American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-18
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established, July, 1889,
ny FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND pR0PRIkro


ny FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
,HE Number for December 1860, completed the TWEEN
il ty-third semi annual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement ia July 1889 and each
volume now contains more than hundred large
ayo pages few complete sets OF the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers ofce, 142 Fulton street New
York, neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
q half per volume.
The following few Of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statement
Letter from Ae 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 address
70 your friends at the end OF When we feel under OBJ
gaons TO those who have contributed TO our informa
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge of hem OF their appearance Of the TEA
lures OF their countenance and OF the character and hab
Its OF their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have If
number OF your valuable work now before me, in
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded.
> nave become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review, and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that il Is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support 1t collects and arrange in good order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other normaton
highly useful not only TO the merchant but the states
to the cutyator OF the earh to the manufacturer
reading community
Entertaining this opinion glad that has been, and
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. Ill. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Alard Fillmore.
81 have read ii (Nerchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that was
published. To the merchant it seems quite inds
pensabe and to the statesman and of general infor
nation almost equally desirable. 1t grand repository
OF useful facts and information which be found
where well digested accessible
beers. only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from The Hon. Thomas H. Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1s4o
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-,Sir: owe you many thanks for
azine, and have found in reality to be magazine and
that well replenshed, OF all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while nsructs 1t is fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation Of the
tem-merchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state of the world into daily requson But
it is not the great merchant only, but of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatons-the
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
qures Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomatist and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation.
myself have found it useful my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS IL. BENTON.
Letter from Hon, I'm. IT. Se,card
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness place my name en-
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.
1 am, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
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