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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Establis]tad yJtlIV, 1889, s.lN ...
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BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
V'HE Number for December, 1885, completed the twen-
IL tythird semtannual volume. The work has teen
enlarged since its commencement in july 1885, and euh
pages few complete sets OF the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound dollars and
half per volume.
The following few Of the many commendatory 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 Cb
legations to those who have contributed TO our noina-
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge OF Them OF their appearance oil the lea
lures Of their and of the character and lab
its OF their mind which acquire. You have placed
your numerous readers (at least you have me, II may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
number OF your valuable work before me, i'll sCme
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 II is emnently entitled to the public regard
and support IL collects and arranges good ORDER large
amount of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only TO the merchant but the
to the cutvator of the earth, to the manufacturer
to the Mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinion glad has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized.
Offering you cordial of my esteem and re-
FIRE Freeman Hunt Hun esq. '''N N' '''' Ii. CLAY.
Extract Of letter from Hon. Aflard Fillmore.
81 have read it Alerchants' Magazine) with good
eal of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant ii quite inds
pensabe and to the statesman and OF general ntor
nation almost equally desirable. II grand repository
If useful facts and information which be found
where so well digested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from The Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON Cry. April 20 1910.
MIR. Freeman Hunt.-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
,zne and have found II in reality to be magazine, and
that well repenshed of all the useful matter which the
title would imply and presented with a fulness and
learness which delights while 1t instrues 1t is in fact,
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
term-merchants who go between nations whose large
perations bring many departments of knowledge ard
view of the state of the world into daily requision But
it is the great merchant only, but the one of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operationshe
merchant OF the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his usi
and the elevation of the mercantile character
luires. Nor is its utility at all confined 70 merchants, hut
extends to the legislator and dplomast and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation. For
myself have found most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS III. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. H7n II. Se,card.
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.
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