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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REYIEW.
Established .JalLy, 1889,
ny FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRopRIE


NY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TIME Number for December $780, completed the TWEEN
i ty-thrd semian volume The work has been
enlarged since Its in July 1882 and each
volume now contains than hundred large &C.
tayo pages few complete Of the Magazine may be
obtained the publishers office, l42 Fulton street New
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The following a few Of the many commendatory let
received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, 10th July lS49.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the gratihcaton
derived receiving the July number OF the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait the beginning and from reading your address
70 your friends at the end Of IT, When we ieel under oo
legations those who have contributed to ntorma
ton and amusement naturally desirous TO possess
all the knowledge OF then of their appearance OF the Tea
lures of their counenance and OF the character and hab
It's OF their mind which acquire. You have placed
your numerous readers Cat least have me, if may
not 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
nave become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support 1t collects and arrnges in good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only to the merchant hut the states
man, to the cutvator of the earth, the
to the mariner in short to all classes of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my and re-
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. ii. CLAY
Extract Of letter fran Hon. Willard Fillmore.
al have read it Oierchants Magazine) with a good
deal Of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that was
published. To the merchant it seems quite ndis-
pensahe and TO the statesman and Of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable il grand repository
OF useful facts and information which be found no.
where well digested and accessible in these num-
bers only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from, The Hon. Thomas IT. Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1S49.
Hin Ioyva up,Y,
the opportunities have had to the Merchants Mag
azine and have found it in reality lie magaeine and
that well repenished of all the useful which the
title would imply and presented with fullnefs and
cearness which delights while IL instrucs IT is fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
terin-merchans who go between nations whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge,
view of the state OF the world into Dolly requson But
1t Is not the great merchant only but the of
modest butt nevertheless of most useful operationshe
merchant of the interior alsowho viii find this pazne
To abound with the information the pursuit of Lis bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires Nor is its utility all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomast and nil
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 years of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
..u s....m THOMAS ii. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. I'm. H. Separd
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness 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 commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern
ment.
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
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