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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Est1bIishSd JalIU 1890.


BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
VHE Number for December, 1850 completed ths TWEEN.
i tythird semiannual volume The work has been
enlarged since its In july 1882 and each
volume contains than hundred large 0e
tayo pages few complete sets OF the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office, 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound, for two dollars and
half per volume
The following are few of the many eommendatory let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen;
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1s49
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 informa
ton and amusement naturally desous 10 possess
all the knowledge of them OF their appearance OF the lea
lures Of their countenance and OF the character ana ha
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 obligations; ana 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
Review, and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support collects and arrange In good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only TO the merchant but states
man. the cuItvator of the EARTH to the manufacturer
to the mariners in Short to all classes of the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinion, glad hat has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally paronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
Freeman Hunt, esq. H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Mizla,d Fillmore.
81 have read it Nierchants Magazine) with a good
deal of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant it seems quite ndis
pensabe and to the statesman and man of general infer
nation almost equally desirable. 1T is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which can be found
where so well digested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from, The Hon. Thomas III. Benton.
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1919.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-&r: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants
azine and have found 1t in reality to be magazine and
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while it instrucs IT 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 reqution But
1t Is not the great merchant only, but the of
merchant of the interior asowho 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 to the legislator and dplomatst and TO all who
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
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. Hm II. Seaoard.
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 and commercial
questions involved in the administration Of the govern
ment.
/ am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt esq., WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street. New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance
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