Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-30
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
kstabIistsd .Jsllv 1880

By TRExMAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIEToR
rNHE Number for December, 1850 completed the ten.
enlarged since Its commencement In July 1889 and each
volume contains than seven hundred larke 90
obtained at the publishers once, I42 Fuan street Ss
York; neatly and substantially bound two dollars ana
o half per volume ~
The following few Of the many commendatory lat
ters received by the editor Of the Merchan Magazine
from distinguished statesmen;
Letter from the Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, 10th july lS4s.
derived receiving the July number OF the Merchant
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 under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to nforma.
ton amusement naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge of them, of their appearance the @
lures Of their and OF the character and hab
Its of their mind which acquire. You have placed
your numerous readers (at least you have me, if may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and tho
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
Review, and have hesitation in expressing my humble
opinion that Is eminently entitled to the public regard
and support 1t collects arranges good order large
Of valuable statistical and other information,
man to the cutyator Of the earth to the manufacture,
to the Mariner In short all classes Of the business and
reading community. fa3S
Entertaining this opinion am glad that has been and
hope that 1t may continue to be, literally patronzed
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant
Freeman Hunt, esq. II. CLAY.
EXTRACT Of a letter from Hon. Aalard Fillmore.
"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
ever published. 10 the merchant seems quite inds
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 we'll digested and accessible Id these
bers. only regret that do not the whole work"
Letter from ae Hon. Thomas IT. Bs7,ton.
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, lS4o.
Freeman
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 tho
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
cearness which delights while 1t nsructs 1t is in fact
merchants magazine in the large accepation of the
operations bring many departments of knowledge, and
view of the state Of the world into daily requition But
1t is not the great merchant only, but the of
modest, but nevertheless of most useful operaonsthe
merchant of the interior alsowho will find this magazine
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 dipomats 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 Of
Very respectfully, SIR your obedient servant,
THOMAS 81. BENTON.
letter from Hon. Nm. II. Ss,pard
My Dear Sir: Have the goodness to place my name
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 govern.
ment .5t a.a.
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt ESQ. WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
The Merchants Magazine is published monthly, at I42
Fulton street, New York, by FREEMAN HUNT, and fur
nished to subscribers for Five Dollars year. advance
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