Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-25
HUNTS MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
EsaabIishsd JslIy. 1892 5t44
ny FREEMAa HUNT, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEl

ny FRREMAn HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
HE Number for December, 1850, completed the TWEEN.
enlarged since its in July 1885, and each
volume contains than seven hundred large
Obtained st the publishers ONCE i42 Fulton street New
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
q half per volume
The following few Of the many commendatory let
ters received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen:
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay
ASHLAND Goth july ls4Q
Dear SIR wish 10 express to you the gratihcation
derived on receiving the July number of the Merchant
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 intorma
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge of them, OF their appearance the
lures of their and of the character and hsb
its their mind, which acquire You have placed
your readers (at least you have me- II may
not speak for them) under those obgations and the
denree sotsSes the desire 10 which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
Review, and have hesitation in expressing my humbls
opinion that 1t Is eminently entitled TO the public regard
and support 1t collects and arrange In good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
man. the cuvator OF the EARTH to the manufacturer,
to the Mariner In short to all classes of the business and
reading community
Entertaining this opinion am glad hati has been and
hope that 1t may continue to be, literally patronized.
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and 70
Freeman Hunt esq. H. CLAY.
Extract Of letter from, Hon. Mlla7d Fillmore.
81 have read il (Aerehants' Magazne) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think it of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant it seems quite indis-
pensabe and to the statesman and of general nfor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be found
where well dgested and accessible in these NUM-
bers. only regret that do not own the whole work"
Lister from, The Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1849
MT. freeman Hunf--NT: 1 owe you many thanks Tor
the opportunities have had TO read the Merchants Mag
azine, and have found in reality to be magazine and
that well repenshed of all the useful matter which the
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while 1t nsructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine In the large acceptaton 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 requton But
1t Is not the great merchant only, but the of
modest but nevertheless of most useful operationsthe
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
extends to the legislator and dplomats and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to in my senate
rial labors and have been In the habit for many years
carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Vim. H. SeDcrd.
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 in
this extending country but the fiscal commercial
questions involved in the administration of the govern
ment
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. advance
MARIA