Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-27
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
rs EsfdJtistsd July, 1883, 8"

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BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
1HE Number for December, 1850 completed til. twsn-
i t-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since is commencement IN July 1882 and each
volume contains than hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets OF the Magazine be
obtained at the publishers office, l42 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume.
The following are few OF the many oommendatory let
ters received by the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen; 4t,f..
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay. tD
ASHLAND, 10th July, 184s.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number the Merchant
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
to your friends the Of When we feel under OBJ
legations TO those who have contributed to inforna-
ton and we are naturally desirous to
all the knowledge OF them, of their appearances, the
lures OF their connenance and OF the character and hab
your readers (at least you have me, if may
not speak for them) under those obigations 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 no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that it is eminenty entitled 10 the public regard
and support collects and arranges in good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
man, the cuyaor of the earth, to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community. L.C.Hst
Entertaining this opinion, glad thatit been and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
Freeman Hunt, esq H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Mld,d Fillmore.
81 have read it (Merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant 1t seems quite ndis
pensabe, and the statesman general infor-
nation almost equally desirable is grand repository
of useful facts and information which be found
where well digested accessible in these
bers. only regret that do not own the whole work.
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849.
Mr. Freeman Hunt--Sv: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found it in reality to be magazine and
that well repenshed, of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while 1t instrucs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptaon of the
term-merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring departments OF knowledge, and
view of the state of the world into daily requston But
is not the great merchant only but the OF
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operationsthe
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
and the elevation OF the mercantile character
quires Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomat 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 have been in the habit for many years of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedicnt servant
THOMAS III. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Wn H. Se,oard.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine. /
regard it Invaluable work for the of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country, but the fiscal commercial
ment
am, with great respect, your humble servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT and fur
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance
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