American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-25
HUNTS MERCHANTS, MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
ed, 1880,

BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THE Number for December 1850, completed the TWEEN.
enlarged since Its commencement July 1885, and each
volume contains than seven hundred large oc
obtained at the publishers ONCE i4a Fulton street. New
York. noaty and substantially bound for two dollars and
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The following few OF the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
o3Ts Letter from. tie Hon. Henry clay.
hI 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 address
to your friends at the end of it. When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our nforma
ton amusement we are naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge Them of their appearance OF fea
lures Of their and Of the and hab
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 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 have no hesitation in expressing my humble
spd supnort II Collects and ae !; - .e % Ia
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful no. only tS TIE but to the states
to the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad has been, and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq n. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. AEllard Fillmore.
s'I have read 1t (Merchants' Magazine) with good
deal Of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
ever published To the merchant 1t quite indis
pensabe and to the statesman general infor-
nation almost equally desirable 1t Is grand repository
Of useful facts and nformation which be found
where well dgested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from The Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 90, 1S49
p Freeman nt---St ks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found 1t in reality to magazine and
that well replenished Of all the useful matter which the
cearness which delights while nsructs 1t is 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 requon But
1t Is not the great merchant only but the of
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operatonsthe
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
abound with the information the pursuit of his bus
qures Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomats and 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 years of
m Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Lette, from Hon. Vim. II. &,oard
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.
am, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
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