American telegraph., 1851-05-24
aUNrs MERCHANTS, MAcAaMF
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW
~ EStdJlished, July, 1889,


bf FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR,
lie Number Numb for December 1850, completed tbs twen-
y-,nIu semiannual volume. The work has been
volume eontans hlors ts seven hybreS large oc
tayo pages. few complete sets OF tbe NAV Ia
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
half per volume X s4kA III tH9YfAH 10
The following few of the many commsndatory let
ters received by the editor of the Merchant Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from ne Hon. Henry clay
ASHLAND 10th July, l84o.
Dear SIR wish to express to you the gratihcaton
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing uOur
portrait in the beginning and from reading address
TO your friends at the end OF When we feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our dnoms
hon and amusement naturally desrous 70 possoss
all the knowledge of them, of their appearance Of tho @
lures OF their countenanee and of the character and hab
its of their mind which acquire You have placd
your numerous readers (a least you have me MI may
not speak for them) under those oblgations and the
number Of your valuable work before me, In
degrees satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magszineand
Heyiew and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the pubionsad
and support 1t collects and arrange good order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchants hut TO the states
to the cutyator earth, tohe manufacturer,
to the mariner in short to all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinon am glad that has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally pntronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. -1s..J@!H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Ml.ard FILLMORE.
~ have read it Merchants 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 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 no
where we'll digested and accessible In these
bers only regret that do not the whole work.
Letter from tic Hon. Thomas H. Benton ~ "
WASHINGTON CRY, April 90 ls4oA
Mr.. Freeman Hunt--Sir: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found in reality to be and
that well repenshed of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fuIness and
cearness which delights while it nstructs 1t h In fact,
merchants magazine in the large acceptaton Of the
term-merchants who between natiOnsg whose large
operations 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 more
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his busi
ness and the elevation of the mercantile character
qnres Nor Its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and diplomast and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting 1t. M. ,,
Very respectfully, sir your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Wm. H. iStudrd. a3A 4
My Dear SIR Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 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.
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
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