American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-12-08

BY YREnnAs HUNT, EDITOR AxD PROHIBITION.
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volume contains than seven hundFs large o.
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York. neatly and substantially bound Tor two dollars ana
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The following are few Of the many eommsnda,Ory lei.
tars received by the editor Of tbs Merchants Magazine
from distinguished Statesmen;
Lettsr from he Hon Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, 10th july, 1879.
Dear Sir: wish 10 express 20 you the granhcation
derived on receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine aud Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning reading your address
to your friends at the end of IL When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our Informal
ton and amusement We are naturally DESTROYS To POSSESS
the knowledge Them their appearance, OF the lea
lures their and Of the character and hab
its Of their mind which acquire fou have placed
your readers lat least you have me, may
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 to the public regard
and support collects and arrange in good ORDER large
amount of valuable statistical other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the cultvator of the earh TO the manuacturer
to the mariner in short to all the business and
reading community
Entertaining this opinion am glad that Il has been and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial of my esteem and re-
Freeman Hunt esq. Ii. CLAY.
Extract Of letter from Hon. Aiard Fillmore.
81 have read it MERCHANTS Magazine) with good
deal of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think it Of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant it quite ndis
pensabe AL to the statesman and Of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable. 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and informaton which be found
where well digesed and accessible in these
bers. only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1s4e.
Mr. Freeman Hunt-Sir: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found 1t in reality to be magazine, and
that well repenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with funess and
clearness which delights while 1t instrucs IT is in fact,
term-merchants who go between nations whose large
operations bring many departments Of knowledge and
view of the state Of the world into daily requision But
1t is not the great merchant only, but the Of
modest, but nevertheless of most useful operationshe
merchant of the interior asowho will find this
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
quires Nor is its utility ell confined merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomast and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Nm. H. Se,oard.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my
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 tho administration of the govern.
ment
am with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt esq WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street. New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance.
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