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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
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volume contains than seven hundred large 90
tavo pages few complete Of tbs Magazine may be
York, neatly and substantially bound two dollars ana
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The following are q few Of the many oommendatory let
tiers received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay,
ASHLAND, Goth July, IS4o.
Dear Sir wish to to 's to you the q
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning, and from reading your address
70 your friends at the end OF it. When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed our nformsr
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS TO possess
all the knowledge Of them Of their appearance the fea
lures Of their and OF the character and hab
Its OF their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me, If may
not speak for them) under those oblgations 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
opinion that IL emnenty entitled to the public regard
amount Of valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only TO the merchant but the
to the mariner in short to all classes the business and
reading community. aE
Entertaining this opinion glad has BEEN and
hope that 1t may continue to be- literally patronzed
Offering you cordial Of my esteem and re-
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt esq ii. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Ailard FILLMORE
81 have read it (Merchants' Magazine) with good
ideal Of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t Of the most valuable periodicals that
ever published To the merchant 1t quite indis
pensable and to the statesman and Of general info
nation almost equally desirable 1t Is grand repository
of useful facts and information which be found mo-
where well dgested SO accessible az in these mum.
bers only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas H. Benton.
WAsHNGros CRY, April 20, 1s4o
Mr. Freeman Hunt--Sir: owe you many thanks for
The opportunities have had to read the Merchans Mag
azne, and have found 1t In reality to be magazine and
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while 1t nsructs 1t is in fact
merch0nts magazine in the large acceptation of the
term--merchants who 60 between nations, whose large
view of the state Of the world, daily requson But
not the great merchant only but the one of more
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operationshc
merchant of the interior aso-who will find this
and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
qures Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation
myself have found 1t most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit many years OF
Very respectfully, sir, your obedent servant
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM III. Ses0ord
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t as 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
ment. &H73
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM ii. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT. and fur
nshed to subscribers for Five Dollars in advance
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