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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Extablislled, July, 1889.
BY TRHEMAN Huxr, EpIroR AND RHoPRIRTol

By PREKMAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIRToR.
NHE Number for December, 1850, completed the TWEEN
enlarged since its in July, $780, each
volume contains than hundred large oo
tsyo pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may Be
obtained at the publishers office, 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
a half per volume.
The following are few Of the many oommendatory let
tiers received by the editor OF the Merchans Magazine
from distinguished statesmen: Is is -sN ,ss
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay Il
~ ASHLAND, Goth July, ls491 Il
Dear SIR wish to 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 yonr address,
to your friends at the end it When feel under OBJ
legations those who have contributed to informa-
ton and we are naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge them of their appearance of the
lures Of their countenance and Of the character and
Its Of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers Cat least you have me, may
not speak for them) under those obigations and the
number Of valuable work now before me- in some
degree satisfies the desire to which have alluded a
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have no hesitation In expressing my humble
opinion that is emnenty entitled TO the public regard
and support collects and good ORDER large
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the cutvator Of the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community. gs
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
Freeman Hunt, esq. t 3gss ii, CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Mllard FILLMORE. a. Il
81 have read it merchants Magazine) with q good
deal of attention, and have hesitation In saying that
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pensabe to the statesman of general infor
nation almost equally desirable 1t grand repository
Of useful facts and information which be found
where well digesed and accessible as in these
bers. only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from TIE Hon. Thomas II. Benton
WASHINGTON C1rY, April 20, 1849.
Mr. Freeman Hunt.--iiT: i thanks
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
clearness which delights while it instrucs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation OF the
term-merchants who go between nations whose large
operations bring many departments Of knowledge and
view Of the state of the world into daily requison But
not the great merchant only but the one Of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operationshe
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bus
and the elevation Of the mercantile character
qures. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomast and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit many years Of
carefully consulting it. =
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
| Letter from, Hon. Nm, H. StOard.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name on
your list subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country, but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved in the administration Of the govern
| ment. RN a5M| "a
/ am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM III. SEWARD. gEf
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