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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
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BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
V'HE Number for December, 1850 completed tbs TWEEN
Il y-third semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its in July 1882 and each
tayo pages few complete Of the Magazine may be
obtained at the publishers office, 142 Fulton street. New
q half per volume. st
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, 10th July, 1s49.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait In the beginning and from reading your address
TO your friends at the end Off When We feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our norms-
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS possess
all the knowledge of them, of their appearance, Of the @
lures Of their counenance and OF the character and hab
Its OF their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers Cat least you have me, may
not speak for them) under those obligations; and the
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 eminenty entitled to the public regard
support 1t collects arranges good order large
amount of valuable statistical and other information,
highly useful not only to the merchant but to the states
man. to the OF the EARTH to the manufactures,
to the Mariner In Short to all classes of the business and
reading community Es
Entertaining this opinion glad matthias BEEN and
Offering you cordial assurances OF my esteem and
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman hunt, esq H. CLAI.
Extract Of a letter from Hon. MlIayd FILLMORE.
"I have read 1t (Merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think it Of the most valuable periodicals that was
published To the merchant 1t quite indis
pensabe and to the statesman and Of general infOr
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
Of useful facts and information, which be found
where well digested and accessible in these
beers. only regret that do not own the whole work"
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WAsHINeroS CIrr, April 90 1s49.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-iSr: owe you many thanks for
azine, and have found ii In reality to be magazine, and
that well replenished, of all the useful matter which hs
title would imply, and presented with fulness and
cearness which delights while 1t instrucs It 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 requison But
it is not the great merchant only but the of more
modest but nevertheless of most useful operaonshe
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
quires Nor it's utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatst and to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found 1t most useful to In senate
rial abos 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. VIM. III. Setoard.
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 and commercial
questions involved in the administration of the
ment.
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM ii. 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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