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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
atHpm9ti kstabJishsd, July, 1889, I. ~ 4, ~

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DY YRkx4AH HUNT, EDITOR AND PBoPRlEToR. 80
NHE Number for December, 1850, completed me TWEEN
IL ty-third semiannusl volume. The WORK has been
volume contains more than hundred large oo
tayo pages few completes sets Of the magazine may pc
obtained at the publishers office l42 Fulton stIsst View
York. neatly and substantially bound for two doiaIsan
half per volume. TTst.o q i, -.
The following are few of the many commsndatory lss
ters received BY the editor Of the msrchants
Letter from The Hon, Henry Clay, is,sI l.Ei u
.,-,. s.t.~s4 .,la ASHLAND, Goth July, lS48s :sq
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 it, When feel under Oh
LEGATIONS 10 those who have contributed 90 infofinA
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS 10 possess
M the knowledge Of Them OF their OF the es
lures their countenance and Of the character and hAb
Its OF their mind which acquire You have placed
your readers lat least you have me, may
not speak for them under those obligaons ana the
berof your valuable work before me IN sens
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine ana
Review and have NO hesitation in expressing my humb
opinion that It is eminenty entitled to the public regard
and support collects and in good order slsHss
highly useful mot onyto the merchant to the states
man, to the cutvator OF the EARTH the manufacturer,
70 .ne IN 70 al Glasses Of the business ana
Entertaining thisopinonI glad that has been and
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re
gard am truly Your friend and obedient servant, @
freeman Hunt, esq, tI#s 1Nts III. CLAY.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Miuard Eunio,s .ssft
"I have read 1t merchants Magazine) with good
deal Of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published, TO the merchant it seems quite inds
pensable and to statesman of general infor
nation almost equally desirable. 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information which be found
where well Ggesed and so accessible as In these NUNS
bers only regret that do not own the whole work.
a. Letter from the Hon, Thomas III. Benton l.s30s
WASHINGTON CIrr, April 20, 184e, :
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-ST: 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 fnlness and
clearness which delights while II instrucs 1t is fl fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptation 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 da requison But
Is not the great merchant only out tns one Of more
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
qures. Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dpiomatst and to all who
charged with managing the affairs Of the naon For
rial abors and have been In the habit for many years Of
carefully consultingit @- ~ att fo.4 'Riss E1 ~
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant :. ~
III ne rs THOMAS II. BENTON. Z
Letter from Hon Him. a. Ssrard. nh. me-. \.
My Doar 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. .th1 Etssfaf i.t f' ~ W. ~
with great humble
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