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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Establshed, Judy, 1889,

Eaabtished, July, 1889,
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THE Number for December, $780, completed the twen-
i ty-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since commencement July, 1885, each
volume contains than seven hundred large
tsyo pages few complete sets Of the Maga1ns may Be
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
a half per volume.
received by the editor OF the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen;
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, 10th july, ls49.
receiving the July number of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait In the beginning ana from reading your address
legations TO those who have contributed to our nforma
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS TO possess
all the knowledge them their appearance, of the ea
lures of their and Of the character and hab
Of their mind which acquire. You have placed
your readers lat least you have me, 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 humble
opinion that is emnenty entitled to the public regard
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the cuvator Of the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the mariner in short to all classes OF the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinion glad matthias been and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized.
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obcdient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. II. CLAY.
Extract Of letter from Hon. Muard FILLMORE.
81 have read 1t 0derchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant 1t quite ndis
pensabe, and to the statesman and of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable. Is grand repository
Of useful facts and information which can be found no.
where well digcsted and accessible in these mum.
bers. only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas IT. Benton.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1s49.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.--Sir: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities had to read the Merchants Mag
azine and have found it in reality to be magazine and
that well repenshed of all the useful matter which the
cearness which delights while it instructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation Of the
term-merchants who go between nations whose large
view of the state of the world into daily requision But
1t is not the great merchant only but the Of more
modest but nevertheless Of most useful operaonsthe
merchant the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit his bust
ness and the elevation of the mercantile character
quires Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst and to all who
are charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
abors and have been in the habit for many years of
carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Wn II. Se,odrd.
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 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
Freeman Hunt esq. WILLIAM ii. SEWARD.
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