Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-26
HUNTS MERCHANTS, MAGAZINE
+ AND COMMERCIAL REyIEw,
49, EstaLlished, Jsly, 1880

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BY rHAEMAk HUNT, EDIToE AND PROPRIETOR.
rUHE Number for Decembsr 1885, completed the twsn-
u ty-third semiannuai volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement in July 1885, and each
volume now coutins than hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may bs
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume
The following are few of the many oommsndatory let
ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen;
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay. lssW
AsHIAsp, 10th July, 1s49. y
Dear sir wish to express you the qualification
derived on receiving the July number of the Merchaut
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait IN the beginning and from reading your address
legations to those who have contributed to informar
ton and amusement naturally desrous to possess
all the knowledge OF them OF their appearances Of the a
lures Of their countenance and OF the character and hab
its of their mind, which acquire You have placed
not speak for them) under those obligations; and tho
number of your valuable work before me, in
have Ssooms quite a%r with the Msesne and
Review and have hesitation in expressing my humbs
opinion that 1t eminenty entitled to the public regard
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the culvator Of the earth, to the manufacturer
to the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
reading community gs
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has BEEN and
hope that It may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
Err Freeman IAN Hunt esq. ''' - ''sN' II. CLAY.
Extract of letter from Hon. Muayd Fillmore.
81 have read 1t (Merchants Magazine) with good
deal Of attention. and have hesitation In saying that
think Of the most valuable periodicals that was
published. To the merchant 1t seems quite indis
pensable and the statesman of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which can be found
where we'll dgesed and accessible In these
bers only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton. Y
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20 1S49.
Mr. Freeman Hunt.-iSr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read te Merchants Mag
azine, and have found it in reality to be magazine, and
that well repenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fulness and
cearness which delights while 1t iDstructs 1t is In fact,
merchants magazine in the large acceptation of the
wn0 e. % whose large
view of the state OF the world into daily requiston But
not the great merchant only but the of
modest but nevertheless, of most useful operatonshe
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bu
and the elevation of the mercantile character
qures Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst, to all who
charged with managing the affairs Of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to In my senato-
rial abor and have been In the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
IA THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Wns II. Sepayd.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name en-
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t 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.
lam, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM ii. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine Is published monthly at 142
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. in advance
mar "a
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