American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-03
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

e. eS19QttsAed, Jt~y, 1884, ssstt ans
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
NHE Number fyf December ls5o ssnuleted thu TWEEN.
Il ty-third semi annual volume fhe work has been
enlarged since It's commencement July 1885, ana each
tavo pages few complete sets of Maxazhe NAV be
obtained at the publishers once, 142 street New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars
half peryolume. q ,.sa-rl.8#fs.- ~
The following of the many commencatory let
ters received by the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen: t.. .'
.l. go Letter from Re Hon, Henry clay, . r,,r
.1lacts.L u . .i8E.o b. ASHLAND, goth July, lS49.f
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 at the end Of it, When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed TO inorma-
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS TO
all the knowledge of them, of their appearance, Of the ea
lures OF their counenance and of the character and hab
It's Of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers (at least you have IL may
not speak Tor them) under those obligations; and the
number of your valuable work now before nae,
degree satisfies the desire to which have alluded.
nave become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that it is eminently entitled the public regard
and support Iteoects and arranges good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only to the merchant hut states
man. to the oultvator of the EARTH the manufacturer
to the Mariner in short to all classes OF the business and
reading community. a fy asqs.atFs od iicls y frs
Entertaining this opinion am glad that it has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronixed
Offering you cordial of my esteem and re-
freeman Hunt ESQ esq '''' N' ''''''' d. CLAY
Extract Of aletter from Hon Ail1rd Fsuanore 81.
~ have read it (Nerchants Magazine) with a good
deal OF attention. and have no hesitation in saying that
think it OF the most valuable periodicals. that was
published To the merchant 1t quite inds-
pensabe and to the statesman and of general infor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
OF useful facts and informaton which be found no
where well dgested and accessible as in these num-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work.
| Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton IN yI1T
| WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, l84e.:
| MI freeman Hunt---iST: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found it in reality be DaQazse and
that well replenshed, of all the matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fulness and
cearness which delights while it instrucs is 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 requsiton But
it is not the great merchant only but the more
modest but nevertheless, of most useful
merchant of the interior aso-who will find this
to abound with the information the pursuit his
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants
extends to the legislator and dplonatst, who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself, have found it me in nv senate
carefully consulting it. ~ ur TN .sr...,-E
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
| THOMAS II, BENTON.
| Letter from Hon. Vim, IT. Se,pard.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness TO place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine L
would understand not merely commercial operations
this extending country, but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern
| ment. IS III U- rE b5t#r#9i tFats z. Inc .e5a#
am, with great respect, your humble servant, Er
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM H. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly at l42
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance
| "a f. i