Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-12
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Established JtlIy 1889,

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ny xHxEAAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THE Number for December, 1850, completed the TWEEN
ythird semiannual volume. The work has been
enlarged since its commencement In July 1882 and eacn
volume now contains than hundred large 90
yo pages few complete sets Of the Magazine may pc
York. neatly and substantially bound for two dollars and
half per volume.
The following few Of the many commsndstory Lett
tiers received by the editor Of the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen: go
Letter from the Hon. Henry clan .
ASHLAND, 10th July, 184s.
Dear Sir; wish to express to you the qualification
derived receiving the July number the MerchantS
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning from reading your address
to your friends at the end oft When feel under Oh
legations TO those who have contributed to informA-
ton amusement we are naturally DESTROYS to possess
all the knowledge Of them Of their Of the fes
lures Of their countnance and OF the character and hab
It's Of their mind which acquire You have placed
your numerous readers (at least you have me, II may
not speak for hein) under those obligations and tbs
number Of your valuable work now 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 humbs
andsupport 1t collects arranges good order large
amount Of valuable statistical and other information,
man. to the cutyator of the earth TO the
to the Mariner in Short to all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion am glad has BEEN and
hope that may continue to be, literally patronized
Offering you cordial assurances Of my esteem and 70.
Freeman Hunt, esq II. CLAY.
Extract of a letter from Hon. MltuYd Fillmore.
aI have read it (Merchants Magazine) with good
deal of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
think it Of the most valuable periodicals that
published To the merchant 1t quite indis
pensabe and to the statesman and Of general inor
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
of useful facts and information, which be found
where well digested and accessible as in these
beers. only regret that do not own the whole work.
Letter from the Hon. Thomas H. Benton
WASHINGTON Cry, April 20, 1848
MT. freeman Hunt-ST: i owe you many thanks for
the opportunities have had to read the Merchants Mag
azne and have found 1t In reality to be magazine and
that well repenshed, of all the useful matter which tho
title would imply, and presented with fulness and
clearness which delights while 1t instrucs 1t s in fact
merchants magazine in the large acceptaton Of the
term-merchants who 60 between nations whose large
operations bring many departments of knowledge and
view Of the state of the world into daily requision But
1t is not the great merchant only but the of more
modest butt nevertheless of most useful operationshe
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 its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and diploats to all who
charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to me in my senate
rial abors and have been in the habit many years Of
carefully consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
yt Letter from, Hon. Vim. Fl. S,card.
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 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 sst sMEg@
am, with great respect your humble servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq. WILLIAM III. SEWARD. @
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