American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-05

By FRIEDMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Number Nun. ior December, 1850 completed tbs TWEEN
ENLARGED nss IL yeu%s The work has been
volume now contains more than hundred nrge &C.
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York. neatly and substantially bound, for two dollars ana
half per volume
The following few Of the many commsndatory let
tiers received by the editor Of tho Merchants Magazine
from distinguished Statesmen; IN ps
Better from the Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND, goth July, ls49.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchant
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
to your friends at the end oft When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our infolma
all the knowledge Of them Of their appearance the fea
lures Of their counenance and Of the character and hab
It's Of Their mind which We can acquire You have placed
not speak for the under those obligations and the
number Of your valuable work before me, in some
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review, and have hesitation in expressing my humble
andsupport tcolects and arranges good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the cultivator Of the EARTH to the manucturer
the mariner In short to all classes Of the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinions am glad that has BEEN and
hope that IT may continue to be, literally patronized.
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq H. CLAY.
| EXTRACT Of a letter from Hon. Aiuayd Fillmore.
81 have read 1t QIerchants Magazne) with a good
deal OF attention. and have hesitation In saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
pensable and to the man OF general nfor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
81 useful facts and information, which be found
where well dgested accessible as in these nun.
bers only regret that do not own the whole work.
| Letter from the Hon. Thomas r. Be,,son
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1849.
Mr. Freeman Hunt-Str: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found 1t In reality to be 1agaxse and
that well replenished, of all the useful matter which tia
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while 1t instructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
ter--merchants who go between nations whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state Of the world into daily reputation. But
not the great merchant only but one of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatonshe
merchant Of the interior will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
ness and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
qures. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst and to all who
myself have found most useful to in my senate
abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
| THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM, II. &,oard.
My Dear Sir; Have the goodness to place my name on
list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t invaluable work for the use of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations
this extending country but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved In the administration of the
ment. ns
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq WILLIAM I'll. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly at l42
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