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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established, J,Iy, 1889,

BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THE Number for December, $780, completed the twen
i ty-third semhannual volume The work has been
enlarged since its commencement in july 1885, each
volume contains than hundred large oc
tavo pages few complete sets of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office l42 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars
half per volume.
The following n 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, 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 your address
to your friends at the end Of it. When feel under OBJ
legations To those who have contributed to informa
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS TO possess
all the knowledge Of them Of their appearance of the ea
lures of their countenance and of the character and hab
its Of their mind, which acquire You have placed
your readers (at least you have me- II may
not speak for thein) under those obgatons 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 hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that IL is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support collects and arranges in good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only the merchant 10 the states
TO the cultvator of the earh TO the manufacturer
TO the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinion glad that has becn and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
Freeman Hunt, esq. ii. CLAY.
Extract Of a litter from Hon. JMlldrd Fillmore.
al have read IL (Merchants' Magazine) with good
deal OF attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think Of the most valuable periodicals that was
published. To the merchant Il quite indis
pensabe and TO the statesman and Of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable. IL Ia grand repository
of useful facts and information which can be found mo-
where well digesed and accessible in these num-
beers. only regret that do not the whole work.
Letter from he Hon. Thomas IT. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1910.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had 10 read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found 1t in reality TO be rad0drne and
that well rcpenshed Of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fnness and
cearness which delights while Il instrucs 1t Is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptaton Of the
erm-merchants who 20 between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments Of knowledge and
view Of the state Of tho world into daily requison But
II 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
10 abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
and the elevation Of the mercantile character re
quircs Nor h its utility Mt all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomast TO all who
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
myself have found II most useful to In my senate
rial abors and have been In the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting Il,
Worry respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon Wm H. S,cdrd.
SMy Dear Sir: Have the goodness 10 place my name on
your list Of Subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
would understand not merely commercial operations I'm
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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