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


kssqblishsd, July, 1889,
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDIroR AND PROPRIETOR.
NHE Number for December, 1850, completed ths TWEEN
i ty-thrd semi nnual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its IN July le39 ana eaeh
pages. few complete sets of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers ONCE l42 Fulton street New
half per volume.
The following are few of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
! 1i st ASHLAND, 10th July, 1849.
Dear Sir: wish to express 70 you the qualification
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait In the beginning and from reading your address
your friends at the end Of It, When feel under OBJ
legations TO those who have contributed to our iDiorma-
ton and amusement naturally desirous 10 possess
all the knowledge them of their appearance of the fea-
their Of the character and bab
It's OF their mind which acquire You have placed
your readers (at least you have me, If may
number Of your valuable work before me, In sone
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 is emncuy entitled TO the public regard
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but TO the states
man. TO the cultvaor of the EARTH the manufacturers
to the Mariner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community. 'h ltise3
hope that 1t may continue to be- literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
Freeman Hunt esq II. CLAY.
Extract Of letter from Hon. Allard Fillmore
81 have read it (sierchants' Magazne) with good
deal of attention, and have heftatiob in saying that
think it Of the most valuable periodicals that
ever published To the merchant it seems quite indis-
pensable, and to the statesman general nor-
nation almost equally desirable II is grand repository
Of useful facts and information, which be found
where SO well dgesed and accessible in these
oers only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from The Hon. Thomas n. Benton
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1s49.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-Sir: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had TO read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found il in reality to be nagosqe and
that well repenished Of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while It instrucs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation Of the
term--me,chans who 60 between nations whose large
view of the state of the world into daily requson But
it is not the great merchant only, but the Of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operations-he
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to with the information the pursuit of his bnsi
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires Nor is its utility at all confined merchants hut
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself, have found 1t most useful to in senate
rial abors and have been in the habit many years Of
carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. YIN. II. .S,oard.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place nv name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t invaluable work for the use Of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations in
questions involved in the administration of the govern
ment. -s
am, with great respect your humble servant
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