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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Eyf1LIisbed .I,,Ju 1870


BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
rJNE Number for December, $780, completed the twcn-
4 ty-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its in July 1885, each
volume contains more than hundred large
tavo pages few complete sets of the Magazine be
obtained at the publishers Office, liz Fulton street. Now
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
a half per volume.
The following few of tile many commendatory let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from Tie H0n. Henry Cloy
ASHLAND, goth July, 1SI9
Dear SIR wish 70 express to 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 ut the end Of IT, When feel under OBJ
legations those who have contributed to our inornn-
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge Of Them Of their appearance the
lures Of their countenance, and of the character and hab
its OF their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers Cat least you have me- If may
not speak for them) under those obgations and the
number Of your valuable work 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 1t Il einenty entitled to the public regard
ndsupport 10 collects and arrangus in good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the cutyator OF the GARTH TO the manufacturer
TO the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has been aud
hope that II may continue to be- literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
Freeman Hunt esq ii. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Malord Fillmore.
al have read Il (Mcrchants' Magazine) with a good
deal Of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think II Of the most valuable periodicals that was
ever published To the merchant Il quite ndis-
pensabe and TO the statesman and Of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable IL Is grand repository
of useful information which be found
where well dgested and accessible In these
bers only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from Me Hon Thomas IT. Benton.
4 WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1910 .
Mr.. Freeman Hunt,-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found it in reality to be magazine and
that well repenshed of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullncss and
clearness which delights while IL instructs. IL Is in fact
merchants magazine In the large acccpation of the
term-merchans who 60 between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments OF knowledge and
view Of the state Of the world into daily requon But
il Is not the great merchant only hut the Of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatonsthe
merchant of the interior asowho win find this magazine
TO abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
quires Nor s its utility mt all confined TO merchants but
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
myself have found it most useful ~ in my senate
rial iabors and have been in the habit for many years
| carefully consulting il. #8
| Very respectfully, cir, your obctlicnt servant,
/ THOMAS II. BENTON.
| litter from. Hon Nm. IT. Sewd1d.
Ny Dear Sir: Have the goodness 10 place my
your list Of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard IL MS 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 EN
| am. with great respect, your humble servant,
! Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD. 4
The Merchants Mgasine is published monthly, at IA.
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN lIUSr, and fur
nished 70 subscribers for Five Dollars year. advance
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