American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-15
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGA4INEt
AND COMMEkUIAL KEW
EstQblisAed, July, 1889,


By FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
VNHE Number for December 1850 completed the TWEEN
i ty-third semiannua1 volume. The work has been
enlarged since It's In July 1882 and each
hvo pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street, New
York. neatly and substantially bound, two dollars and
half per volume. Eds1 .nE
The following few of the many commendatory let
tiers received the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen: t@#lsFh
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, 10th July, ls4s.
Dear SIR wish to express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number OF the Morrhan1
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait the beginning and from reading your address
TO your friends ut the end of it. When we feel under OBJ
legations TO those who have contributed to our informa
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge of them, of their appearance OF the fea
lures of their and character and hab
its Of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers (at least you have me- may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
number of your valuable work now before me- Ia some
degree, satisfies the desire TO which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review, and have no hesitation In expressing humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support 1t collects and arranges in good order largo
amount OF valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the cutvator of the EARTH TO the manufacturer
to the Mariner In short to all classes of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad that 1t has BEEN and
hope that il may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial Of my esteem and re-
Ere freeman Hunt, esq. - ~ H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Miuard Fillmore.
81 have read it lMerchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant it quite ndis-
pensable and to the statesman and of general infer
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
OF useful facts and information, which be found
where 50 well dgesed and SO accessible as in these num-
bcrs only regret that do not own the whole work.
Letter from, the Hon. Thomas H. BENTON.
.E4..eH-.5 grt WASHINGTON CRY, April 90. 1S4o.
Mr. Freeman nunt.-&r: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Mechas Mag
azne and have found II in reality to be ndgdxne and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness
clearness which delights while it instructs 1t is 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 requison But
it not the great merchant only but the of
merchant of the interior aso-who will magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his
and the elevation of the mercantile character
qures Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomatist to all
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation. For
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
rial abor and have been In the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it. sTrrgt
Very respectfully, sir, your obedent servant
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Lette, from Hon. Wn,. IT, Setoayd.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t as 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. - & s6 at 8a4 EF
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine Is published monthly, at l42
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT and fur
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance