Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-23
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
..f.3 AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
isNgf EstabJiShed .slly, 1899.
By SRsEMAN HUNT, EDIToR AND PROPRIETOR.

By TRsEAAH HUNT, EDIToR AND PROPRIETOR.
1HE Number for December, 1850 completed the twen-
enlarged since its commencement in july 1889, and each
volume now contains than seven hundred large
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The following few OF the many commendatory let
received by the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen;
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay. .
ASHLAND, 10th July, 1849.
Dear Sir; wish TO express to you the grathcation
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
to your friends at end oft When feel under OBJ
legations TO those who have contributed to inforna
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lures their countenance and Of the character and hab
Its Of their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me, may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
number your valuable work now before me, In some
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded.
have become qnite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have hesitation In expressing humble
and support collects and arranges good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other nformation
highly y useful @ ne only to the the merchant but to the states
to the mariner In short to all classes Of the business and
reading community.
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and re-
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. II. CLAY
Extract of letter from Hon Milayd FILLMORE, n,
"I have read it (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 ndis
pensabe and to the statesman and Of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be found
where well digesed and accessible In these
bers. only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton. '.
4 WAsHINGToN CRY, April 20, 1849.
Mr. Eraam limit Invyav mn ~ han kaf
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
clearness which delights while it instrucs 1t s 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 requistion But
it is not the great merchant only but the Of
modest but nevertheless Of most useful operaonsthe
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
ness and the elevation of the mercantile character re.
qures. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomast and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
Hl1s8a3 THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Vim. H. Stoard.
My Dear SIR Have the goodness to place my name en-
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
ment.
I am, with great respect your humble servant,
freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN Hunt, and fur
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