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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
EssabJishsd, Jtay, 1853,

kssabsssAsd, July, 1859,
By TRHEAAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PRopRnToR.
1,HE Number for December, 1850, compsssd the twsn
enlarged since Its In July, 1882 each
volume now contains than hundred large
obtained At the pubshsrs ONCE, 142 Fulton street. New
q half per volume. 1870 d
ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen; 800
Letter from as Hon. Henry clay,
ASHLAND, 10th July, 1S49.
Dear Sir: wish to express to YOU the gratihcation
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait In the beginning and from reading address
to your friends at the end OF it. When feel under OBJ
legations those who have contributed to infoIma
all the knowledge Them Of their appearance of the fea
lures OF their countenance and of the character and hab
its Of their mind which we can acquire You have placed
readers lat least you have me- II may
not speak for them) 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
support 1t collects and in good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
to the cutvator Of the earth to The manutaetnrer
to the Mariner In short to all classes Of the business and
reading community. As 4th A#fttMf $4,000
Entertaining this opinion am glad that been and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
Freeman Hunt, esq. Ii. CLAY.
Extract of a letter from Hon. Milard Fillmore
al have read it merchants Magazine) with good
deal Of attention. and have hesitation saying that
think 1t Of the most valuable periodicals that
ever published To the merchant 1t quite ndis-
pensabe and to the statesman Of general nfor.
nation almost equally desirable. 1t grand repository
OF useful facts and nfomation which be found
where well digested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton fEt
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, l849.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found in reality be magazine and
title would imply, and presented with funess and
cearness which delights while 1t nstructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acccptation of the
termmerchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
view of the state of the world into daily requstion But
is not the great merchant only, but the of more
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operationshe
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this
to abound with the information the pursuit his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
qures Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
charged with managing the affairs the nation For
myself have found it most useful to in my
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM. Fl. iSetoard fs.s.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name en-
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard as Invaluable work for the Of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations
this extending country, but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern
ment.
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM IT. SEWARD
The Merchants Adgdsine is published monthly at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT and fur
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance.
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