American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-15
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Estahlished. .Jlilu. 1899,


BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, q
rIIE Number for December 1850, completed the TWEEN
i ty-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement In July 1889 and each
volume contains more than seven hundred large o
pages few complete sets Of the Magazine DO
obtained at the publishers Office, 142 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound Tor two dollars and
a half per volume ta
The following a few OF the many oommendatoy 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 friends at the end of It, When we feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to infon
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge OF them Of their appearance OF the lea
lures of their countenanc and of the character and hab
It's OF their mind, which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have II may
not speak for them) under those obligations and the
number Of your valuable work 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 humbln
opinion that is cmnenty entitled to the public regard
and support collects arranges good order large
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the sates
man. TO the culvaor of the EARTH to the manufscturer
to the Mariner In short to all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has BEEN and
hope that may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
s'q freeman Hunt s esq., 'na anu 0'''' II CLAY
Extract Of a letter, from Hon. Mizdrd Fillmore. ~ E
al have read it merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation In saying that
think 1T one OF the most valuable periodicals that
ever published To the merchant 1t seems quite indis-
pensabe and to the statesman and Of general nfo
nation almost equally desirable 1t grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be found
where well dgested and accessible In these
bers. only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas III. Benton.
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Mr. Freeman Hunt--iSir: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found 1t in reality to magazine and
title would imply, and presented with funess and
clearness which delights while nstrucs 1t is In fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptaton of the
termmerchants who 90 between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
view of the state Of the world into daily reputation But
it Is not the great merchant only but the of
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
quires Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dipomatis and to 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 for Of
Very respectfully, sir your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
, Letter from Hon. Nm II Se,oard
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
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
am, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt esq WILLIAM III. SEWARD
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