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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
~ AND OO6dMERCIAL REVIEW. A
E,tablished, J,.ly, 1889,

Established, July, 1859,
By rREHmAs HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRfsfoR.
VNHE Number for December 1860, completed the TWEEN
i ty-third semiannaal volume. The work has been
enlarged since its In july 1882 and each
volume now contains than hundred large oc
obtained at the publishers ONCE 142 Fulton street. New
York; neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
half per volume.
received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry clay.
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1849.
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
your friends at the end Of It. When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed TO our inorma-
on ana amusement we are naturally desrous 70 possess
Of their and of the character and nab
its OF their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers Cat least You have me- If may
not speak for them) under those obligations; 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 hive hesitation In expressing my humble
opinion that it is emineny entitled to the public regard
and support 1t collects and IN good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only e the merchant but to the states
TO the Mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community
hope that 1t may continue to be, literally paronized.
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend ana oDeulent servant
freeman Hunt esq. II. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Mzayd Fillmore
al have read it merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention, and have no hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals. that
published. To the merchant 1t quite ndis-
pensable, and to the statesman Of general nor-
nation almost equally desirable. 1t Is grand repository
OF useful facts and information, which be found
where so well dgesed and accessible these mum.
bers. Ionly regret that do own the whole work.
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton
ets WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1870.
Mr. Freeman Hunt.-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found it in reality to be Magazine and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while 1t instructs 1t u.s. in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
term merchants who 60 between nations whose large
view of the state of the world into daily requison. But
is not the great merchant only but the of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatonsthe
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 re-
quires. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants hut
extends to the legislator and dplomatst to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation. For
myself have found 1t most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many of
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
r ~ A THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM. II. Se,oard. s5
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list Of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t Invaluable work for the of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations in
this extending country but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved In the administration Of the govern
ment t+4E es.t4 LIE
/ am with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt esq. WILLIAM ii. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine Is published monthly at l42
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