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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
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FREEMAN HUNT. EDIToR avn

Estabisted, July, 1889,
BIZ rREEMAH HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Vie Number for December 1850, completed tbs TWEEN
since its commencement In July, 1885, and each
volume now contains than seven hundred large
obtained at the pubshsrs once, Ia fulton street. Kew
ha, x ana substantially bound for two dollars and
The following few Of the many commentator let
ers received by the editor the Merchants Magazine
from distinguished statesmen: '9 1 a - --T
Letter from the Hon. Henry CLAW a5l
ASHLAND, 10th July, 1S49
Dear Sir: wish TO express you the gratidcation
derived receiving the July number Of the Merchant
Magazine and Commercial Review, from viewing your
portrait in the beginning, and reading your adore
70 your friends at the end Off When feel under OBJ
legations to those who have contributed to our informs
ton and amusement naturally DESTROYS TO possess
all the knowledge Of them, OF their appearances of the es
lures Of their 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 them) under those oblgatons and the
degree, satisfies the desire to which have alluded
have become quite familiar with the Magazine and
opinion that is einenty entitled to the public regard
support collects and arranges good large
amount OF valuable statistical and other information
highly useful not only the merchant but 10 the sate
to the cultyator OF the EARTH to the Manufacturer
to the Mariner IN SNORT 70 all classes Of the business and
Entertaining this opinion glad been, and
hope that may s 70 De Literally a
gard, am truly your friend and obedient servant,
Freeman Hunt, esq H. CLAY
EXTRACT Of a letter from Hon. Mzard Fillmore
al have read 1t (Merchants' Magazine) with 4 rood
deal Of attention. and have hesitation in saying that
ever published To the merchant 1t seems ouite ndis
pensabe and to the statesman man of general nfr
nation almost equally desirable 1t is grand repository
Of useful facts and information, which found no
where well dgested and accessible as in these mum.
bers only regret that do not own the whole work.
Letter from the Hon. Thomas Fl. Benton
WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1849.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt-Sr: owe you many thanks for
azine, and have found 1t in reality to be aoars ana
that well replenished, of all the matter which hs
title would imply, and presented with fullness and
clearness which delights while 1t instructs 1t 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 requiston But
not the great merchant only but the one Of more
modest butt nevertheless Of most useful operatonshe
merchant of the interior asowho will find this magazine
to abound with the information the pursuit of his bust
ness and the elevation of the mercantile character re-
quires. Nor Is its utility at all confined to merchants but
extends to the legislator and dplomatist and to ali who
are charged with managing the affairs of the nation For
myself have found it most useful to me In INV senate
rial abors and have been the habit for many Of
carefully consulting 1t.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Letter from Hon. Wn, II. &oard.
My Dear Sir Have the goodness to place my name en-
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Magazine
regard 1t 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 III. 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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