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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.


By FREEhAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
NHE Number for December 1850, completed the twen-
Il y-third semfannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement In July 1885, each
volume contains than seven hundred large 90
ayo pages few complete sets OF the Magazine may be
obtained at publishers Office l4a Fulton street New
York; neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
q half per volume
The following few Of the many commendatory let
tiers received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen;
Letter from The Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, Goth july 1919.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
derived on receiving the July number the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning, and from reading address
to your friends the end fit When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to norma-
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS TO
all the knowledge OF them of their appearance of the a
lures Of their and OF the character and hab
Its OF their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have II
not speak for then) under those obligations; and the
number OF your valuable work now 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
opinion that is einenty entitled to the public regard
amount of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the Mariner IN short to all classes OF the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinion, glad that It has been and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial of my esteem and re-
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt esq H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from, Hon. Millard FILLMORE.
81 have read it (Merchants Magazine) with O good
deal OF attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think of the most valuable periodicals that was
ever published 10 the merchant it quite indis-
pensable and to the statesman and general nfor-
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be
where well dgested and accessible Us these NUM-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas n. Benton.
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1919.
Freeman Uunt-,Sfr. i m han ks
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, have found it in reality to be magazine and
that well rcplenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while it insructs is in fact
merchants magazine in the large accepation of the
term-merchants who go between nations whose large
operations bring many departments of know ledge, and
view of the state of the world into daily requision But
not the great merchant only but the of more
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
qures Nor is its utility at all confined merchants
extends to the legislator and dplomatst and to all
charged with managing the affairs of the nation
myself have found it most useful to in my
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
| THOMAS H. BENTON.
! Letter from Hon. Nm. III S,card.
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 II. SEWARD
The Merchants Magasine is published monthly at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, fur
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