American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-28
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW
E.yubJsgIa3 T,J,, 1900

BY FRErMAN HtrNr EpIToR AND ppopRIE

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BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
NHE Number for December, 1885, completed the TWEEN
l. y-third senni-annual volume The work has been
enlarged since its In july 1885, and each
few complete sets Of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office, 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
The following few of the many commendatory let.
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen
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 om reading your address
to your friends at the end OF it, When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our informa
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge OF them OF their appearances OF the fea
lures Of their and Of the character and hab
its Of their mind which acquire You have placed
your readers (at least you have me II may
speak for them) 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
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support colects and arranges In good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other Information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the cultvator of the earh to the manufacturer
to the mariner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community g.s ...Hr.
Entertaining this opinion, glad that has been and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
s" freeman Hunt esq esq ''''' ' ''''' IL CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Huard Fillmore.
81 have read 1t merchants Magazne) with a good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think of the most valuable periodicals that
| published To the merchant 1t seems quite indis-
pensable and to the statesman and of general infer
nation almost equally desirable 1t Is grand repository
of useful facts and information which be found
where well dgested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not own the whole work..
| Letter from tie Hon. Thomas IT. Benton
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-,Sir: I owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found It In reality to be magane and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fllness and
cearness which delights while it nsruct 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
term-merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state of the world into daily requstion But
1T not the great merchant only but the of
modest but nevertheless, of most useful Operaonsthe
merchant of the interior also-who will 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
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years of
carefully consulting it,
| Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
| THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. I'm. IT. ,Se,oard
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country, but the fiscal and
questions involved in the administration the govern
ment. .s.s# t.t @HEtt&taS FRI t-h
am, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM III. 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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