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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. flgf
Hl&Has EsL1bLishsd. .JIlu. 1889. fs.s5sgf5 4

EstdbLished July, 1889, tfs1sG@z aEI#s
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. 4
fHE Number for December, 1850 completed the TWEEN
l. ythird semi-annnal volume The work has been
enlarged since its in july 1852 and each
volume now contains more than hundred large
tayo pages few complete the Magazine may be
obtained the publishers office, l42 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
q half per volume, 11 4gEF e#-. #.aTs#s<4 t#r.l.
The following are few of the many commendatory let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen: as 81 Haes Ht
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay. n1#"a'
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1849.
Dear Sir I wish to express to you the qualification
derived on 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 we feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed TO our inorma
ton and amusement naturally desirous 70 possess
all the knowledge of Them of their appearance OF the fea
lures Of their countenance and of the character and ha
its Of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers (a least you have me, II may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
degree satisfes the desire to which have alluded.
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Reyew ana have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that 1t is eminently entitled TO the public regard
and support II collects and arrange in good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the cutvator of the earth, to the manufacturers
to the mariners in short to all classes OF the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad that IT has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances OF my esteem and re-
s' freeman Hunt, esq., ''D0 anu O'' Il. CLAY
Extract Of letter from Hon. Muard Fun,ore.
"I have read it (S1ecchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention, and have no hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published TO the merchant it quite inds-
pensabe and to the statesman and of general inio
nation almost equally desirable. 1t grand repository
of useful facts and information which can be found no
where 50 well dgested and 50 accessible as in these num-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work.
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton. s...t.
WASHINGTON Cry. April % 184Q
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found il in reality to be dqagiHe
title would imply and presented with funess and
cearness which delights while it nstructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large occupation of the
term-meIchans who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge ana
view of the state of the world into daily requsion 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 dplomas 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 many years Of
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM. H se,oayd.
Ny 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. ". % 5 - s.'@ ~ "
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM HI. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street, New York. by FREEMAN Hunt, and fur
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