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HUsfs MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND UUMNEHUAL KEW
EskaLlished. Jiau. 1889,

By FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToH,,
VNHE Number for Dscsmhsr, 1885, completed the TWEEN
i t-third ssriAnn a volume; The work has been
volume contains more than sssen hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may be
obtained a. the once S 4z Fulton r STREET New
half per volume. =
The following are few of the many commendatotl Jet.
ters received by the editor of the Merchants Magaxine
from distinguished statesmen: f
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay. esnsII
st## ASHLAND, 10th July, 1s4S
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the grathcation
derived on 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 those who have contributed to our infofms
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge of them OF their appearance OF the Tea
their of the character and hab
its of their mind which we acquire You have placed
your numerous readers (a least you have If 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 humble
opinion that 1t is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support 1t Collects and arrange good order large
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the cutvator Of the earth, to the manufacturer,
to the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has been and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronixed.
and ana 70
Freeman Hunt, esq, ..F t8t IL. CLAY.
Extract Of letter from Hon. Miuard Fillmore.
81 have read 1t merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have no hesitation In saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant II quite ndis
pensabe and to the statesman and man Of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable 1t Is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be found
where well digesed and accessible as In these
bers only regret that do not own the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II, Benton. II
H WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found it in reality to be magazine and
that well repenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cleaness which delights while it nstructs 1t 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 requiston But
1t is not the great merchant only but the Of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operaonsths
merchant Of the interior alsoRho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bus
and the elevation of the mercantile character
quires. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst 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 labors and have been in the habit for Of
carefully consulting it. ,E " IA NJ. y
Very respectfully, sir, your obedent servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON,
Letter from Hon. Hm II. Se,oayd l
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 Ia
this extending country but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved In the administration of the govern
ment sgs-2i#.5sS3 sp4 Ealt @sG asstA
Iam with great respect, your humble servant,
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