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HUNTS MERCHANTS, MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
III XII VII I 4stablsstea, July, 1889, SFsE I'M


By FRIEDMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
VIE Number for december 1860, completed me TWEEN.
Il ythird semtannul- volume. The work has been
enlarged since It's commencement July 1885, and each
volume now contains than hundred large oc
tayo pages lew complete sets q the Magazine be
York. neatly and substantially bound, for two dollars
half per volume. Isl fa tl3sse4gsF
The following few Of the many commenaatory let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen; 81 sa ls as.gF
@l Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay. 40
- ae ASHLAND, Goth July, 1s4e.
Dear SIR wish TO express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
to your friends at the end of it. When we feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our inforna
ton and amusement we are naturally desrous 10 possess
all the knowledge of them, Of their appearance OF the fea
their counenance 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 obigatons 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
Review and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that i y s%neny entitled e the public regard
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
sny ps Se NJ. on e ths but to the states
to the Mariner IN short TO all classes Of the business and
4 reading community. n
Entertaining this pncn am glad that has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering You cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
| gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. H. CLAY,
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Miuayd Fillmore.
81 have read it (derchants' Magazine) with good
deal Of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
ever published To the merchant IT quite nds-
pensabe and to the statesman and of general ntor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and inormation which be found
where well digested and accessible these
bers only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Bsnton. ..itt
~ WASHINGTON CRY, April 90, 1S4e.
i Freeman r
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found it in reality to be n0gosiae and
that well repenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply and presented with a fnllness and
clearness which delights while it instrucs 1t u.s. 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 requision.
not the great merchant only but the one of more
modest, but nevertheless of most useful operaonsthe
merchant of the interior aso-whe will find this magazine
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 the legislator and dplomatst to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
carefully consulting 1t. tts9 gta} +ge tt
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
| THOMAS H. BENTON.
/ Letter from Hon. VIM II. S,oard.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t an invaluable work for the of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations
this extending country but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern
ment ssA i @tk sts# tt t5EHsc " -H III
am with great respect, your humble servant,
| Freeman Hunt esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly at I42
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