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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
EStnbIished .Jttlu, 1889,

ENdOtSncu, StHy, looS
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TUE Number for December, 1885, completed the tyen-
IL ythird semiannual volume The work has been
enlarged since its commencement in July 1885, and each
pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers once, l42 Fulton street, New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume. gig
The following are few of the many commendaory let
received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from tie Hon. Henry ClaN
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1910.
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 the beginning and from reading your address
to your friends at the end oft When we feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our bOrma
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS 10 possess
all the knowledge Of the OF their appearance OF the ea
lures Of their Of the character and hab
It's their mind which we acquire. You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me- II may
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 eminenty entitled TO the public regard
and support 1t collects and arrange in COED order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other normaton
highly useful only TO the merchant but to the states
man. to the cutvator Of the earth the manufacturer
to the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community. @
Entertaining this opinion, am glad hat has been and
hope that 1t may continue to be- literally patronized.
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
gard am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. ii. CLAY.
Extract Of a Litter .trom Hon. MiUard Fillmore.
81 have read 1t (Merchants Magazine with good
deal of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
ever published TO the merchant seems quite ndis-
pensable and to the statesman and of general nior
nation almost equally desirable Is grand repository
of useful facts and information, wbccan be found
where well digesed and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas IL Benton.
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1910.
Mr. Freeman Hunt.--S3r: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne, and have found 1t in reality to be dgoze, and
that well replenished, of all the useful matter which
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while 1t instructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large accepation of the
term-merchants who go between nations whore large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state Of the world ntoday requision. But
not the great merchant only but the of
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operaonsthe
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
qures. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatist 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 for many of
| carefully consulting It,
Very respectfully, sir, your obedent servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM. H. Scacard
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of 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.
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD.
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