American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-12
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established, Ji.ly 1889,


BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
NE Number for December, 1850, completed the TWEEN.
- gsniru semi-annual volume. The work has been
volume now contains more than seven hundred large oc
aVo pages few complete of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers Office I42 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
a half per volume.
The following are few of the many eommsndatory let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants MAGAZINE
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Cyoy
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1S49.
derived s ON receiving W the INV on, on s
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
your friends at the end Of it, When under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our informa
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge OF them of their appearance Of the
lures of their counenance and Of the character and hab
its of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers (at least you nave me- may
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
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
support II collects arranges in good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only TO the merchant but to the states
to the Mariner short to all classes of the business and
reading community ah .HtH RI ts.s
Entertaining this opinion, am glad that has been and
hope that 1t may continue to be, literally patronized.
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
gard am truly your friend and obedient servants
rTeemdn nunt, esq. II. VIAL.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Milard Fillmore.
81 have read 1t (Merchants 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 infer
nation almost equally desirable is grand repository
Of useful facts and information, which can be found
where well dgested and accessible in these
bers. only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1910.
Mr. Freeman Hunt-Sir: owe you many thanks for
azne and have found it in reality to be magazine,
that well repenished of all the useful matter which
title would imply and presented with fullness and
clearncss which delights while II instrucs IL is fact,
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
term-merchants who 60 between nations Whose large
peratons bring many departments of knowledge, and
view Of the state OF the world into daily requisiton But
it is not the great merchant only, but the of
modest but nevertheless Of most useful operatonsthe
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
quires Nor is its utility all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to me in my senate
rial ahors and have been in the habit for years of
carefully consulting it. AZ. g.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon, VIM II. Setuard.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name
your 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
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt esq WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The Merchants Hagasine is published monthly at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
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