American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-12-05


BIZ FRIEDMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. "a
rDHE Number for December 1850, completed ths TWEEN
III ty-third semi annual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement in July 1885, and each
volume contains than hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets OF the Magazine may -
obtained at the publishers office, l4z Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
half per volume
The following few Of the many commendatory let
received BY the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen .sA n
Letter from ns Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND 10th July, l849.
Dear Sir wish to express To you the grstincaton
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait the beginning and from reading address
to your friends at the end Of it, When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed informs
ton and amusement are naturally desrous TO possess
all the knowledge Of them, OF their OF the fea
lures Of their counenance of the character and bab-
its OF their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least have me, IL may
not speak for them) under those obgations and the
number Of your valuable work before In some
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support coects and oranges in good order large
highly useful not only TO the merchant but to the states
man. to the cultyator OF the EARTH the manuacturer
to the mariner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community.
Entertaining this opinion, glad that BEEN and
Offering You cordial assurances Of my esteem and re-
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq H. CLAY.
EXTRACT of a letter from Hon. Millard Fillmore.
al have read 1t (hlerchants Magaxne) with u good
deal of attention. and have no hesitation in saying that
think Of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant 1t quite iDdis-
pensabe and to the statesman and Of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
useful facts and information, which be found
where well dgested and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not the whole work."
Lstter from the Hon. Thomas IT. Benton.
Fl WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1910.
Mr. Freeman Hunt-Sir: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, 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
clearness which delights while 1t instructs 1t u.s. in fact
merchants magazine in the large accepation of the
term-merchants who go between nations, Whose large
operations bring many departments Of knowledge, and
view of the state Of the world into daily reQuison But
not the great merchant only but the one of more
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
ness and THE elevation of the mercantile character
qures. Nor is its utility Mt all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatist and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation.
myself have found it most useful to my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for
| carefully consulting it,
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. VIM III S,card
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name en-
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
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq WILLIAM ii. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly at 142
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