American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-19
/ HUNTS MERCHANTss MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
k.k,lJsvL - ay..y., 1870


Br yH1nAAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TIVE Number for December, 1850 completed tins TWEEN.
j. Wthiru semianntal volume The work has been
enlarged since It's IN july 1885, and each
volume contains more than hundred large
pages few complete OF the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office, l42 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume. 1900
The following are few Of the many commendatory let
received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished Statesmen: Etst#f#
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND, 10th July, 1849
Dear Sir wish to express TO you the gptihcation
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
70 your friends at the end OF IT, When we fee under OBJ
legations TO those who have contributed to iDtorma
ton and naturally DESTROYS TO possess
all the knowledge OF tem OF their appearance OF the tea
lures of their countenance the character and bab
its of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have II may
not speak for thenl) under those obligations; 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 no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that emineDty entitled to the public regad
and support II collects and arrapees good order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other informaon
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the cultyator of the earh the manufacturer
TO the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad been and
hope that IT may continue to be, literally patronized.
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
Freeman Hunt, esq. II. CLAY
Extract Of a letter from HIM. Miuard Fillmore
81 have read it (Sierchants Magazine) with q good
deal Of attention, and have no hesitation In saying that
think It Of the most valuable periodicals that was
ever Published TO the merchant it quite ndis
pensabe and TO the statesman and Of general infor
nation almost equally desirable. il grand repository
of useful facts and nformaton which be found
where we'll dgested accessible as in these num-.
bers only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton
sstl4 AF.-,A l,f " WASHINGTON CRY, April 90 l84Q
MIR. Freeman Hunt.-Sn: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found it in reality TO be margarine and
that well repenshed Of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with q fulness and
cearness which delights while it instrucs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine In the large acceptation Of the
ermmerchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
view of the state of the world into daily requistion But
it is not the great merchant only, but the of more
modest but, nevertheless of useful operationsthe
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this
to abound with the Information the pursuit OF his bust
ness and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires Nor Ia its utility at all confined merchants
extends to the legislator and diplomats and to all who
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
myself, have found 1t most useful in my senate.
rial labors and have been In the habit for many years Of
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
,4 ha.at s THOMAS Ii. BENTON.
,sl Letter from Hon. Vim. IL S,oard ,af
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t invaluable use of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country, but the fiscal commercial
questions involved in the administration the govern
ment. @tt fg& aU sts.
am, with great respect, your humble servant.
Freeman Hunt. esq. .8a WILLIAM III. SEWARD
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