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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
s,Fs' AND CONVENTIONAL REVIEW.
Established, July, 1889,


By FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
rCHE Number for December, 1850, completed tbs
i tythird semi annual volume The work has been
enlarged its commencement in july 1885, and each
volume contains more than hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office, l42 Fulton street. New
York neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume. 1865
The following are few Of the many commendatory Let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Lettey from the Hon. Henry Clay
.f ASHLAND, 10th 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 from reading your address
to your friends ut the end oft When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to informa
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS TO possess
all the knowledge OF tem OF their appearance OF the lea
lures of their countenance and OF the character and hab
its of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me- II may
not speak for them) under those obgations 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
opinion it eminently entitled to the public regard
and support IL collects arranges 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 EARTH the cturer
to the Mariner in short to all classes of the and
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has been and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and re-
freeman Hunt, esq VI 81 ~ IL CLAY.
Extract Of q letter from Hon. Mltad Fillmore. e.
81 have read 1t merchants Magazne) with good
deal of attention, and have hesitation saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant it quite indis-
pensable and to the statesman and of general inor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which can be found
where well dgesed and so accessible in these
bers. only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas III Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1849.
| Mr. Freeman Hunt.-Su: i owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found it In reality to be Margarine and
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while it instructs It u.s. in fact
merchants magazine in the large accepation of the
merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state of the world into daily requison But
it is not the great merchant only but the Of
merchant of the interior asowho will find this
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants, but
extends the legislator dplomatist and all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for Of
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Wn H. .Ss,oard S.
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
this extending country, but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern.
ment ,3 fa s$ 3 efs5
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt ESQ., WILLIAM II. SEWARD. e.
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