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HUNTS MERCHANTS, MAGAZINE
ri tE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. ereyr ?
~ Estdblished, July, 1880, tf&lI "

BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
lie Number FOR December, 1850, completed the TWEEN
y-,m li semi-annual volume. The work has been
enlarged since It's commencement In July 1885, and each
volume now contains than seven hndred large oc-
avo pages few eompless ssa ths Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound two dollars and
half per volume. sit tse.tgrss
The following few Of the many oommendatory let
tiers received by the editor the Merchants Maguzps
from distinguished statesmen; taeg 4
Letter from the Hon. Henry CIay 49, .r
ASHLAND 10th July, 1S4e.
derived on receiving the july number Of tie
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
to your friends the end of it, When feel OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to infoFma
ton and amusement are naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge Of them, OF their appearance Of the
of their countenance and OF the character and hab
its of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers st least you have me- may
number of your valuable work now before me- In
degrees satisfies the desire to which have alluded WI
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminepty entitled to the public regard
and support collects arranges good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful only to the merchant the states
man. to the cuyator of the earth to the manufacturer
TO the MARINER in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community. ts& sah4
Entertaining this opinion glad that been and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial Of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. IL. CLAY
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Mllard FILLMORE.
at have read 1t (Merchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant 1t seems quite indis
pensabe and to the statesman and of general info
nation almost equally desirable. is grand repository
ofusefu facts and information, which be found
where well digested and accessible in these num-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, IS4o.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt--Sir: I owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found in reality to be naagaxe and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullnoss and
cearness which delights while 1t nsructs 1t h in fact
tem-merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and q
view of the state of the world into daily requson But
it is not the great merchant only but the Of
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operationsho
merchant of the interior alsowho viii ind this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation Of the mercantle character
qures. Nor its utility Mt all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomatis 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 years Of
carefully consulting it. ti.t
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM. III !Ss,oard
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine.
regard it 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. si- \. l,sIt
Freeman Hunt n esa WILLIAM H. SEWARD
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