Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-29
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
t.A AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
ExEaLIixhsd Jadu 1890
EstablisAed, EsIy, 1882,


BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND FRoPnIET0R.
FNHE Number for December 1850, completed the TWEEN.
il ty-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its in July, 1885, and each
volume contains than hundred large
tayo few complete sets Of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume.
The following are few of the many commendaory let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen
Letter from the Hon. Henry Olay
ASHLAND, goth July, 1S4s.
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchants
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait the beginning, and from reading your address
TO your friends at the end OF When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to informa
ton amusement, naturally DESTROYS TO possess
all the knowledge of them of their appearance the
lures Of their and OF the and hab
your numerous readers (at least you have me- If may
not speak for them) 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 humble
opinion that it emnenty entitled public regard
andsuppot collects and arranges in good order large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only the merchant but the states
man. to the cutvaor of the EARTH the manufacturer,
to the Mariner in short to all classes of the business and
Entertaining this opinion glad has BEEN and
hope that 1t may continue to be- literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and re.
gard, am truly your friend and obedent servant,
freeman Hunt, esq II. CLAY.
Ertrdct et q letter from Lion. MtttdTd Fillmore.
81 have read 1t (herchants' Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have no hesitation in saying
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant it quite inds
pensabe and to the statesman and of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
useful facts information, which found no.
where well digested and accessible in these
bers. only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1849.
MIR. freeman Hunt-Sr: I owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
that well repenshed, of all the useful matter which tho
title would imply, and presented with fulness and
cearness which delights while it instrucs 1t is in 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 daily requsition But
1t is not the great merchant only but the of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operatonshe
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
quircs Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst to all who
myself have found it most useful to in my senate
rial abor and have been in the habit for many years Of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from, Hon. Wn, III. Sescard.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name On
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine.
regard it 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.
I am, with great respect, your humble servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM IL. SEWARD
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
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