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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established, july, IL
By FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

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By FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
JNHE Number for December, 1850 completed the
Il ty-thlrd semi-annuRl volume The work has been
enlarged since its commencement in July 1885, and each
volume now contains more than hundred large
tayo few complete sets of the Magazine be
obtained at the publishers ONCE l42 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume.
The following few of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmens
Letter from The Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND Goth July, 1919.
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 your address
TO your friends at the end OF it, When We feel under OBJ
legations 10 those who have contributed to inioIma-
uon and amusement naturally DESTROYS TO possess
an The knowledge OF them, OF their appearance Of the TEA
lures OF their counenance and OF the character and bab
Its OF their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers Cat least you have me- If may
not Speak Tor them under those obligations; and the
number OF your valuable work now before me- in some
degree satisfies the desire to which have alluded.
nave become quite familiar with the Magazine and
helew and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled TO the public regard
~ collects and arranges in good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other inormaticn
highly useful not only to the merchant but the states
man to the cultVaor Of the EARTH to the manufacturer
70 he Mariner IN Snort to all classes Of the business and
| reading community.
Entertaining this opinion, glad that il has been and
nope that it may continue to be, literally paronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
Freeman Hunt, esq. IL. CLAY.
| Extract Of a letter from Hon. l71lard FILLMORE.
81 have read it (Mcrchunts Magazine) witt d good
deal OF attention. and have hesitation in saving that
think it Of the most valuable periodicals that was
ever published To the merchant it quite indie-
pensable and TO the statesman and Of general
nation almost equally desirable. is grand repository
OF useful facts and information which can he fourd no.
where SO well dgesed and accessible as in these num-
pers only regret that do not own the whole work"
| Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Beatoaa
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20 1S49
MI freeman Hnnt.--ST: i owe thanks
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
fzine, and have found it in reality to be aoaazfne ard
that well replenished, OF all the useful matter which lie
ute Wouid imply, and presented with fulness and
ciearness which delights while it nstructs 1T is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
terInnerrhants who go between nations whose large
operations bring many departments OF Knowledge and
view OF the state OF the world into daily requisiion But
It not the great merchant only, bat the one of more
modest, but nevertheless of useful opelationshe
merchant OF the interior asowho will find this MAGAZINE
TO abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
ness and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
qu1res. Nor is its utility at all confined merchants but
extends to the legislator and diplomast to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to
rial abors and have been the habit for many wears of
| carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
. Letter from Hon. I'm. IL ,Se,oard
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Narazipe
regard it invaluable work for the use 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
I'm, with great respect, your humble servant
freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD
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