Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-02
HUNTS MERCHANT6 MAcAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. 80
K.fnLIi.had Ia,Ial 1870 " NJ 49,

BIZ FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR.
NHE Number for December 1850, completed the twen-
Il ty-third semiannual volume The work has been
enlarged since its in july 1888, and each
volume now contains more than seven hundred large
tayo pages few complete sets OF the Magazine may DO
obtained at the publishers Office 142 Fulton street. New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
q half per volume.
The following are few of the many commendatory let
tiers received by the editor of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen; 19
Letter from The Hon. Henry CLAY.
ASHLAND, 10th July, lS4e.
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
legations to those who have contributed TO infona-
ton and amusement naturally desirous to possess
all the knowledge of them Of their appearance or the ea
lures their of the character and hab
Its of their mind which acquire You have placed
your readers lat least you have me, III may
not speak for them) under those obligations and he
number Of your valuable work before me- in some
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
hevew, and have no hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that is eminenty entitled to the public regard
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
to the MARINER In short TO all classes of the business and
reading community. W
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 re-
Freeman Hunt, esq ii. CLAY.
EXTRACT Of letter from Hon. Millard Fillmore
81 have read it (Merchants' Magazine) with good
deal Of attention, and have hesitation in saying that
think 1t of the most valuable periodicals that was
ever published. To the merchant 1t quite inds
pensabe, and the statesman and of general infor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and ntormaton which be found
where well digested and accessible in these mum
bers. only regret that do not own the whole work."
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton
WASHINGTON CRY, April 20, 1s49.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt--Sr: owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchantg Mar
azine and have found in reality to be d0dsine and
that well repenshed of all the useful matter which thu
title would imply, and presented with fullness ard
cearness which delights while 1t nstructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptaton of the
term-merchans who go between nations, whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
it is not the great merchant only, but the one of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operationshe
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of bust
and the elevation Of the mercantile character re-
quires Nor is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomast and to all who
are 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 it, lit @ a,t
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS III. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Vim. III Sescard.
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name on
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard it an invaluable work for the use 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
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine Is published monthly, at 142
Fulton street. New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur.
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. advance
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