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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Estdblisied, July, 1889,
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

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Vie Number Tor December, 1885, completed the TWEEN.
IL ty third semiannual volume The work has been
enlarged since It's commencement IN July 1885, each
tayo few complete the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office, Fulton street New
York, neatly and substantially bound two dollars ana
half per volume.
The following few of the many commendatory let
ters received b the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen;
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND Goth July, ls49
Dear SIR wish to express to you the gratidcation
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 it, When we feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed our informa-
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge of them, of their appearance the
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 me, if may
not speak Tor them) under those obgations and the
number oil your valuable work before me- in me
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 1t is eminenty entitled public regard
and support 1t collects and aranges good large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only the merchant but to the states
man. TO the eultvator of the EARTH to the
to the marner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has been and
hope that It may continue to be, literally paronized
Offering cordial assurances of my esteem and
gard am truly your friend and obedent servant
Freeman Hunt esq. H. CLAY.
| I~ITuct 81 q teteT from Hon. 1IittdTd FILLMORE.
81 have read it (Merchants Magazne) with good
deal Of attention. and have no hesitation in saying that
think 1t OF the most valuable periodicals that
ever published. To the merchant it quite indis-
pensable, and to the statesman and general nor-
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
OF useful facts and information, which be
where 80 well dgesed and accessible these num-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas IT. Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20 1870
Mr. Freeman Hunt.-tr owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found it in reality to be magazines and
that well replenished, of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while it instructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large accepation of the
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state of the world into daily requistion But
1t Is not the great merchant only but the of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful oneraonsthe
merchant OF the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit his bus
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires. Nor is its Nty at all confined to merchants hut
extends to the Legislator and dplomatst all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit many years of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS III. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. YIN. II Se,cara
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 use 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 H. SEWARD
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