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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established, July, 1889,


BIZ FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
V,HE Number for December 1860, completed the TWEEN
Il y-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement in july 1882 and each
volume contains more than hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers ONCE l42 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound Tor TWO dollars ana
half per volume.
The following are few Of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magane
from distinguished statesmen: ..
Letter from the Hon. Henry Ctds.
ASHLAND, 10th July, l849
Dear Sir: wish TO express to you the gratincation
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading address
to your friends at the end oft When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to informa
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge of them, Of their appearance Of the fea
lures their and of the character and hab
its mind which we acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me- If may
not speak for them under those obligations; and the
number of your valuable work now before me- in
degree satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that It is einenty entitled to the public regard
and support collects and arranges in good order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the cultvator of the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the mariner In short to all classes of the business and
reading community. 7 F
Entertaining this opinion, glad matthias been and
Offering you cordial of my and re-
gard, am truly your friend and obedent servant
/ FREEMAN funt esq H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Auard FILLMORE.
81 have read it (Merchants hagazine) with a good
deal of attention. and have hesitation In saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that
ever published To the merchant it quite ndis-
pensable and to the statesman and of general nor
nation almost equally desirable is grand repository
OF useful facts and information, which be found
where well dgesed and accessible these
bers only regret that do not the whole work"
| Letter from The Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1S49.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-Sir: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found il in reality be nogaane and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
ccarness which delights while it instructs IT u.s. in fact
merchants magazine in the large accepation 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 requistion
not the great merchant only but the of more
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his
and the elevation of the mercantile character
qures Nor is its utility ut all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself, have found it most useful to in my senate
abor and have been the habit wears of
| carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM H. S,oayd
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 in
this extending country but the fiscal commercial
questions involved In the administration the govern
ment.
1 am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
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