Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-15
HUNTS MERCHANTY MAGAZINE
- AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established J.lIv l6S0


BI FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND Proprietor.
I,HE Number for December, 1850 completed the twen-
Il Y-third semiannual volume The work has been
enlarged since its In July 1882 and each
volume contains than seven hundred large 90
obtained the publishers ONCE I42 Fulton street New
neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume.
The following few of the many commendatory let
ers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Olay
ASHLAND, 10th July, 1S49.
derived receiving the July number of the Merchan
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 feel OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to informA-
ton and amusement, naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge of them, of their appearance the eA
lures Of their counepance and OF the character and hab
its Of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers lat least you have II may
not speak for the) under those obligations; and tho
degree satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review and have hesitation in expressing my humbls
opinion that It is emnenty entitled to the public regard
and support Icoects and arranges in good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
man. the cuyaor the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner in short to all classes of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad has BEEN and
hope that it may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
s@ freeman Hunt esq esq ''1 ~ ''' ''t H. CLAY.
EXTRACT of letter from Hon. Aillard Fillmore
81 have read 1t (Merchants' Magazine) with good
deal Of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think it Of the most valuable periodicals that
published. To the merchant 1t quite indis-
pensabe, and to the statesman and of general nor
nation almost equally desirable 1t Is grand repository
Of useful facts and informaton which be found
where well digesed and accessible in these num-
bers only regret that do not own the whole work..
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1s49.
MT Freeman Hunt-Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne, and have found it in reality to be magazine ana
that well replenished of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while 1t instrucs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptaton of the
term-merchants who 60 between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
view Of the state of the world into daily reputation But
the great merchant only, but the Of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatonsthe
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
qures Nor its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomats and to all who
are charged with managing the affairs of the naon For
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
rial abor and have been in the habit for many years
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Vim. II. Sesoard.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my On
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine.
regard 1t invaluable work for the Of all who
would understand merely commercial operations in
this extending country but the fiscal and commercial
questions involved In the administration Of the
ment.
am, with great respects your humble servant,
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
nished subscribers for Five Dollars year. advance.
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