American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-22
HUNTS MERCHANTB MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
EsLayIisAsd .JaIIy 1879.
BY YRKKMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIET,


BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
rHE Number for December 1850, completed the TWEEN
i ty-third semiannual volume, The work has been
volume contains than hundred large oe
tavo pages few complete sets OF the Magazine may DO
obtained at the publishers Office l42 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars ana
half per volume. eset 5rsE-
The following are few Of the many commendatory let
tiers received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen; tfNR 1sA U.sE
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND 10th July, 1S49.
Dear Sir wish to express to you the qualification
derived on receiving the July number OF the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning and from reading your address
TO your friends at the end Of it. When we feel under OBJ
legations TO those who have contributed TO our informa
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS 10 possess
all the knowledge of them Of their appearance OF the Tea
lures of their countenanee of the character and hab
its of their mind which we acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have me- II may
not speak for them) under those obligations; 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
opinion that is einenty entitled to the public regard
and support 1t collects and good order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant the states
to the cutivator Of the EARTH the manufacturer
to the Mariner in short to all classes of the business and
reading community
Entertaining this opinion am glad that BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances OF my esteem and
gard am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt esq. H. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from, Hon. MHard Fillmore.
az have read 1t 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 it quite iDdis-
pensabe, and to the statesman and of general nor
nation almost equally desirable IL is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be found
whore well digesed and accessible in these
bers only regret that do not the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas H. Benton.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1910.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt.-Sir owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants 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
clearness which delights while 1t instructs 1t Isl in fact,
merchants magazine in the large accepation of the
termmerchants who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state Of the world into daily requion But
it is not the great merchant only but the Of
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit Of his bust
and the elevation of the mercantile character
quires. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
rial labors and have been in the habit for many Years Of
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from, Hon. Wn II. Sloayd.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t Invaluable work for the of all who
would understand not merely commercial operations
this extending country but the fiscal commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern
ment. t#
Freeman Hunt esq WILLIAM H. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at l42
Fulton street. New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year, in advance