OF the fea
lures Of their and of the character and hab
It's OF their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me- II
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
number OF your valuable work now before me- IN some
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
REVIEW, and have hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled public regard
and support II collects arranges good order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the States
to the cultvator of the EARTH the manufacturer
to the mariner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community. a#sEa tt#G
Entertaining this opinion, glad that has been and
hope that may continue to be, literally paronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedent servant
freeman Hunt esq. H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Millard Fillmore.
81 have read it (Merchants' Magazne) with a good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think Of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant il seems quite indis-
pensable and to the statesman and of general inor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which can be found
where well dgesed and accessible as in these num-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work"
Letter from The Hon. Thomas IT. BENTON.
g4 EFJ WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1S49
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-,Sr: i owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azDe, and have found it in reality to be magazine and
that well replenished, of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with ullness and
clearness which delights while it nsructs. II is, in fact
n merchants magazine in the large acceptatOn of the
term--merehants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments Of knowledge, and
view of the state of the world into daily requson But
it not the great merchant only but the one OF more
modest but nevertheless, of most useful oIeratonsthe
merchant of the interior asowbo will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
qures Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dpomatst and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation. For
myself have found ii most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years of
carefully consulting It, ."+
| Very respectfully, sir, your obedent servant
THOMAS II. BENTON.
| &h2 Letter from Hon, Nm III Se,card
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name on
your list Of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard it invaluable work for the of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country, but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved in the administration Of the govern
ment.
am, with great respect your humble servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance.
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